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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
HANDBOOK
2019-2020
Descriptions de projet 2019-2020
Prepared by Emily Cherlet,
PBSC Co-Coordinator at McGill University
Pro Bono Students Canada, McGill University | Université McGill
514-398-3855
probono.law@mail.mcgill.ca
https://www.mcgill.ca/probono/
TABLE OF CONTENTS | TABLE DES MATIÈRES
ASSOCIATION POUR LA DÉFENSE DES DROITS DU PERSONNEL DOMESTIQUE/ASSOCIATION FOR
THE RIGHTS OF HOUSEHOLD WORKERS (ADDPD/ARHW) 4
CCLA – CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION RIGHTS WATCH BLOG 5
CCLA – CANADIAN CIVIL LIBERTIES ASSOCIATION TALK RIGHTS 6
CRIC – CARREFOUR DE RESSOURCES EN INTERCULTUREL 7
CRARR – CENTRE DE RECHERCHE-ACTION SUR LES RELATIONS RACIALES 8
ÉTUDIANT.E.S EN DROIT D’AIDER 9
FAMILY LAW PROJECT 10
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE LAW CLINIC ǀ CLINIQUE JURIDIQUE D'ALIMENTATION ET
AGRICULTURE 11
JURIPOP 12
JAD – JURISTES À DOMICILE 13
HEAD & HANDS 14
HEAD & HANDS: PROJECT X – SYSTEMIC RACISM IN MONTREAL 15
LEAF – WOMEN’S LEGAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FUND 16
MAISON PLEIN CŒUR – LEGAL CLINIC 17
MAISON PLEIN CŒUR – WORKSHOPS 18
MILE END – REFUGEE LEGAL CLINIC 19
NWSM – NATIVE WOMEN’S SHELTER OF MONTREAL 20
PINAY – FILIPINO WOMEN’S ORGANIZATION IN QUÉBEC 21
2RÉSEAU QUÉBÉCOIS DES GROUPS ÉCOLOGISTES 22
STELLA, L’AMIE DE MAIMIE 23
SNAP QUÉBEC – PROTECTION DE LA RIVIÈRE MAGPIE 24
WILLS PROJECT 25
LA TENTE JURIDIQUE 26
YUKON HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION 27
3Association pour la défense des droits du personnel domestique/Association
for the Rights of Household Workers (ADDPD/ARHW)
4 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Association for the Rights of Household an Farm Workers is a non-profit community
organization incorporated in 1977. Our mission is to ensure that the work done in private
households and farms is recognized, respected and valued. Through legal action and
associated research and education/advocacy activities, the ARHW fights for the recognition
and respect of the rights of household and farm workers in Quebec and Canada.
PROJECT | PROJET
Our legal project at the ARHW is a constitutional challenge (on the basis of section 7 of
the Charter) of employer-tying measures that are incorporated into federal immigration law
(such as the employer-specific work permit issued to temporary foreign workers).
Students will assist with various aspects of the Charter challenges. This includes producing
research memos on a variety of issues related to mounting of a constitutional challenge which
may include research regarding our project's eligibility for legal aid test case funding and/or
the federal Court Challenges Program. Other research topics may include things such as
analyzing recent section 1 jurisprudence, the use of international human rights law in
constitutional interpretation. Other tasks include assisting with the compiling and organizing
of relevant socio-economic evidence, assisting with the drafting of affidavits, etc.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingual – must be fully competent in both English and French.
• First year completed.
• Constitutional law course completed.
• Committed to social justice and interested to learn more about policies restricting
temporary foreign workers' fundamental rights to liberty, security, and access to
justice in the country
4CCLA – Canadian Civil Liberties
Association Rights Watch Blog
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
CCLA fights for the civil liberties, human rights, and democratic freedoms of all people across
Canada. We are an independent, national, nongovernmental organization, working in the
courts, before legislative committees, in classrooms and in the streets, protecting the rights
and freedoms cherished by Canadians and entrenched in our Constitution.
PROJECT | PROJET
Students will be assigned a particular Canadian jurisdiction to monitor and will do so by
reviewing significant reports by rights-protecting and other public bodies.
CCLA has been compiling a list of links to reports that may be relevant to our mandate. This
includes reports from the various jurisdictions’ information and privacy commissions, human
rights commissions, auditors general, ombuds, police review office, correctional investigator.
