Title:
HRLSC s Sexual Harrassment Legal Aid and Public Legal Education Initiatives
Agreement Number:
10297975
Agreement Value:
$2,755,123.00
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
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M7A0A1
Reference Number:
119-2020-2021-Q4-00041
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
857858294
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20192020 to 20232024 PROJECT AMENDED - Original Project Amount: $ 2,722,234.00 Approved Date: 2019/07/03 Fiscal Year: 20192020 Quarter: 2 Amendment #1 Amount: $ -180,048.00 Approved Date: 2020/02/28 Amendment #2 Amount: $ 212,937.00 Approved Date: 2021/02/24
Amendment Date
Feb 24, 2021
Recipient's Legal Name:
HUMAN RIGHTS LEGAL SUPPORT CENTRE
Federal Riding Name:
University--Rosedale
Federal Riding Number:
35110
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.