Funding
Funding Update
In 2026, the McLachlin Fund is refreshing its approach. As part of this process, its 2026 grants will leverage the impact of access to justice projects by aligning with grants made by Law and Notary Foundations at the provincial or territorial level.
The Fund will focus on projects that are scalable across the country or that operate in multiple provincial / territorial jurisdictions, emphasizing the national nature of the Fund, or on capacity building, strengthened data collection, rigorous evaluation or innovation.
This approach for the 2026 granting cycle will also allow the Fund to identify trends and gaps in A2J funding where a refreshed granting focus will make the biggest impact.
Grant decisions will be made based on already approved applications to Law and Notary Foundations with no additional application process.
Future grant timing and application will be released here in 2027, based on the results of this refresh process.