The student will be provided with at least one report to review.
The student will create a memo summarizing the key civil liberties issues that are raised in the
report. Further research on a particular topic related to the report may be required. The
purpose of these memos is to allow CCLA to monitor key civil liberties issues in all
jurisdictions across the country and consider issues and areas for future advocacy and/or
litigation.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Self-motivated.
• Writing skills.
• Interest in civil liberties.
• Must be available October 7 at 1:00pm and October 10 at 3:00pm.
• Upper year students preferred.
5CCLA – Canadian Civil Liberties Association
Talk Rights
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
CCLA fights for the civil liberties, human rights, and democratic freedoms of all people across
Canada. We are an independent, national, nongovernmental organization, working in the
courts, before legislative committees, in classrooms and in the streets, protecting the rights
and freedoms cherished by Canadians and entrenched in our Constitution.
PROJECT | PROJET
The student will research and develop subject expertise in one or more timely civil liberties
issues in Canada and develop accessible information for the public.
• The primary responsibility of the student will be to create accessible information on
rights and liberties by conducting background research and preparing an issue
summary.
• The student will work with CCLA staff to determine the right kinds of materials that
would be useful to the public on the topic and will work on drafting those materials
which may include blog posts, resource lists, infographics, podcasts, and more.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingual.
• Self-motivated.
• Writing skills.
• Interest in current events and civil liberties.
• Must be available October 7 at 1:00pm and October 10 at 3:00pm.
6CRIC – Carrefour de ressources en
interculturel
2-3 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Le CRIC est un organisme autonome qui rassemble et développe des ressources dans le
domaine interculturel pour les organismes et les résidents du quartier Centre-Sud afin de
favoriser le rapprochement interculturel entre toutes les communautés du quartier.
PROJECT | PROJET
Le projet vise à favoriser la prise de connaissances des personnes immigrantes par rapport aux
défis auxquels ils font face, surtout en matière d’immigration et en droit de la famille.
Les étudiants produiront également des dépliants informatifs dans les domaines du logement,
de la famille, et de droit du travail.
Pour les étudiants en années supérieures : Les étudiants participeront à des consultations avec
ces personnes en besoin d’informations juridiques à chaque deux semaines en compagnie d’un
avocat. Les étudiants effectueront ensuite une recherche juridique pour le client afin de
répondre à ses questions.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilinguisme encouragé, troisième langue (surtout espagnol ou arabe) un atout.
• Préférence aux étudiants ayant suivi des cours en droit de la famille et en droit de
l’immigration.
• Aptitude pour la rédaction et la recherche.
• N.B. Les étudiants de première année peuvent postuler mais ne participeront pas aux
consultations.
7CRARR – Centre de recherche-action
sur les relations raciales
5 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Le CRARR est un organisme sans but lucratif et indépendant qui a été fondé avec pour
mandat de promouvoir l’égalité raciale et de combattre le racisme au Canada. Le CRARR est
reconnu comme étant un leader dans le domaine de la lutte contre la discrimination au pays.
PROJECT | PROJET
Le projet s’agit d’un projet d’assistance aux avocats du CRARR dans leurs tâches. Ceux-ci
travaillent principalement sur des dossiers de discrimination raciale, mais également sur
d’autres types de discrimination (handicap, orientation sexuelle, etc.), et des défense
criminelles et pénales, des poursuites civiles et des cas de contrôle judiciaire.
Les tâches des étudiants incluent,
• La rédaction de documents juridiques.
• La recherche jurisprudentielle et doctrinale.
• L’accompagnement des avocats.
• La préparation des dossiers.
• Les procédures.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingue.
• Intérêt concret pour l’égalité.
• Capacité d’analyse critique de la loi.
• Un sens d’initiative, de rigueur, et un désir d’apprendre.
• Cour en droit constitutionnel complété un atout.
8Étudiant.e.s en droit d’aider
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Étudiant.e.s en droit d’aider est un projet de PBSC. Le projet vise à créer une voix étudiante
et, ultimement, à formuler des revendications et des recommandations claires et réalistes, au
nom des étudiant-e-s en droit du Québec, afin de modifier l’article 128 de la Loi sur le
Barreau qui ne permet actuellement aucune exception, pour les étudiant-e-s en droit, aux
actes réservés aux avocat-e-s.
