The “Championing Health Justice Partnerships” Conference, took place on September 22nd and 23rd, 2026 at Osgoode Professional Development in downtown Toronto. Hosted by the Health Justice Community of Practice, the two-day conference brought together legal and healthcare professionals, researchers, advocates, and community organizations to explore the connections between access to justice, health, and well-being.

Many health challenges are connected to unmet legal and social needs, including unsafe housing, income insecurity, discrimination, and barriers to care. When those needs go unrecognized, they can deepen inequities in both health and justice. Health justice partnerships bring legal and healthcare professionals together to identify legal problems earlier and provide more coordinated, holistic support.

The conference included panel discussions, workshops, and networking opportunities addressing health justice policy, funding, strategic planning, and collaboration. Its central theme was the need to strengthen coordination between healthcare providers and justice-sector organizations so that legal problems affecting people’s health can be identified and addressed earlier.

For more information and to explore slides, resources, and other materials from the conference, visit the conference resources page. Recordings of the conference sessions are currently being edited and will be added to the website soon.