Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA)

Project Type: Research

 

Fields of Law: Environmental, Poverty, Constitutional, Administrative

 

Positions Available: 2

 

About:

CELA uses existing laws to protect the environment and, where necessary, advocates environmental law reforms. As an Ontario Legal Aid clinic, CELA provides legal representation to low-income individuals and disadvantaged communities facing environmental problems who cannot otherwise afford legal assistance.

Project Details

When implementing our legal aid mandate, CELA’s strategic objectives are to:

  • Hold governments and polluters legally accountable in relation to environmental harm or adverse effects on public health and safety;

  • Maintain and expand citizens’ environmental rights, and improve environmental equity;

  • Seek preventative solutions where possible to reduce or avoid activities or exposures that may harm human or ecosystem health; and

  • Ensure timely, effective cleanup of past or present pollution to achieve improvement in public health and environmental quality.

Who can apply?

Only upper-year students are eligible to apply. The student must have taken or be enrolled in Administrative Law beginning in the Fall of 2021 (U of T and Lincoln Alexander) OR needs to have taken Public Law or be currently enrolled (Osgoode). Having taken Environmental Law would be helpful. Students should demonstrate an interest in public interest law, poverty law, environmental law, and social justice.

Information about COVID-19

Students will conduct their work remotely.