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Title:
FAJEF National IRCA Project
Agreement Number:
12260370
Agreement Value:
$292,475.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
The main objective of FAJEF's project is to provide training to IRCA assessors, to defence counsel and to other members of the legal profession. In addition, FAJEF raises awareness among judges across Canada's francophone minority communities on IRCAs for Black persons and other members of racialized minorities across Canada.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R2H0S2
Reference Number:
119-2022-2023-Q4-00050
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
889619839
Additional Information:

Multi-year Project: from 20222023 to 20232024 PROJECT AMENDED - Original Project Amount: $ 307,475.00 Approved Date: 2022/03/16 Fiscal Year: 20212022 Quarter: 4 Amendment #1 Amount: $ -15,000.00 Approved Date: 2023/03/17

Amendment Date
Mar 17, 2023
Recipient's Legal Name:
FÉDÉRATION DES ASSOCIATIONS DE JURISTES D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE DE COMMON LAW INC.
Federal Riding Name:
Saint Boniface--Saint Vital
Federal Riding Number:
46009
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.

Amendments:
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