Title:
Feasibility study to address the shortage of legal assistants from francophone minority communities.
Agreement Number:
13242026
Agreement Value:
$68,589.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
This project includes a study on the shortage of legal assistants in francophone minority communities, which will determine the feasibility of measures to address it.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Increased stakeholder capacity to offer justice services in both official languages
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1K3R4
Reference Number:
119-2024-2025-Q2-00016
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
121719421
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
OLSF - Pos. Measures
Recipient's Legal Name:
CITÉ COLLÉGIALE, LA
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa--Vanier
Federal Riding Number:
35078
Program:
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Program Purpose:
The Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund is designed to provide resources to facilitate access to justice in both official languages through various means, such as the creation of legal and linguistic tools, workshops and training to bilingual lawyers and stakeholders of the justice system, the development of related training material and the provision of public legal education and information. The activities and projects undertaken pursuant to the Support Fund are aligned with the Government commitments of encouraging the participation of all Canadians in linguistic duality, and in supporting official language minority communities.