Contribution: Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE|UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE
$137,107.00
Funding for groups to promote the legal language professions
FY 2025-26 · 2026-03-18
Summary
The project will implement an action plan to promote the legal language professions in Canada. The recipient proposes to launch the Alliance in Winnipeg, holding online conferences to attract the next generation of people studying translation or law, for example. There will be a competition for the next generation of candidates, which will allow the winners to participate in a bootcamp in Ottawa in the fall of 2026.
Department
Program
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Location
Pointe-de-L'Église, Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Cost Centres:
OLSF - Pos. Measures
Additional Information (French)
Centres de coûts :
FALO - Mesures pos.
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
13647522
Agreement Start Date
2026-03-18
Agreement Title
Funding for groups to promote the legal language professions
Agreement Title (French)
Financement de regroupement pour la valorisation des professions jurilangagières
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$137,107.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
The project will implement an action plan to promote the legal language professions in Canada. The recipient proposes to launch the Alliance in Winnipeg, holding online conferences to attract the next generation of people studying translation or law, for example. There will be a competition for the next generation of candidates, which will allow the winners to participate in a bootcamp in Ottawa in the fall of 2026.
Description (French)
Le projet mettra en place un plan d'action en vue de valoriser les professions jurilangagières au Canada. Le bénéficiaire propose le lancement de l'Alliance à Winnipeg, tenir des conférences en ligne pour attirer la relève de personnes qui étudient en traduction ou en droit par exemple. Il y aura un concours pour la relève ce qui permettra aux gagnants de participer à un bootcamp à Ottawa à l'automne 2026.
Expected Results
Increased stakeholder capacity to offer justice services in both official languages
Expected Results (French)
Capacité accrue des intervenants d’offrir des services liés à la justice dans les deux langues officielles
Federal Riding
Acadie—Annapolis
Federal Riding (French)
Acadie—Annapolis
Federal Riding Number
12001
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 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.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds d’appui à l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles vise à fournir des ressources afin de faciliter l’accès à la justice dans les deux langues officielles de diverses façons, notamment en créant des outils juridiques et linguistiques, en offrant des ateliers et de la formation aux juristes et autres intervenants bilingues du système de justice, en élaborant du matériel didactique et en fournissant de l’information juridique vulgarisée. Les activités et les projets entrepris en vertu du Fonds d’appui s’alignent sur les engagements du Gouvernement d’encourager la participation de tous les Canadiens à tirer profit de la dualité linguistique et d’appuyer les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire.
Recipient City
Pointe-de-L'Église
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE|UNIVERSITÉ SAINTE-ANNE
Recipient Postal Code
B0W 1M0
Recipient Province or Territory
NS
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
119-2025-2026-Q4-00315