The Law Foundation of Ontario takes an active and engaging approach to our work as a grantmaker and to carry out our mandate of advancing access to justice. Since our creation in 1974, we have worked with and given out over $2B in grants to hundreds of carefully selected grantees, class actions in the public interest, and to Legal Aid Ontario.
The Law Foundation of Ontario works in five broad areas:
Manages a number of grant programs and makes grants to support a wide range of nonprofit organizations to help people understand the law and to use the law to improve their lives
What's new
2025 annual report: Responsive: Supporting community-driven ideas
We’re pleased to release our 2025 annual report: Responsive: Supporting community-driven ideas.
Job posting: Human Resources & Operations Specialist
The Law Foundation of Ontario was established in 1974 under the Law Society Act. The Foundation receives and uses the interest on lawyers’ and paralegals’ mixed trust accounts to support legal education, legal research, legal aid, and law libraries in Ontario.…
Support for law schools triples to over $28M over 3 years
Our support for law schools triples to over $28M over 3 years.