Title:
Simultaneous interpretation services in both Official Languages in British Columbia’s courthouses
Agreement Number:
13446219
Agreement Value:
$150,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jan 8, 2025 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
This project entails endowing the provincial courthouses of New Westminster, Kelowna, Victoria, and Campbell River with fully functional simultaneous interpretation services in English and in French.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Increased stakeholder capacity to offer justice services in both official languages
Location:
Burnaby, British Columbia, CA V5C6A7
Reference Number:
119-2024-2025-Q4-00328
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
OLSF - Pos. Measures
Recipient's Legal Name:
GOVERNMENT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, MINISTRY OF PUBLIC SAFETY & SOLICITOR GENERAL
Federal Riding Name:
Burnaby South
Federal Riding Number:
59003
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.