Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid and Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid
Agreement Number:
8990138
Agreement Value:
$94,889,757.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2022
Description:
Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of British Columbia for the delivery of criminal, and immigration and refugee legal aid. British Columbia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $83,426,805. British Columbia will also receive a portion of the $62,900,000 five-year federal allocation for immigration and refugee legal aid, which will be calculated on an annual basis. In addition, British Columbia may receive further increases to its immigration and refugee legal aid funding allocation to address pressures.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Victoria, British Columbia, CA V8W1Y2
Reference Number:
119-2020-2021-Q4-00013
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:

Multi-year Project: from 20172018 to 20212022 PROJECT AMENDED - Original Project Amount: $ 83,426,805.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Fiscal Year: 20172018 Quarter: 2 Amendment #1 Amount: $ 1,127,120.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Amendment #2 Amount: $ 580,101.00 Approved Date: 2017/08/02 Amendment #3 Amount: $ 368,880.00 Approved Date: 2017/12/18 Amendment #4 Amount: $ 888,231.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Amendment #5 Amount: $ 1,204,769.00 Approved Date: 2018/09/25 Amendment #6 Amount: $ 1,938,591.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Amendment #7 Amount: $ 1,155,783.00 Approved Date: 2020/03/07 Amendment #8 Amount: $ 2,214,541.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Amendment #9 Amount: $ 1,984,936.00 Approved Date: 2021/01/19

Amendment Date
Jan 19, 2021
Recipient's Legal Name:
BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
Federal Riding Name:
Victoria
Federal Riding Number:
59041
Program:
Legal Aid
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.

Amendments: