OUR MISSION STATEMENT

Innocence Ottawa is a non-profit volunteer organization at the University of Ottawa (Criminology Department) which seeks to address the problem of wrongful convictions and miscarriages of justice more generally. Recently founded in 2012, we meet regularly to discuss new cases and current applications. Undergraduate, law and Graduate students at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University volunteer their time in an effort to assist individuals who claim to have been wrongfully convicted. The students, under the guidance of faculty members, examine the cases of these individuals and, where feasible, re-investigate and seek proof of the claim of innocence. Ultimately, Innocence Ottawa will seek a formal remedy under section 696.1 of the Criminal Code.