Innocence Canada
Outdated logo, with tally marks equal to the number of exonerations secured (as of February 2026, logo has 34 marks) | |
| 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 | innocencecanada |
Formerly called | Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted (AIDWYC) |
Innocence Canada (formerly known as the Association in Defence of the Wrongly Convicted, or AIDWYC), is a Canadian legal non-profit organization. Founded in 1993, based in Toronto, Innocence Canada identifies, advocates for, and helps exonerate wrongly convicted individuals. The organization is also dedicated to preventing future wrongful convictions through education and criminal justice reform. As of the December 2025 exoneration of Tim Rees, who spent over two decades in prison for crime he did not commit, Innocence Canada has helped to exonerate 36 wrongly-convicted Canadians.