Title:
IRCA (Impact of Race and Culture Assessment) Agreement with Legal Aid Ontario
Agreement Number:
12305882
Agreement Value:
$1,400,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This project will provide funding to Legal Aid Ontario, over five years, to prepare Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) for qualified legal aid clients in the province of Ontario. IRCAs are pre-sentencing reports that assist courts in considering the effect that racism and other unique circumstances experienced by Black persons and potentially other racialized minorities, have contributed to their contact with the criminal justice system.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M5G2G1
Reference Number:
119-2021-2022-Q4-00362
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20212022 to 20262027
Recipient's Legal Name:
LEGAL AID ONTARIO
Federal Riding Name:
Unknown
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.