Federal Government Supports French-Speaking Jurists Across Canada
More than $8 million in funding for projects to raise awareness and provide legal information, to provide training in the field of justice and to develop legal and jurilinguistic resources.
(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 02/13/15 -- Today, Justice Minister and Attorney General Peter MacKay announced funding for projects carried out by the Federation des Associations de juristes d''expression francaise de common law (FAJEF) and by six provincial Associations de juristes d''expression francaise (AJEF). Their mandate involves promoting access to justice in French within the Canadian justice system and ensuring the equality of both official languages in the courts of those provinces that follow the tradition of common law.
The majority of the funding comes from the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund and supports the objectives of the government''s Roadmap for Canada''s Official Languages 2013-2018.
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Promoting and sharing information and expertise at the national level regarding training and the pillars of legal information ($86,000).
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"Our Government recognizes the importance of promoting access to justice for Canadians in both official languages. The work of the provincial Associations de juristes d''expression francaise (AJEF) is important in facilitating interpretation of common law in French across Canada. We are proud that the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund, the Victims Fund, and the Supporting Families Fund are promoting the work of the AJEFs to improve the experience of jurists working in common law and of those who they serve."
Peter MacKay
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
"The AJEFs across Canada are among the best examples of responding to the needs of a bilingual country. Like our efforts at the federal level with the Roadmap for Official Languages, these efforts in the legal communities at the national level and in the provinces and territories show strong professional and community solidarity."
Shelly Glover
Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
"By informing and directing persons involved in the justice system to the appropriate services, as well as providing tools to justice professionals, projects funded by the Department of Justice Canada - such as the Ottawa Legal Information Centre; , a French legal information portal; and , a virtual library of legal resources for legal sector professionals - represent concrete solutions that ensure equal access to justice in Canada''s two official languages."
Francois Baril
President, Association des juristes d''expression francaise de l''Ontario (AJEFO)
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National:
FEDERATION DES ASSOCIATIONS DE JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DE COMMON LAW
Provincial:
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DE L''ALBERTA
$1,039,420.00
The project will establish a justice information hub in Alberta for the francophone community, that will also offer services in English if required. The hub will offer services such as legal information, referrals, information sessions on legal topics, and support services for individuals. The organization will also build and maintain a resource library, continue to develop partnerships and promote the hub. Services will be provided by a variety of means, including face-to-face, by phone, by email and via the Internet.
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DE LA COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DU NOUVEAU-BRUNSWICK
$17,358.00
The organization will prepare supporting material and hold 13 information sessions designed for seniors in New Brunswick. These sessions will cover topics such as language rights, criminal law, human rights and other areas of law of interest to senior citizens, and aim to increase the legal knowledge of seniors.
$110,000.00
The project will update a reference tool that allows legal professionals to have access to models of legal acts and completed samples of court forms in French. The update is necessary due to changes in some rules of procedures and court forms. It will improve access to justice in French, since practitioners will be better able to provide services in both official languages.
$27,719.00
The project aims to convey legal information to young Francophones of the province through information sessions in high schools. The organization will cover topics such as sexual exploitation on the Internet, bullying in schools and youth abuse. The information sessions, delivered in plain language, will aim to improve access to legal information in French and legal knowledge among youth.
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DE LA NOUVELLE-ECOSSE
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DE L''ONTARIO
The project aims to expand CliquezJustice.ca, a Canada-wide public legal education and information portal designed to develop the legal capacity of Francophone minority communities and help them become legally equipped to face a legal challenge. The organization will continue to research, develop and add new content related to various legal issues in several areas of law, advertise and promote the site, conduct activities to ensure that the site meets the needs of Francophone minority communities, undertake an evaluation to assess the impact of the site, and undertake technological improvements to the site.
ASSOCIATION DES JURISTES D''EXPRESSION FRANCAISE DE LA SASKATCHEWAN
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Clarissa Lamb
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Justice
613-992-4621
Media Relations Office
Department of Justice
613-957-4207
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Datum: 13.02.2015 - 14:30 Uhr
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