Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Workplace Legal Terminology Workshops
Agreement Number:
11212610
Agreement Value:
$161,277.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 7, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
L'AJEFCB will provide workshops focused French language legal terminology to lawyers, in a formula based on the mock trial model, where participants will use learned terminology in role-play settings that put the emphasise on practice as well as learning. Specifically, 30 workshops will be provided for the duration of this project at a rate of one per month for 10 per year. These workshops will be in downtown Vancouver and accessible via teleconference in order to facilitate participation by the greatest numbers of lawyers possible. The aim is to improve the quality of legal French used by the participants so that they will be in better able to provide better services in French to their clients.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6J1S1
Reference Number:
119-2020-2021-Q1-00057
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
896433414
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20202021 to 20222023
Recipient's Legal Name:
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE DE LA COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE
Federal Riding Name:
Vancouver Granville
Federal Riding Number:
59036
Program:
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Program Purpose:
The Support Fund provides resources to facilitate access to justice in both official languages through various means, such as legal and linguistic tools, workshops and training to bilingual lawyers and justice system stakeholders, related training material and public legal education and information.