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Title:
Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid and Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid
Agreement Number:
8991929
Agreement Value:
$21,260,489.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2022
Description:
Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia for the delivery of criminal, and immigration and refugee legal aid. Nova Scotia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $20,391,340.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3H2L1
Reference Number:
119-2021-2022-Q3-00005
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:

Multi-year Project: from 20172018 to 20212022 PROJECT AMENDED - Original Project Amount: $ 20,391,340.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Fiscal Year: 20172018 Quarter: 2 Amendment #1 Amount: $ 108,151.00 Approved Date: 2017/09/19 Amendment #2 Amount: $ 273,570.00 Approved Date: 2021/11/18 Amendment #3 Amount: $ 487,428.00 Approved Date: 2021/11/18

Amendment Date
Nov 18, 2021
Recipient's Legal Name:
NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Federal Riding Name:
Halifax
Federal Riding Number:
12005
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:
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