Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Legal Advisory Service
Agreement Number:
12710068
Agreement Value:
$287,250.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
The Association des juristes d'expression française de la Colombie-Britannique will offer a free legal consultation service in order to provide a service to all clients who wish to speak to a French speaking lawyer. Towards this end, contracts will be offered to lawyers specialised in Family Law, Criminal Law, Labour law, etc. The project calls for each participating lawyer to be available for eight 30 minutes long session per month. The purpose of this project is to support francophones living in a minority setting with legal services in French.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6J1S1
Reference Number:
119-2022-2023-Q4-00399
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
896433414
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20232024 to 20272028
Recipient's Legal Name:
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D'EXPRESSION FRANÇAISE DE LA COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE
Federal Riding Name:
Vancouver Granville
Federal Riding Number:
59036
Program:
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Program Purpose:
The Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund provides resources to facilitate access to justice in both official languages through various means, such as legal and linguistic tools, workshops and training to bilingual lawyers and justice system stakeholders, related training material and public legal education and information.