The Bata Shoe Museum and Innocence Canada for an honest, and impactful look at wrongful convictions in Canada. This panel talk will look at wrongful convictions through the experiences of those who have lived through it, and those who have made a significant impact through their efforts to help clear the names of the victims of wrongful incarceration.

Join the University of Guelph for their in-person event for Wrongful Conviction Day.

Don’t miss the opportunity to recognize, acknowledge and honour the wrongly convicted, their families, advocates, and supporters at this special milestone year event!

The evening will commence at 5:00 pm with a reception followed by an evening programme (7pm - 9pm) that involves the introduction of the exonerees and their families, unveiling of artwork, the presentation of the Rubin Hurricane Carter Champion of Justice, the Tracey Tyler, and Donald Marshall Junior Awards, musical performances and much more!

Amongst the exonerees attending from across Canada are co-president, Ron Dalton, A.J. Woodhouse, Brian Anderson, Tammy Marquardt Wynne, Maria Shepherd and co-founder and lawyer James Lockyer, Board members, Foundation members, sponsors and other luminaries and special guests.

This event is hosted by Innocence Canada and the International Wrongful Conviction Day Committe. It is possible for us to host this event free of charge due to our generous sponsors.

If you wish to provide sponsorship please contact Win Wahrer at wwahrer@innocencecanada.com

An International Wrongful Conviction Day event hosted by Innocence Ottawa.

Join Ellen Eggers (moderator), Obie Anthony (exoneree) and Arturo Jimenez (exoneree) on November 7th via Zoom for a discussion on how troubled youth become targets for wrongful conviction.

Windsor University presents Woman and the Law, with guest speakers from Innocence Canada.

Sherry Sherret-Robinson (exoneree) was wrongfully convicted in the death of her son.

Pam Glatt is the Director of Education at Innocence Canada.

Tracie Brown is a former Houston police officer. When she observed a white female police officer choke and beat a black female, she was the only officer willing to testify against the police department. She was threatened by the District Attorney’s office and City Attorney, and was falsely accused and wrongly convicted of a theft and attempted theft.

Join us for an evening of conversation with Darwin Seed, author and someone who has experienced wrongful conviction, and Kim Beaudin, National Vice-Chief, Congress of Aboriginal People’s (CAP), to learn how Indigenous people are particularly targeted.

In 1997, Christopher Scott was wrongfully convicted of capital murder as a result of faulty eyewitness identification. Scott was exonerated in 2009, based on another man’s detailed confession - the first non-DNA case. After his release, Scott founded the House of Renewed Hope, a non-profit organization whose goal is to investigate individuals claiming actual innocence.

Maria was wrongly convicted of causing the death of her step-daughter, Kasandra. The linchpin of Maria’s case was the flawed evidence of Dr. Charles Smith. Maria is now a licensed paralegal, board member at Innocence Canada, and tireless advocated for the wrongly convicted, taking on international cases.

Anna Vasquez is the Director of Outreach and Education for the Innocence Project of Texas. Ms. Vasquez took on that role after serving nearly 13 years for a crime that never occurred. Ms. Vasquez and three of her friends (the San Antonio Four) were convicted of aggravated sexual assault of a child in a 1994 case, when Ms. Vasquez was 19.

Join Ron Moffatt and Nate Hendley on October 3, 2023 to discuss the wrongful conviction of Ron Moffatt.

Anthony Charles Graves is the 138th exonerated death row inmate in America. With no record of violence, he was arrested at 26 years old, wrongfully convicted, and incarcerated for 18 years before finally being exonerated and released.

Learn from Jeffery Deskovic and Lorenzo Johnson as they share their insights on regaining and advocating for freedom in this online talk.

Join us on International Wrongful Conviction Day for a discussion about George Pitt’s case and how the science of forensic genealogy can help with exonerations.

Join our panel of exonerees to hear them discuss wrongful convictions and how their lives have changed.

The International Wrongful Conviction Day Committee invites you to attend the Innocence Canada Annual General Meeting.

Join us on May 31st, 2023 6PM EST via Zoom to discuss the historical unresolved wrongful conviction of Wilbert Coffin.

