Grants and Contributions

The project aims to provide training in French for English-speaking lawyers in the country in the field of family law with the aim of increasing access to justice in French. These trainings will be offered remotely and in person. The project also aims to create educational tools, recruit trainers and create a national certification program in legal French on family law.

The project consists of maintaining operations of a justice information hub in Alberta for the francophone community. Services in English are also offered if required. The hub offers services such as legal information, referrals, information sessions on legal topics, and support for individuals. The organization will also continue to maintain a resource library, develop partnerships and promote the hub. Services are provided by a variety of means, including face-to-face, by phone, by email or by internet.

The organization will develop and deliver a complete French and English legal terminology language training program for provincial and territorial judges to help them to increase their capacity to offer justice services in both official languages. The program will consist of two, one-week intensive training sessions supplemented by online activities between the sessions.

The project consists of supporting French language services provided by a bilingual justice information hub in Halifax. These services include providing legal information, referrals, information sessions on legal topics, and support for individuals who have to go to Court. The organization will also create tools for the clientele, develop partnerships and promote the hub. Services are provided by a variety of means, including face-to-face, by phone or by email.

The Association des juristes d'expression française de la Colombie-Britannique will offer a free legal consultation service in order to provide a service to all clients who wish to speak to a French speaking lawyer. Towards this end, contracts will be offered to lawyers specialised in Family Law, Criminal Law, Labour law, etc. The project calls for each participating lawyer to be available for eight 30 minutes long session per month. The purpose of this project is to support francophones living in a minority setting with legal services in French.

The organization will continue to respond to criminal legislative policy development with regard to its impact on police and make recommendations on legislative initiatives, attend consultations with key stakeholders and other partners in the criminal justice field. It will provide advice to the Department on justice-related issues and recommendations on possible amendments to the law, namely through its Law Amendment Committee.

Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges (CAPCJ) is committed to the achievement of several primary objectives which address the role of the provincial courts as integral players in the delivery of justice to the citizens of Canada. These include: monitoring the status of provincially-appointed judges, acting as an advisory and consultative body to governments and other agencies involved in reforming the system of justice, and being an educator and disseminator of information to judges across the country. CAPCJ supports and advocates for judicial independence, bilingualism, and respect for equality and diversity, concepts necessary to the proper administration of justice in Canada.

The non-profit professional organization maintains professional standards, and promotes the study and enhances the stature of forensic science. It has established two committees: the Alcohol Test Committee which acts as an advisory body to the Department of Justice on matters related to alcohol and the law by evaluating, testing and reporting to the Minister on the scientific acceptability of breath analysis equipment used to determine the blood alcohol content of a person suspected of impaired driving; and the Drugs and Driving Committee which conducts and monitors research in a number of areas including the driving of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs. Advice from this Committee assists in responding to outstanding policy issues related to drugs and driving.

The organization is dedicated to the development and delivery of educational programs for all federal, provincial, and territorial judges. The Institute's programs stimulate continuing professional and personal growth and reflect Canada's cultural, racial, and linguistic diversity, as well as the changing demands on the judiciary in a rapidly-evolving society. The programs focus on three major components of judicial education: substantive law, skills training, and social context issues. The work of the organization aims to improve the administration of justice across Canada and to ensure that the Canadian justice system is fair, relevant and accessible.

The organization aims to harmonize the laws of the provinces and territories of Canada, and where appropriate the federal laws as well. It also makes recommendations for changes to federal criminal legislation based on identified deficiencies, defects or gaps in the existing law, or based on problems created by judicial interpretation of existing law. The organization also launched the Commercial Law Strategy, which aims to modernize and harmonize Canadian commercial law.