Ecojustice Canada Society (formerly Sierra Legal Defence Fund) is an independent, non-profit organization supported by 30,000 Canadians. Our lawyers and scientists provide the expertise that citizens and groups need to take polluters to court and ensure that governments enforce our environmental laws.

Founded in 1990 as Sierra Legal Defence Fund, Ecojustice has grown from a team of two in a cramped Vancouver office to a national force, including more than a dozen staff lawyers and scientists in Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa.

Ecojustice's growth has been fuelled by a record of success: landmark victories at all levels of court and a talent for shaping the policy and practice of governments – municipal, provincial, federal and international.

After nearly 17 years of fighting for environmental justice, Sierra Legal Defence Fund officially changed its name to Ecojustice Canada in September 2007.

Ecojustice goes to court to defend the right of Canadians to a healthy environment.  We are Canada's largest and foremost non-profit environmental law organization. Ecojustice acts stragegically.  Our trusted voice in the courts enables citizens to expose lawbreakers and hold governments accountable.  The essential work we do ensures the setting of powerful precedents which strengthen laws in support of four goals:  solutions for global warming, protection of clean water and natural spaces (parks, wilderness and wildlife), and the promotion of healthy communities.

Our influence also extends beyond the courts and corridors of power. Since 1990, Ecojustice outreach campaigns, workshops, investigations and reports have strengthened the work of conservationists in Canada and abroad.

As a leader in the courts, community and conservation movement, we aim to defend the right of Canadians to a healthy environment – now and for decades to come.

For more information about Ecojustice, please visit the website .


VANCOUVER OFFICE
Ecojustice Canada
Suite 214, 131 Water St.
Vancouver BC  V6B 4M3

TORONTO OFFICE
Ecojustice Canada
Suite 900, 30 St. Patrick St.
Toronto ON  M5T 3A3
Phone: (416) 368-7533
Fax: (416) 363-2746
E-mail:  toronto [at] ecojustice.ca

UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA
Ecojustice Canada
Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law
35 Copernicus Street, Office 107
Ottawa, ON  K1N 6N5
Phone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 3382
Fax: (613) 562 5319