Title:
Legal pathways of francophone immigrants
Agreement Number:
13030854
Agreement Value:
$64,500.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 8, 2024 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
This project involves conducting a survey of immigrant women from racialized francophone communities in the greater Toronto area to understand the barriers they have faced during their legal proceedings to access justice in the official language of their choice.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Increased public legal education information in official language minority communities
Location:
Scarborough, Ontario, CA M1K2M5
Reference Number:
119-2024-2025-Q2-00071
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
1370129
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
OLSF - Pos. Measures
Recipient's Legal Name:
RÉSEAU DES CHERCHEURES AFRICAINES (RECAF), LE
Federal Riding Name:
Scarborough Southwest
Federal Riding Number:
35098
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.