Join Kent Roach, the Hon. Harry LaForme and the Hon. Juanita Westmoreland-Traoré as they examine the injustice of wrongful convictions in Canada and what changes are needed to avoid such failures in out criminal justice system.

The International Wrongful Conviction Day Committee Presents: Where it all Began, with special guests Ron Dalton and Win Wahrer. In this special event, Ron and Win will talk about the development of innocence advocacy work in Canada from the Guy Paul Morin Committee, to AIDWYC, to Innocence Canada. Ron Dalton is an exoneree and Co-President of Innocence Canada. Win Wahrer is the founder of the Guy Paul Morin Committee, and co-founder of AIDWYC/Innocence Canada.

The event will be hosted on Zoom, with registration by donation. To register, click here.

On November 14, 2022, exoneree Jamie Nelson will be speaking at Carleton University.

This is a free in-person event which will take place in room C164 of the Loeb Building.

To register, click here.

IWCD Calgary presents: Remembering David Milgaard, a free virtual event honouring David and his significant contributions to bringing awareness to the wrongly convicted and their cases. David fought tirelessly for needed and vital change to our criminal justice system so future heart breaking and devastating wrongful convictions can be avoided.

This is a free virtual event, and you can register here.

On October 25th, spend an evening with Harold Levy who as a Toronto Star reporter covered many wrongful conviction cases including cases that involved the now discredited pediatric forensic pathologist Charles Smith. October 1, 2022 was the 14th anniversary of the Goudge Report, a topic that will be explored and discussed. It will be an interesting and informative evening that you don’t want to miss!

The event will be held via Zoom. The join link is here.

St. James Anglican Church in Kingston, ON is hosting an evening of conversation with exoneree Jamie Nelson, who will share his experience - a word of caution to us all.

Please register by October 16 by emailing sharon@stjameskingston.ca. This is a virtual event. A Zoom link will be provided to all registrants.

“Being wrongly convicted is like a path through the woods. There is darkness and a sense of loss - all the unknown that accompanies a journey such as a wrongful conviction. Yet, it is a tremendous source of hope at the same time, only due to the recognition that another is walking the path before me.” - Jamie Nelson

The University of Guelph Humber’s Criminal Justice Honours Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, is hosting a virtual talk for Wrongful Conviction Week. Exoneree Jamie Nelson will be the guest speaker.

To register, please click here.

This event will be hosted on campus at the University of Guelph-Humber, which is located at 207 Humber College Blvd, Etobicoke, ON.

When you enter from Humber College Blvd, go to the Humber College North Campus Parking Garage. When parked, exit the parking garage and walk straight, directly towards the University of Guelph Humber (there is a big sign on the building). At the front doors, someone will be there to guide you to the room where the event is taking place.

If you have any questions regarding any of the information provided above, please feel free to contact Alpha Sigma Phi at ghalphap@guelphhumber.ca.

Innocence TMU is excited to present Movie Night to commemorate International Wrongful Conviction Day. It will be hosted in the Riel Room on October 6, from 6-9pm. Snacks will be available for sale with all proceeds donated to Innocence Canada.

The Alumni Café Presents Wrongful Convictions in Canada: A Conversation with James Lockyer & Ron Dalton. This is a Zoom event featuring James Lockyer, Criminal Lawyer and Founding Director of Innocence Canada, and Ron Dalton, Exoneree and Co-President of Innocence Canada. A question and answer session will follow the lecture.

To Register, click here.

The University of Guelph Humber’s Criminal Justice Honours Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, is hosting a virtual talk for Wrongful Conviction Week. Exoneree Sherry Robinson will be the guest speaker.

To register, please click here. The event will be hosted via MS Teams.

The University of Guelph Humber’s Criminal Justice Honours Society, Alpha Phi Sigma, is hosting a virtual talk for Wrongful Conviction Week. Exoneree Ron Dalton will be the guest speaker.

To register, please click here. The event will be hosted via MS Teams.

Location: University of Guelph, Rozanski Hall, Room 102

The Criminal Justice and Public Policy Program at the University of Guelph is hosting a Wrongful Conviction Day talk in support of exonerees intended to bring attention to the injustices faced by the wrongfully convicted. Maria Shepherd will be the guest speaker.