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Current Projects

Projects are a vital way for LISNS to secure funding to address specific legal issues or to reach specific sectors of the population.

Over the years we’ve undertaken a variety of legal information projects:

  • Projects on specific issues such as youth justice, elder law, the environment, domestic, divorce, child support, criminal;
  • Projects focused on specific target groups such as youth, seniors, newcomers to Canada, not-for-profits, charities, women, the Black community and persons with mental health issues;
  • We have also undertaken research projects to identify needs or barriers to accessing the justice system.

Learn more about our current projects, and some of our past projects, below.

Investor Rights and Protection Project

The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) is currently working on a 14 month (January 2020 to March 2021) "Investor Rights and Protection" (IRP) project, funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) Access to Justice Fund. The goal of the IRP Project is to help educate, protect and build the confidence of Nova Scotia investors, with a particular emphasis on five identified vulnerable groups. The project work involves creating a comprehensive guide to be housed on the LISNS website as well as promoting and sharing the material with Nova Scotians using online presentations and webinars. The guide will contain LISNS developed content combined with extensive resources gathered from other excellent sources, organized in an easily accessible format. 

Read more: Investor Rights and Protection Project

Public Legal Education in NS Project

The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) is currently working on a two year (2017-2019) "Public Legal Education in Nova Scotia" (PLENS) project, funded by The Law Foundation of Ontario (LFO) Access to Justice Fund. The overarching goal of the PLENS Project is to create a solid infrastructure that will ensure the long-term sustainability of free, easy access to clear language legal information for Nova Scotians, facilitating access in complementary ways – by telephone, online and in-person.

Read more: Public Legal Education in NS Project

Raising Awareness of Consent Laws and privacy issues among youth

The "Raising awareness of consent laws and privacy issues among youth" project was funded by the government of Nova Scotia, as part of its "Acting together on Sexual Violence/Bullying Initiative".

Read more: Raising Awareness of Consent Laws and...

Raising awareness of domestic violence law and resources for newcomers

This 10-month project developed two brochures, a poster, and bookmarks in eight languages and an awareness campaign.

It was funded by the Nova Scotia Office of Immigration. Click here to see these resources.

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The Legal Information Society of Nova Scotia (LISNS) is a charitable non-profit organization providing Nova Scotians with information and resources about the law since 1982


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