Our Current Mission

The OBA Foundation promotes legal education and advances innovative research with the goal of improving the justice system.

When did you first dream of becoming a lawyer? Did you or someone you know overcome obstacles to get to law school?

Our current funding priority is The OBA Foundation Scholarship to help deserving students realize their dreams of becoming lawyers.

With your support, the Scholarship will improve access to legal education in Ontario. The Scholarship, with its financial grant, will be awarded annually to a student or students who have demonstrated resilience in overcoming obstacles to reach their goals.

Established in 1987, the OBA Foundation promotes public legal education and advances innovative research with the goal of improving the justice system. Ongoing work at the OBA Foundation includes funding projects that promote legal education and access to justice in marginalized communities, such as San Romanoway Revitalization Association sponsored programs; high school trial moots across the province; and fellowships in law and ethics.

The OBA Foundation is launching a campaign to raise $500,000. These funds will endow The OBA Foundation Scholarship, providing at least $10,000 annually to a deserving student or students. The monies raised will also allow the OBA Foundation to offer a greater number of awards and grants consistent with the Foundation’s priority of funding projects that promote equity, diversity, and inclusion.

About OBA Foundation

The OBA Foundation is the charitable arm of the Ontario Bar Association. It raises funds for the advancement of education and the encouragement of research related to the efficacy, understanding and application of the law and legal processes, as well as the improvement of the justice system.

The OBA Foundation was established in 1987. It was previously known as the Advancement of Legal Education and Research Trust (ALERT).

The OBA Foundation is a registered charity and may issue charitable receipts under its Canadian Revenue Agency registration number 0779728-21.