Title:
Sexual Harassment Prevention through Legal Advice, Legal Information and Training for Employees in the Workplace
Agreement Number:
10287251
Agreement Value:
$2,136,500.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 3, 2019 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
Criminal legal aid helps support legal services for economically-disadvantaged persons accused of serious criminal offences and for youth charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Immigration and refugee legal aid supports legal services for eligible individuals appearing at immigration and refugee proceedings. The Legal Aid Program also manages and funds State-Funded Counsel cases on behalf of the federal government, where the Attorney General of Canada is ordered by a court to provide funded defence counsel, or where the Department reimburses legal aid plan costs in national security proceedings. Additionally, time-limited funding has been made available through the Legal Aid Program for legal information and advice services for individuals impacted by workplace sexual harassment.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Businesses are performing
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3J3Z6
Reference Number:
119-2019-2020-Q2-00019
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
107865735
Recipient Type:
For-profit organization
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20192020 to 20232024
Amendment Date
Mar 25, 2020
Recipient's Legal Name:
LEGAL INFORMATION SOCIETY OF NOVA SCOTIA
Federal Riding Name:
Halifax
Federal Riding Number:
12005
Program Purpose:
Criminal legal aid helps support legal services for economically-disadvantaged persons accused of serious criminal offences and for youth charged under the Youth Criminal Justice Act. Immigration and refugee legal aid supports legal services for eligible individuals appearing at immigration and refugee proceedings. The Legal Aid Program also manages and funds State-Funded Counsel cases on behalf of the federal government, where the Attorney General of Canada is ordered by a court to provide funded defence counsel, or where the Department reimburses legal aid plan costs in national security proceedings. Additionally, time-limited funding has been made available through the Legal Aid Program for legal information and advice services for individuals impacted by workplace sexual harassment.