Thank you for standing with us on #GivingTuesday

On Tuesday, November 28th, 2023 we recognize the 11th annual #GivingTuesday, a global generosity movement created in 2012. We hope that you will support our work to increase women’s access to justice by providing timely and critical family law support services to Ontario women who’ve left abusive relationships, training, and resources to support their advocates…

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New toolkit for a survivor’s friends and family members

If you are a family member or a friend of a woman with children who is leaving an abusive relationship, Luke’s Place’s newest toolkit, “Supporting After Separation: A Toolkit of Legal Information and Resources for a Survivor’s Friends and Family Members” is for you. Guiding principles in supporting a loved one who is subjected to…

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November is Woman Abuse Prevention Month

On November 25th we acknowledge the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, and the first day of 16 Days of Action to Eliminate Violence Against Women around the world. At Luke’s Place, with your support, we work tirelessly to eliminate violence against women by increasing their access to justice. Below, we explore what we are doing…

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Policy brief on the criminalization of coercive control for the Canadian Women’s Foundation

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LEAF and Luke’s Place assisted in the preparation of a  policy brief  for Canadian Women’s Foundation on the criminalization of coercive control.  The policy brief discusses the unintended consequences that may flow from criminalization, particularly for women from marginalized communities. Luke’s Place provided input on the impact of criminalization on women in the family law system.

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Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission Releases Final Report

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On March 30, the Nova Scotia Mass Casualty Commission released its final report, Turning the Tide Together. The Mass Casualty Commission was the joint public inquiry created to examine the April 18-19, 2020, mass casualty in Nova Scotia, in which a sole perpetrator killed 22 people throughout rural Nova Scotia, and to provide meaningful recommendations…

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Post-Separation Parenting Plans

A parenting plan is a written document that sets out the details of how your children will be raised and how parenting and decision-making will work after you and your partner separate. A clear and detailed parenting plan will minimize your former partner’s ability to find loopholes to exploit in order to exercise power and…

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Advocacy Director, Pamela Cross new member of the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC)

Pamela Cross

Congratulations! Luke’s Place is proud to announce that Advocacy Director, Pamela Cross has been named to the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) of Ontario. The Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee (DVDRC) was established in 2002 in response to recommendations that arose from two major inquests into the domestic homicides of Arlene May and…

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Firearms controls and violence against women

Firearms can bring about deadly consequences for women and children in cases involving intimate partner violence. On the eve of International Women’s Day, Luke’s Place joined a coalition of women’s and feminist organizations from across Canada in calling on the Liberal government and federal opposition parties to re-introduce and adopt amendments to Bill C-21 to define and…

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