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Title:

Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid and Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid

Agreement Number:

8990908

Agreement Value:

$166,415,936.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2022

Description:

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Québec for the delivery of criminal, and immigration and refugee legal aid. Québec's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $130,747,154. Québec will also receive a portion of the $62,900,000 five-year federal allocation for immigration and refugee legal aid, which will be calculated on an annual basis. In addition, Quebec may receive further increases to its immigration and refugee legal aid funding allocation to address pressures.

Organization:

Department of Justice Canada

Location:

Québec, Quebec, CA G1V4M1

Reference Number:

119-2021-2022-Q3-00011

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Additional Information:

Multi-year Project: from 20172018 to 20212022 PROJECT AMENDED - Original Project Amount: $ 133,987,497.00 Approved Date: 2018/03/01 Fiscal Year: 20172018 Quarter: 4 Amendment #1 Amount: $ 5,440,658.00 Approved Date: 2018/03/01 Amendment #2 Amount: $ 1,059,342.00 Approved Date: 2018/09/25 Amendment #3 Amount: $ 8,652,577.00 Approved Date: 2018/03/01 Amendment #4 Amount: $ 9,394,923.00 Approved Date: 2018/03/01 Amendment #5 Amount: $ 6,160,469.00 Approved Date: 2018/03/01 Amendment #6 Amount: $ 1,720,470.00 Approved Date: 2021/11/18

Amendment Date

Nov 18, 2021

Recipient's Legal Name:

MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE DU QUÉBEC

Federal Riding Name:

Louis-Hébert

Federal Riding Number:

24044

Program:

Legal Aid

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, time-limited funding has been made available through the Legal Aid Program for legal information and advice services for individuals impacted by workplace sexual harassment.

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