Contribution: Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
CONSEIL DE LA MAGISTRATURE DU QUÉBEC
$216,000.00
Learning English as a second language in a legal context
FY 2021-22 · 2021-04-01
Summary
The project will consist of English legal terminology language training for judges, presiding justices of the peace and municipal judges who deal with criminal matters and who have an intermediate knowledge of English. The project will assist in increasing the quality of justice services provided to the English speaking community in Québec and contribute to improving access to justice for the English-speaking community in Québec.
Department
Program
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Recipient
Location
Québec | Québec, Quebec, Canada
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Multi-year Project: from 20212022 to 20222023
Additional Information (French)
Projet pluriannuel : de 20212022 à 20222023
Agreement End Date
2023-03-31
Agreement Number
11899555
Agreement Start Date
2021-04-01
Agreement Title
Learning English as a second language in a legal context
Agreement Title (French)
Apprentissage de l'anglais comme langue seconde dans un contexte judiciaire
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$216,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The project will consist of English legal terminology language training for judges, presiding justices of the peace and municipal judges who deal with criminal matters and who have an intermediate knowledge of English. The project will assist in increasing the quality of justice services provided to the English speaking community in Québec and contribute to improving access to justice for the English-speaking community in Québec.
Description (French)
Le projet consistera en la participation des juges, juges de paix magistrats et juges municipaux du Québec, traitant de causes en matière criminelle et ayant une connaissance intermédiaire de l'anglais, à des cours en anglais juridique. Le projet permettra d'augmenter la qualité des services offerts aux justiciables de langue anglaise et, par le fait même, contribuera à améliorer l'accès à la justice en anglais au Québec.
Federal Riding
Québec
Federal Riding (French)
Québec
Federal Riding Number
24059
Organization Code
jus
Organization
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Program Name
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Program Name (French)
Fonds d'appui à l'accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles
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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds d’appui à l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles fournit des ressources afin de faciliter l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles par divers moyens tels que la création d'outils juridiques et linguistiques, l'offre d'ateliers et de formation aux juristes et intervenants bilingues du système de justice, l'élaboration de matériel didactique ainsi que l'offre d'information juridique vulgarisée.
Recipient City
Québec | Québec
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
CONSEIL DE LA MAGISTRATURE DU QUÉBEC
Recipient Postal Code
G1K8K6
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Reference Number
119-2021-2022-Q4-00046
