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Title:
IRCA (Impact of Race and Culture Assessment) Agreement with the Province of Nova Scotia
Agreement Number:
12307085
Agreement Value:
$1,400,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This project will provide funding to Nova Scotia, over five years, to prepare Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) for qualified legal aid clients in the province of Nova Scotia. 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:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3H2L1
Reference Number:
119-2022-2023-Q2-00132
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:

This project was approved in a previous quarter and is appearing in this quarter’s report now that the agreement has been signed by the recipient. Multi-year Project: from 20212022 to 20262027

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, the Legal Aid Program provides funding for legal information and advice services for complainants of workplace sexual harassment and for the implementation of Impact of Race and Culture Assessments across Canada.