PROJECT | PROJET
Chaque université participante aura pour rôle à travers ses étudiant.e.s PBSC de :
Session d’Automne :
1. Rentrer en contact avec l’association des étudiants en droit de l’université : de recueillir son point
de vue et ses préoccupations concernant l’article 128 de la Loi sur le barreau (par exemple en
participant aux assemblées générales ou à un événement organisé par l’association où il est possible
de prendre la parole)
2. D’élaborer par écrit une proposition de résolution-déclaration pour les besoins identifiés dans son
université
3. De travailler de concert avec toutes les universités participantes afin de proposer une résolution-
déclaration commune ayant pour objectif d’être adoptée par toutes les associations d’étudiant en
droit. À cette fin une rencontre (physique ou virtuelle) entre toutes les sections PBSC participantes
aura lieu.
Session d’hiver :
4. Être le-a porte-parole de cette résolution-déclaration dans son université et aller la défendre
auprès des associations étudiantes.
5. Faire adopter cette résolution.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Français requis.
• Avoir à cœur l’accès à la justice, de l’autonomie et de la détermination. Avoir du
leadership et être à l’aise avec le réseautage et la prise de parole en public.
9Family Law Project
6 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Family Law Project is a PBSC National Office project aimed at improving access to
justice for individuals dealing with family law concerns.
PROJECT | PROJET
Students placed to the Family Law Project will work with self-represented litigants to provide
procedural information on the life of a family file. Students will also have the unique
opportunity of working with family lawyers in Montreal and learning the ins and outs of a
family law practice and the challenges faced by unrepresented parties.
This project will take place as a legal information clinic and will include the development and
presentation of public legal information seminars. Students may also have the opportunity to
attend court hearings at the Palais de justice in Montreal.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• First year of law completed
• Bilingualism required
• Enrolment in Family Law/Droit de la famille is not mandatory but beneficial
• Students must be available on Saturday, September 21st from 10:00am to
4:00pm for project specific training.
EARLY DEADLINE
10Food and Agriculture Law Clinic ǀ Clinique juridique d'alimentation et agriculture
A project by the McGill Food Law Society
3-5 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Food and Agriculture Law Clinic (FALC) helps food-focused non-profits in
Québec and Canada navigate their legal and policy questions. We believe law and
policy are valuable tools that can help improve our food systems, and that both should
be accessible to all.
PROJECT | PROJET
Students will do research and draft legal memos and other plain-language resources for the following
food-focused organizations:
1. Carrefour alimentaire Centre-Sud
• A comparative law study of pioneer countries’ legislation for the implementation of the right to
food. The aim is to explore how Canada could enact similar legislation. Students will also
provide information on the legal recourses and policy levers that could contribute to
implement a legal right to food in Canada.
2. McGill MealCare
• Students will research and draft Information on food safety standards for food donations and
the effects of institutional food procurement contracts on donating university’s food surplus.
3. Union Paysanne
• Students will review of the Régie des marchés agricoles et alimentaires du Quebec
(RMAQ) case law on joint plans and under what circumstances they are required for producers
self-marketing their products on the basis that it causes a prejudice to a third (ex. farmers’
federations). Students will also work to supplement the organization’s Guide of good practices
for local marketing with summary tables of relevant laws.
4. Independent Food and Agriculture Clinic Project
• Dissemination/distribution of the Restaurant Workers’ Rights Guide (2019), prepared by the
FALC. Contact organizations to share the Guide, plan a launch event, and share the guide with
restaurant workers in Montreal.
•
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingual preferred
• First year students welcome!
• Demonstrated interest in food and agriculture a plus
11JuriPop
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
JuriPop milite pour l’amélioration de l’accessibilité à la justice pour tous, pour la défense des
droits sociaux et économiques et pour les droits de la personne. Depuis 2011, JuriPop
coordonne un concours de plaidoirie qui se veut une activité formatrice pour les étudiants du
secondaire et de CÉGEP.
PROJECT | PROJET
Les étudiants agiront en tant que mentor pour les étudiants participant au concours de
plaidoirie en droit criminel de JuriPop.
