Who we are
Join a multidisciplinary and bilingual legal network across Canada! Since its inception in 1974, the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ) brings together individuals and institutions involved in the administration of justice and promotes excellence through knowledge, learning and the exchange of ideas. CIAJ offers customized training and multidisciplinary programs designed for all stakeholders in the justice system, prepares reports and issues recommendations that could lay the groundwork for change.
Our community
CIAJ members come from all regions of Canada, and include members of the legal profession, the judiciary, professors and law students, legislative drafters, members of administrative tribunals, journalists, court personnel, representatives of government agencies, staff of social and police agencies, and the public.
We offer services in both official languages.
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Justice Without Barriers Series | From Formal Access to True Accessibility: Innovating in Law Through Engagement with Litigants
Friday, June 5, 2026
A law student. A mobile legal clinic. An observation: access to justice and the accessibility of its services are not quite the same thing. A firsthand perspective that reminds us that access to justice is also—and above all—built through engagement with the people it serves.