Call for nominations – Sidney B. Linden Access to Justice Award

Published: September 6, 2024

Do you know someone who has shown a long-standing commitment to supporting access to justice for low-income people in Ontario? Is there a person who regularly goes above and beyond to help? If so, please consider nominating them for the Sidney B. Linden Access to Justice Award! The deadline for submission is 5:00 p.m. Friday, December 6, 2024.

This award is named after Justice Sidney B. Linden, the first chair of Legal Aid Ontario (LAO), who has been involved with legal aid for over 38 years. The Sidney B. Linden Access to Justice Award created by LAO honours exceptional individuals who have demonstrated ongoing support and help to low-income people in Ontario by giving their time, expertise, or service to promote access to justice.

Who is eligible?

Lawyers in the private sector
Entity Service Providers, including community legal clinic staff and people who work at a Student Legal Services Organizations
People who work at Indigenous legal services organizations
LAO staff lawyers and employees
Academics
Other professionals

Nominate someone!

Please consider nominating someone you know by completing the nomination form and sending it tearlek@lao.on.ca.

NOTE: LAO is unable to accept hard copy submissions. All submissions must be emailed with .doc or .pdf files. These can be sent either as email attachments or as a link to a Google Drive folder. (Dropbox cannot be used).

For more information contact:

Katy Tearle
Executive Assistant, Strategy & Public Affairs
tearlek@lao.on.ca