Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Legal Integration for Manitoba's Diverse Francophonie
Agreement Number:
12693470
Agreement Value:
$67,554.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 22, 2023 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This project consists of organizing and offering free legal information workshops to francophone newcomers, racialized francophones and francophones living with disabilities. These workshops will cover family law, labor law, housing law, and criminal and penal law. In total, a total of 27 workshops will be offered to 120 participants. The purpose of this project is to increase the legal knowledge of an official language minority community to strengthen its access to justice.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA R2J0K3
Reference Number:
119-2023-2024-Q2-00032
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
753839703
Recipient's Legal Name:
FRANCO-JUSTICE INC.
Federal Riding Name:
Saint Boniface--Saint Vital
Federal Riding Number:
46009
Program:
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Program Purpose:
The Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund provides resources to facilitate access to justice in both official languages through various means, such as legal and linguistic tools, workshops and training to bilingual lawyers and justice system stakeholders, related training material and public legal education and information.