Grants and Contributions

The funding supports a range of measures, such as hiring of bilingual provincial court staff, language training, signage, etc., deemed necessary to ensure that Ontario can guarantee access to justice services related to federal contraventions in both official languages on behalf of the federal government.

One-year contribution agreement between Canada and the Province of Quebec for the delivery of immigration and refugee legal aid. Quebec's 2023-2024 allocation for immigration and refugee legal aid will be $11,900,000.

The objective of the Indigenous Courtwork Program is to facilitate and enhance access to justice by assisting Indigenous Persons (adults and youth) charged with an offence under any federal or provincial statute, municipal by-law, or otherwise involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally relevant treatment. These services include information on charges, court procedures, rights and responsibilities, bail, diversion, restorative justice and Indigenous community justice alternatives; support in accessing legal resources as well as appropriate community programming including wellness, trauma, housing, family and employment services; and, facilitating communication among court officials, accused persons, family members and communities to ensure understanding and collaboration.

The Recipient will contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through activities such as prevention, diversion and/or reintegration.

The contribution will cover core/operational costs for the organization. The funding will facilitate the leveraging of eligible activities and projects designed to improve access to justice in both official languages.

The organization will continue its work on CliquezJustice.ca, a Canada-wide public legal education and information portal designed to develop the legal capacity of Francophone minority communities and to help them become equipped to face a legal challenge. The organization will continue to research, develop and add new content related to various legal issues in several areas of law, advertise and promote the site, maintain its relationships with existing partners, conduct activities to ensure that the site meets the needs of Francophone minority communities and undertake evaluation activities to assess the impact of the site.

The organization will continue its work on Jurisource.ca, an Internet portal that provides access to legal and jurilinguistic resources for justice professionals in French language minority communities in Canada. The organization will develop and add content to the site, maintain its relationships with existing partners and recruit new ones, promote the site, and add necessary technological improvements to it, while keeping in consideration the needs identified by training professionals.

The project consists of supporting French language services provided by a bilingual justice information hub in Ottawa. 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, by email or by internet.

The project will see the creation of on-line training modules in French legal terminology to complement and support the French Language Institute for Professional Development (FLIPD) which offers an annual one-week intensive training course to justice professionals. The modules will be made available through Jurisource.ca, an Internet portal that provides access to legal and jurilinguistic resources for justice professionals in French language minority communities in Canada. The project will contribute to increasing the capacity of participants to provide French language services.

The contribution will cover core/operational costs for the organization. The funding will facilitate the leveraging of eligible activities and projects designed to improve access to justice in both official languages.