Les étudiants seront jumelés avec un groupe de deux étudiants participants et un avocat-
mentor et se rencontreront une fois par semaine pour donner des ateliers préparatoires afin de
préparer leur plaidoirie.
Le tout se terminera par le concours de plaidoirie lui-même qui prend la forme d’une
simulation de procès. Les étudiants seront présents pour assister les étudiants participants.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Français requis.
• Première année d’études en droit complétée.
• Cour en droit criminel complété.
• Intérêt pour le droit criminel.
• Capacité de vulgariser le langage juridique.
• Intérêt à travailler avec des jeunes.
12JAD – Juristes à domicile
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Organisme qui va à la rencontre du monde pour donner de l’information gratuite. Quand les
personnes ont besoin d’un accompagnement, l’organisme favorise l’accès à des avocats à
moindres coûts. Vise les personnes à mobilité réduite ou âgées ou celles qui ne peuvent se
déplacer au bureau. Touche tous les domaines de droit, sauf le domaine fiscal.
PROJECT | PROJET
Les services de l’organisme sont dispensés par un juriste de l’équipe qui se déplacera auprès de
la personne qui fait la demande et non l’inverse. Cette approche a pour objectif de favoriser et
de viser le mieux-être des personnes à mobilité réduite, qui présentent des limitations physiques
ou intellectuelles ou encore, qui préfèrent tout simplement ne pas se déplacer, pour quelque
raison que ce soit.
Les tâches des étudiants se divisent ainsi,
• Rencontrer en équipe, avec la supervision d’un avocat, les membres de JAD pour
répondre à leurs questions.
• Aider les membres à remplir un formulaire, déposer une plainte ou un recours devant
des organismes administratifs.
• Faire de la recherche sur les différents domaines de droit relatifs aux problèmes des
membres.
• Produire des pamphlets informatifs sur divers sujets de droit.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingue.
• Première année d’études en droit complétée.
13Head & Hands
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Head & Hands, also known as À Deux Mains, is a non-profit organization based in Notre-
Dame-de-Grâce in Montréal, Quebec. The centre offers counseling, legal services, programs
for young parents, sex education, a variety of workshop, and emergency food services. Head
& Hands’ mission is to work with youth to promote their physical and mental well-being.
PROJECT | PROJET
Head & Hands offers workshops for youth (12-25) in high school or CEGEP. The student
volunteer would be called upon to help animate these workshops. Examples of workshop
topics include:
• Labour law
• Tenancy law
• Interactions with the police
• Marijuana and the law
• Trans-specific issues (name changes, sex or gender identifier changes, discrimination)
The student volunteer would also be asked to produce educational material, such as pamphlets
or blogs, on these topics. The student volunteer may be asked to adapt educational materials to
social media platforms that are utilized by young people.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingualism is an asset.
• The student must demonstrate a commitment to harm reduction, anti-
oppression, holistic care, and Head & Hands values.
• First year completed.
• People of colour, people with disabilities, women, two-spirited and queer people, trans
people, and other candidates who experience marginalization are strongly encouraged
to apply.
14Head & Hands: Project X – Systemic Racism in Montreal
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Head & Hands, also known as À Deux Mains, is a non-profit organization based in Notre-
Dame-de-Grâce in Montréal, Quebec. The centre offers counseling, legal services, programs
for young parents, sex education, a variety of workshop, and emergency food services. Head
& Hands’ mission is to work with youth to promote their physical and mental well-being.
PROJECT | PROJET
As an integrated part of Head and Hands’ free services, Project X Mtl was launched in 2007.
Our mandate is:
• To support youth by helping them finding creative ways to survive the effects of
institutional racism, racial and social profiling;
• To provide access to justice for youth;
• To inform and provide a safe space for communication and expression
The student will assist the Project X Coordinator with collection of data on racial profiling,
which entails meeting youth of colour in person, researching case law and policies. The
student will also help with the preparation of a workshop on police interventions and the law,
with a focus on the rights of young people which will be held at high schools and/or CEGEP.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingualism is an asset.
• The student must demonstrate a commitment to harm reduction, anti-
oppression, holistic care, and Head & Hands values.
• People of colour, people with disabilities, women, two-spirited and queer people, trans
people, and other candidates who experience marginalization are strongly encouraged
to apply.
