The Elizabeth Fry Society groups work on issues affecting women, girls and gender diverse people in the justice system.
They help women, girls and gender diverse people to re-integrate into society when they have been in prison or otherwise affected by the criminal justice system.
The original Elizabeth Fry Society of Canada was founded in 1939 by Member of Parliament Agnes Macphail.
The Elizabeth Fry Society has also assisted women and gender diverse people who face criminal proceedings.
They have had intervenor status in a number of Supreme Court of Canada cases including R v Ryan,[3] in which Nicole Patricia Ryan was arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police after attempting to hire an undercover officer as a hitman to kill her husband.