Title:
National IRCA Training Project
Agreement Number:
12062067
Agreement Value:
$801,437.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 9, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
The African Nova Scotian Justice Institute (ANSJI) is an institute of the African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition (ANSDPAD). It is our view that the knowledge of and created by Impacts of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCA) should not be "owned" by private individuals, but rather by the community. We consider the work of IRCAs to be embedded within the ANSJI. The Peoples' Counselling Clinic (PCC) is a community based mental health clinic that has had a partnership with ANSJI to train, house and supervise Impact of Race and Culture Assessors, and to coordinate the intake and assignment of such assessments in Nova Scotia. IRCA assessors and supervisors, though based within the PCC comprise the Forensic Assessment and Treatment Unit (FATU) of the ANSJI. They consist of a group of practitioners who have been trained and supported by Robert Wright and Lana MacLean. Legal Aid Nova Scotia commissioned the first IRCAs in Canada (as best we know) and have been leaders in promoting them. They are integral partners in the development of this work both provincially and nationally.
The initiative with ANSJI is to train IRCA writers and develop IRCA reports.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3K1V8
Reference Number:
119-2023-2024-Q4-00112
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 20232024 PROJECT AMENDED - Original Project Amount: $ 956,262.00 Approved Date: 2021/08/06 Fiscal Year: 20212022 Quarter: 2 Amendment #1 Amount: $ -154,825.00 Approved Date: 2022/02/08
Amendment Date
Feb 8, 2022
Recipient's Legal Name:
PEOPLES' COUNSELLING CLINIC SOCIETY, THE
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, 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.