•
15LEAF – Women’s Legal Education and
Action Fund
1 student
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) works to advance the substantive
equality rights of women and girls through litigation, law reform, and public education. Since
1985, we have intervened in landmark cases that have advanced equality in Canada—helping
to prevent violence, eliminate discrimination in the workplace, provide better maternity
benefits, ensure a right to pay equity, and allow access to reproductive freedoms.
PROJECT | PROJET
Students will be helping to identify cases and proposed law reform projects that may affect the
equality rights of women and girls in Canada.
Students will be asked to review court websites, legal databases, legislative sites and media
reports for their assigned jurisdictions or assigned areas of law to assist LEAF in its case/law
reform monitoring. Students may be asked to prepare comments or memos on cases/law
reform issues of interest.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingual.
• First year completes
• Courses in Constitutional Law and Criminal Justice completed. Course in Immigration
Law, Family Law, and Labour Law an asset.
• Commitment to an understanding of feminist legal principles and equality law.
16Maison Plein Cœur – Legal Clinic
4 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
For over 28 years, Maison Plein
Coeur has provided support and accompaniment for people living
with HIV in Montreal. Programs focus on psychosocial and practical assistance and support.
PROJECT | PROJET
This project aims to continue a legal clinic put in place last year to provide free and accessible
legal information and support to people living with HIV in Montreal.
Students meet with individuals to better understand their questions and needs, do the research
necessary to provide adequate answers, validate these answers with the legal supervisor and
meet the individual again to provide the response. Clinic frequency will be determined with
the students.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Must be completely comfortable communicating in French.
• Prior knowledge regarding HIV is an asset
• First year completed
17Maison Plein Cœur – Workshops
2 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
For over 28 years, Maison Plein
Coeur has provided support and accompaniment for people living
with HIV in Montreal. Programs focus on psychosocial and practical assistance and support.
PROJECT | PROJET
This project aims to develop one or several workshops on HIV-related legal issues.
Workshops will be developed in collaboration with the organization’s staff and will be offered
to the organization’s service users, volunteers and staff, as well as staff from other partner
organizations.
One staff person will support the development of the workshops and will also participate in
delivering the workshops so that the organization could continue to offer the workshop after
the students leave.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Must be completely comfortable communicating in French.
• Prior knowledge regarding HIV is an asset
• First year completed
18Mile End – Refugee Legal Clinic
3 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Clinic offers free walk in consultations to individuals from the Greater Montreal area on
a weekly basis at three service points located within community organizations in the Mile End,
Little Burgundy and Park Extension neighbourhoods. With the help of law students and
volunteer lawyers, MELC provides legal information, legal advice and legal accompaniment
in various areas of law..
PROJECT | PROJET
The Refugee Legal Clinic is held on Mondays from 2:30-6:30pm. Students will work under
the close supervision of a lawyer who will be helping the clients in the following ways:
• Help refugees to regularize their legal status
• Help refugees to complete several legal forms: work permit, interim federal health
program, refugee protection claimant document, permanent residency and other forms
at the Immigration Board
• Help on the revision of several applications to the Immigration Board
• Provide Legal memorandum and case law research
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingualism is an asset
• Must be available on Mondays from 2:30-6 :30pm!
19NWSM – Native Women’s Shelter of
Montreal
2 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
NWSM is an emergency shelter for Indigenous women and their children. Our mission is: to
provide a safe and supportive environment that strengthens cultural identity, self-esteem and
independence for Indigenous women and their children..
PROJECT | PROJET
The PBSC students will come to the shelter once per week (either together or separately) at
time of mutual convenience to the students and the shelter to meet with the shelter residents
and provide legal information on areas which may include: street rights, police harassment,
criminal law, youth protection, custody, and poverty law. This information, after being
verified by the supervising lawyer will be returned to the resident either the following week or
sooner.
The students will conduct legal research and develop concise memoranda on legal topics
identified as relevant by the shelter and will update the Legal Information Board and the
Shelter.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingualism an asset.
• Understanding of aboriginal history. Preference given to Aboriginal students.
• Interest in aboriginal issues.
• Capacity to work independently.
• Course in family law an asset.
• Experience in advocacy, activism, and working with vulnerable communities an asset.
