Innocence Canada
Innocence Canada (formerly known as the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, AIDWYC), is a Canadian, non-profit legal organization. Based in Toronto, Innocence Canada identifies, advocates for, and helps exonerate individuals who have been convicted of a serious crime which they did not commit and to preventing future wrongful convictions through education and justice system reform.
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| Formation | 1993 |
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| Type | Legal Association |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Advocate, Educator and Network |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario |
Region served | Canada |
Official language | English French |
Budget | $500,000 to $600,000 annually |
| Website | www |
Formerly called | Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC) |
Founded in 1993 out of the volunteer network that helped exonerate Guy Paul Morin, Innocence Canada has been involved in twenty-one of twenty-six exonerations in Canadian history, including other high-profile cases such as those involving David Milgaard, Steven Truscott, Roméo Phillion, and several victims of disgraced pathologist Charles Smith.
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