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Awenen Niin Identification Program

Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic is not able to provide direct assistance with birth certificate applications.

The Awenen Niin Identification Program provides an ID Bank for people with low income, situated at Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic.  For more information about the Awenen Niin ID Bank, please see this pamphlet.

Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic is an active member of the ID Action Group, a collective of agencies that work together to increase access to identification for individuals.  ID is essential to access numerous programs and services, including housing, income maintenance, education, employment, banking, and food banks.  The ID Action Group organizes ID clinics a few times per year.  ID clinics are advertised in advance through social media and posters.  Please join Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic’s Facebook page to receive notifications.

Kinna-aweya Legal Clinic participated in a research project on ID with Lakehead University, NorWest Community Health Centres, and Lakehead University Community Legal Services.  A summary report published in 2022, “A Call to Action:  Eliminate Systemic Barriers to Obtaining and Keeping Ontario Birth Certificates”, helps identify some of the barriers people experience to obtain and maintain their ID.  A copy of the report can be found here: Summary Report

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