Grants and Contributions:
Title:
French Language Institute for Professional Development
Agreement Number:
12771085
Agreement Value:
$1,400,000.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 22, 2024 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
The project will see the renewal of the French Language Institute for Professional Development (FLIPD). The institute will provide an annual one-week intensive training course on French language legal terminology to justice professionals. Participants will include crown attorneys, court support staff, legal aid duty counsels, police officers as well as some social services agency staff dealing with victim issues.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Improved bilingual capacity amongst justice professionals
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M7A2S9
Reference Number:
119-2024-2025-Q3-00066
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
Training - OLSF
Recipient's Legal Name:
MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ONTARIO - OFFICE OF THE COORDINATOR OF FRENCH LANGUAGE
Federal Riding Name:
University--Rosedale
Federal Riding Number:
35110
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.