Viola Desmond Justice Institute Highlights

Members of VDJI hosted an IRCA Information Session at the McGill University Faculty of Law, July 2023

VDJI’s founder, Kadene Massop, became the first person in Quebec to participate in ANSJI’s National IRCA Assessor Training, October 2023

VDJI’s founder, Kadene Massop, co-developed and co-delivered the first French IRCA Assessor Training in Montreal, Quebec, February 2024

VDJI’s founder, Kadene Massop, co-developed and co-delivered the second French IRCA Assessor Training in Montreal, Quebec, January 2025

VDJI Introduces the first IRCA in Quebec’s history, R. c. Paris, 2025 QCCQ 6897, July 2025

VDJI Introduces the second IRCA in Quebec’s history, October 2025

VDJI establishes a community of Practice for IRCA Assessors, November 2025