20PINAY – Filipino Women’s
Organization in Québec
3 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
PINAY’s mission is to empower Filipino women, and in particular domestic workers, to fight
for their basic rights and welfare.
PROJECT | PROJET
The students can expect to assist the organization with multiple tasks, which can include,
• Court accompaniment and client intake.
• Legal research on immigration, labour, human rights, family law, human trafficking
and civil law.
• Participation in mini conferences on relevant issues that PINAY is working on.
• Conduct public legal education seminars on relevant topics and field questions from
participants and conduct research to offer further legal information.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingualism an asset.
• Proactive.
• Sensitivity to the racial, cultural, linguistic, and economic challenges faced by
immigrant communities.
• Willingness to meet with clients on evenings and weekends.
21Réseau Québécois des groups
écologistes
2 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
Le RQGE est un lieu de réseautage pour les organismes voués à la protection de
l’environnement et à l’émergence d’une société écologique. Le RQGE favorise la mise en
commun des connaissances et des actions des membres. Le RQGE représente les groupes
dans leurs revendications communes auprès du gouvernement, notamment concernant une
reconnaissance concrète et un financement adéquat du mouvement environnemental pour ses
apports à la protection du patrimoine naturel, à la santé publique et au mieux-être de la
société québécoise.
PROJECT | PROJET
Le projet vise à développer la boite à outils disponible sur le site internet du RQGE et destinée
à ses membres. Les étudiant.es travailleront en binôme pour développer 4 outils ensembles:
1. Guide pratique : comment effectuer une requête en injonction : poursuite de la
recherche effectuée l’année dernière, la rendre plus pratico-pratique.
2. Guide pragmatique sur le processus des demandes d’accès à l’information
3. Mise à jour de la vidéo sur la Loi sur la qualité de l’environnement (logiciel et
formation adéquate fournie) et présentation de la Loi canadienne sur la protection
de l’environnement.
4. Carte de l’esprit du droit de l’environnement (logiciel VUE gratuit : formation
offerte par Pro Bono UQAM) : où trouver quoi ?
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Français requis.
• Etre très autonome, débrouillard et avoir l’esprit d’équipe
• Un atout : avoir une expérience pertinente en lien avec les luttes environnementales,
ou avoir un intérêt sincère pour ces luttes ou encore avoir suivi le cours de droit de
l’environnement.
22Stella, l’amie de Maimie
2 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The primary mission at Stella is to improve the quality of work and life for sex workers, to
educate the greater public on the different ways that sex work happens as well as about lived
experiences as sex workers, so that sex workers might also enjoy and benefit from the same
rights to safety and security that are commonplace for other people.
PROJECT | PROJET
The majority of the work will involve legal research relevant to sex workers’ individual
and collective rights and sex workers' conflicts with the law. This includes research related to
all individuals relevant to sex workers’ labour and working conditions (e.g. clients, third
parties, other people who associate with sex workers). Additionally, the student may be asked
to conduct research on issues/realities that are erroneously conflated with sex work (e.g.
human trafficking, assault, child exploitation).
The majority of the case law research will be related to federal jurisdictions
(criminal, immigration), although research related to provincial and municipal jurisdictions
may also be required.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Bilingual – N.B. The majority of the research will be in French.
• Respect for the autonomy and the rights of sex workers.
• Respect for the lived experience of sex workers and the importance of confidentiality and
anonymity.
• Student must have a substantive understanding of criminal case law and the capacity to
research and compile criminal case law
• Student must have strong research skills and familiarity with legal databases
• Upper year student.
• Experience working with a community organization and/or with marginalized individuals
and communities an asset.
23SNAP Québec – Protection de la rivière
Magpie
2 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
La SNAP Québec travaille à la création d’un réseau d’aires protégées à travers la province,
afin d’assurer la protection à long terme de la forêt boréale, du Grand Nord, du Saint-Laurent
et des écosystèmes qui abritent nos espèces menacées. Nous veillons également à la bonne
gestion des aires protégées existantes.
