LEAF is committed to the realization of substantive equality for all women in Canada. This vision of equality is based on two notions:

Some groups in society (women, persons of colour, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, and lesbians to name a few) who have been treated...
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LEAF is committed to the realization of substantive equality for all women in Canada. This vision of equality is based on two notions:

Some groups in society (women, persons of colour, persons with disabilities, Aboriginal peoples, and lesbians to name a few) who have been treated unequally;
The purpose of sections 15 and 28 of the Charter, the equality provision, is to end their inequality and to help members of these groups overcome the results of their mistreatment.
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To ensure the rights of women and girls in Canada, as guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, are upheld in our courts, human rights commissions and government agencies; and
To take actions to reveal how factors such as race, class, Aboriginal status, sexual...
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To ensure the rights of women and girls in Canada, as guaranteed in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, are upheld in our courts, human rights commissions and government agencies; and
To take actions to reveal how factors such as race, class, Aboriginal status, sexual orientation, ability, and religion compound discrimination against women.

Since its inception in 1985, LEAF has intervened in over 150 cases and has helped establish landmark legal victories for women on a wide range of issues from violence against women, sexual assault, workplace inequities, socio-economic rights, and reproductive freedoms.
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Education: Advance public understanding of women's equality rights, particularly in relation to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Youth Volunteer and Participate in many of our programs. Two of them are the No Means No and LEAF at Work education programs.
About No Means...
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Education: Advance public understanding of women's equality rights, particularly in relation to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Youth Volunteer and Participate in many of our programs. Two of them are the No Means No and LEAF at Work education programs.
About No Means No
No Means No is a one-hour workshop for high school students which aims to teach students about their legal rights and responsibilities in relation to sexual assault and consent. A trained volunteer facilitator is invited into classrooms to conduct a critical analysis of a real-life Supreme Court of Canada decision, R. v. Ewanchuk (1999). http://www.leaf.ca/legal/briefs/1999-ewanchuk.html#target
No Means No sessions raise awareness about sexual assault, consent, equality rights and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This engaging program promotes respectful, healthy relationships and raises awareness of discrimination against women.

Our informative and engaging workshops, which examined myths and stereotypes about sexual assault and consent, are currently being delivered in Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton, Windsor and Montreal.

About LEAF at Work

LEAF at Work addresses equality issues in the workplace, including sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination. The workshop encourages critical-thinking skills to help students understand and problem solve real scenarios young people may encounter at work. Scenarios and equality analysis are partially based on Janzen and Govereau v. Platy Enterprises Ltd. (1989)
http://www.leaf.ca/legal/briefs/1989-janzen.html#target

The objective of the workshop is to make legal rights meaningful in the day-to-day lives of the participants, providing them with tools, resources and necessary information to help them make informed decisions.
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