Title:
Legal Information Program for Francophone Newcomers
Agreement Number:
13448309
Agreement Value:
$300,242.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 11, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
This project entails developing and providing legal information services to new immigrant francophones in the greater Toronto Area, to support their access to justice in both Official Languages.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Increased public legal education information in official language minority communities
Location:
Toronto, Ontario, CA M5V3B1
Reference Number:
119-2024-2025-Q4-00257
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
125434985
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
OLSF - Pos. Measures
Recipient's Legal Name:
CENTRE FRANCOPHONE DU GRAND TORONTO
Federal Riding Name:
Spadina--Fort York
Federal Riding Number:
35101
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.