PROJECT | PROJET
Une partie importante du projet pour la protection de la rivière consiste en une démarche
pour reconnaître la rivière Magpie comme sujet de droit (personne morale), et instaurer
un programme de gardiens du territoire dédié à la protection et à la surveillance du territoire et
de ses ressources. Les tâches impliquées par le projet sont les suivantes :
• Participer aux rencontres du comité pour la protection de la rivière Mapgie
(au téléphone ou en personne à l’occasion);
• Effectuer une recherche sur les droits autochtones en matière de gestion et
de gouvernance territoriale et présenter les résultats aux membres du comité;
• Effectuer d’autres recherches sur des informations juridiques pour aider à la
production de documents internes et alimenter le développement de stratégies
innovantes et créatives pour l’atteinte de nos objectifs.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Français requis
• Cours de philosophie de droit, droit de l’environnement ou droit des autochtones un
atout.
• Expérience avec les communautés autochtones un atout
24Wills Project
4 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Wills Project is an initiative which brings together law students and notaries to offer
public legal education seminars to individuals on the topics of wills and successions. Its
mandate also includes the preparation of pro bono wills for qualifying individuals.
PROJECT | PROJET
Students will have a number of tasks, which include,
• Delivering public legal education seminars to local Montreal community groups. The
students will answer the questions of the participants during and after the presentation.
The topics may include wills, mandates of incapacity, settlement of estates, and legal
devolution.
• Students may interview applicants selected for a free notarial will and draft the will
under the supervision of a notary.
• Students may interview applicants selected for a free mandate of incapacity and draft
the mandate under the supervision of a notary.
• Students may work on the preparation of informational leaflets.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Interest in wills and successions.
• Course in wills and successions an asset.
25La tente juridique
4 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
La Tente juridique est un dispensaire d’information juridique destiné aux petites
municipalités, créé et animé par les étudiant.es, regroupé.es en équipe. Les étudiant.es
choisissent une communauté mal desservie par les services existants d’information juridique
(par exemple, centre de justice de proximité) où ils et elles désirent s’installer une journée de
fin de semaine pour y planter leur tente (ou kiosque en hiver) dans un lieu de rassemblement
de la municipalité (centre communautaire, supermarché, mairie, etc.) et y offrir gratuitement
de l’information juridique aux citoyens qui le demandent.
PROJECT | PROJET
Les étudiant.es chercheront avec l’aide de la municipalité, à cerner les besoins de la
population et connaître les ressources disponibles. Leur appui facilitera le contact avec les
propriétaires de l’épicerie, centre d’achat ou tout autre endroit public choisi pour tenir les
activités de la Tente (pour des questions de sécurité, les étudiant.es devront choisir un endroit
à l’intérieur). De plus, il est impératif de contacter avocat.es, notaires et organismes
communautaires de la région, afin de pouvoir remettre aux citoyen.nes rencontré.es une liste
des ressources locales. Finalement, la publicité de l’évènement requiert d’entrer en contact
avec les médias locaux.
Le temps venu, les étudiant.es distribuent des informations générales et engagent la discussion
avec les citoyen.nes rencontré.es. Les citoyen.nes intéressé.es peuvent s’asseoir pour poser des
questions particulières. Le rôle des étudiant.es est de donner l’information juridique pertinente
et aiguiller les citoyen.nes afin qu’ils et elles trouvent réponse à leurs interrogations.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Première année en droit compléter
• Un atout d’avoir participé à un stage en milieu communautaire ou dans une clinique
juridique et être familier avec la différence entre l’information juridique et les conseils
juridique
26Yukon Human Rights Commission
1-2 students
ORGANIZATION | ORGANISME
The Yukon Human Rights Commission is an independent commission which promotes equality
and diversity through research, education, and enforcement of the Yukon Human Rights Act
which sets out the legal framework for protecting human rights and promotes and protects
human rights in Yukon.
PROJECT | PROJET
The students will work on a series of discrete research projects, with individual research
questions to be provided by the Director. Students will provide case comments, memos, and
complete short research assignments on a variety of areas relevant to the Commission.
REQUIREMENTS | EXIGENCES
• Passion for human rights and equality.
• Understanding or lived experience of diversity and inclusion.
• Familiarity with Indigenous and northern issues an asset.
• Course in human rights law, administrative law, and Indigenous law an asset.
• Preference given to upper year students or students with substantive knowledge or
training in areas relevant to the Commission.
• Must be available for training October 1, 2019 from 3:30pm-5:00pm
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