Grants and Contributions

The organization will hold its 2019 National Conference for victims and survivors of impaired driving on April 26-28, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. The conference will provide support to victims and survivors of impaired driving and provide tools and information to assist them as they continue on their journey of healing. The organization will also produce two educational video guides for victims and survivors of impaired driving.

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 projects consists of the development of 10 courses in legal translation which will be added to the University's online bachelor degree in translation. The courses will give the opportunity for participants to have access to training opportunities through distance education and will contribute to improving access to justice in both official languages.

CAPCJ actively participates in law reform, issues regarding judicial independence of the courts, and timely and relevant education initiatives. It 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. The activities undertaken by the Association ensures that the justice system remains responsive to the needs of Canadians.

The organization will offer intensive and targeted legal French language training, focusing on criminal law, to law clerks, probation officers, provincial crown attorneys, legal aid lawyers and interpreters, outside of Quebec and Ontario. The organization will also provide learning resources to participants and participate in the training coordination work undertaken by Le Regroupement national de formation en justice.

The project aims to convey information to francophone seniors of New Brunswick on subjects related to justice. The information sessions, in plain language, will aim to improve access to legal information in French and legal knowledge amongst seniors.

The project aims to convey legal information to young Francophones of the province through information sessions in high schools. The organization will cover topics such as sexual exploitation on the Internet, bullying in schools, youth abuse, linguistic rights, etc. The information sessions, delivered in plain language, will aim to improve access to legal information in French and legal knowledge amongst Youth.

The organisation will offer 16 training courses in French to practising members of the Law Society of New Brunswick as part of their mandatory continuing professional development. The project will increase the number of French course options available under the Society's Mandatory Continuing Professional Development.

The project will consist of helping organizations representing Francophone communities in the provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador and Prince Edward Island and in the three territories to improve their ability to deliver justice-related services and projects in French. The work will include undertaking consultations and sharing information on developments and issues related to access to justice in both official languages.

The funding will help defray costs associated with legal French language training being offered to Provincial Court Judges. The training, held in New Brunswick, will consist of two one-week sessions per year. It is expected that the judges will improve their proficiency to preside over trials in French.