Innocence Canada Foundation is a
Community Resources Charity located in Toronto, ON.
Services Provided by Innocence Canada Foundation
THE FOUNDATION'S PURPOSES ARE TO: A) PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES TO LOW INCOME PERSONS IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDING IN CANADA FOR THE PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING THAT A WRONGFUL CONVICTION HAS OCCURRED AND THE WRONGLY CONVICTED IS EXONERATED; B) PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTNACE TO LOW INCOME PERSONS WHO ARE IN RECEIPT OF LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FOUNDATION, FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR ACCOMMODATION, FOOD, CLOTHING AND TRANSPORTATION AMONG OTHERS; C) EDUCATE AND INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE CRIMINAL LAW AND ITS IMPORTANCE BY OFFERING COURSES, SEMINARS, CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS, PUBLICATION OF MATERIALS AND OTHERWISE COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON CRIMINAL LAW AND JUDICIAL PROCESS; AND D) PROVIDE INSTRUCTIONAL SEMINARS TO THE PUBLIC ON LAW AND THE JUDICIAL PROCESS RELATED TO UPHOLDING THE LAWS OF CANADA AND, IN PARTICULAR, THE CRIMINAL CODE OF CANADA.