$5,465,000 was approved for the following 25 Continuing Programs:
$2,470,000
BC Courthouse Library Society
CLBC 2020 Operating Grant
$330,000
Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Society
Law Students’ Legal Advice Program
$315,000
Disability Alliance BC Society
Advocacy Access Appeals Program and Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) Advocacy Program
$190,000
Abbotsford Community Services Society
Regional Community Legal Advocacy Program
$190,000
Ecojustice Canada Society
BC Litigation Program
$190,000
Kettle Friendship Society
Mental Health Legal Advocacy Program
$190,000
Together Against Poverty Society
Legal Advocacy Programs
$140,000
MPA – Motivation, Power & Achievement Society
MPA Court Services Program – Vancouver
$130,000
Abbotsford Community Services Society
Legal Advocacy Program
$100,000
Nelson Cares Society
The Advocacy Centre – Poverty Law Advocacy
$95,000
Active Support Against Poverty
Legal Advocacy Program
$95,000
Chimo Community Services Society
Outreach & Advocacy Services Program
$95,000
Contact Women’s Group Society
Legal Advocacy Program
$95,000
Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society
Poverty Law Program
$95,000
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$95,000
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society
Family Law Advocacy Program
$95,000
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$95,000
M.O.S.A.I.C.
Legal Advocacy Program
$95,000
Nicola Valley Community Justice Services Society
Nicola Valley Advocacy Centre Program
$95,000
Penticton and Area Access Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$95,000
Port Alberni Friendship Center
Outreach Legal Advocacy Program
$85,000
South Peace Community Resources Society
Outreach Legal Advocacy Program
$55,000
Social Health & Economic Development Society of Bella Coola
Bella Coola Legal Advocacy Program
$25,000
Provincial Court of British Columbia
Provincial Court Judicial Internship Circuit Court Program
$10,000
BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association
Law Week Program
Funds totalling $714,000 for 17 Miscellaneous Grants:
$275,000 | $40,500
British Columbia First Nations Justice Council
Provincial First Nations Justice Forum and Regional Engagements
$173,000
One Time Start Up Costs for new poverty law and specialty law clinics (7)
$75,000
University of British Columbia
Curriculum Development in support of the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action
$55,000
PovNet Society
Community of Practice Platform Development Project
$45,000
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
Comparative Analysis of Gladue Report Delivery Programs
$27,500
Métis Nation BC
Justice Consultation Strategy Project
$21,000
One Time Start Up Costs for new poverty and family law advocacy programs (3)
$2,000
Society for Children and Youth of BC
Cultural Competency Training
Funds totalling $1,560,000 for eight On-Track Programs:
$480,000
Rise Women’s Legal Centre
Rise Integrated Legal Services Program
$261,250
Chilliwack Community Services
Family Law Advocacy Program
$261,250
Contact Women’s Group Society
Family Law Advocacy Program
$237,500
Trail FAIR Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$100,000
Access to Justice BC
Access to Justice BC Program
$95,000
Opportunities Career Services Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program
$75,000
BC Branch of the Canadian Bar Association
Rural Education and Access to Lawyers Initiative (REAL)
$50,000
Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters
Fostering National A2J Coordination Initiative
Grants totalling $1,750,000 for seven new On-Track Legal Clinic Programs funded by the provincial governments Attorney General Ministry:
$250,000
Active Support Against Poverty
Poverty Law Legal Clinic
$250,000
Disability Alliance BC Society
Disability Law Clinic
$250,000
Immigrant Services Society of BC
Immigrant and Refugee Legal Clinic
$250,000
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society
Poverty Law Clinic
$250,000
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society
knxit i? snqsilxw | Help the Relatives: Poverty Law Clinic
$250,000
Sources Community Resources Society
Poverty Law Clinic
$250,000
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre Society
Housing Law Clinic
Funds totalling $2,387,000 for 36 Projects:
$480,000
Ecojustice Canada Society
Securing Canada’s Leadership to Safeguard the Climate
$92,000
Legal Services Society
Gladue Report Writer Mentorship
$75,000
Community Legal Assistance Society
Indigenous Human Rights Education Partnership
$75,000
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Society for British Columbia (governing body of The Asante Centre)
FASD and Trauma: Applying Knowledge in Legal Contexts
$75,000
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition (Vancity Community Foundation)
Children’s Right to Housing: Law Review and Reform
$75,000
Golden Eagle Rising Society
Trauma Informed Practice Toolkit for Legal Professionals
$75,000
Law Society of BC
Developing new core competencies for the Professional Legal Training Course
$75,000
National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP)
National Self-Represented Litigants Project (NSRLP) West
$75,000
RAVEN (Respecting Aboriginal Values and Environmental Needs)
Curious Canadians
$75,000
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre Society
Renting It Right – A Free Online Course for BC Tenants
$75,000
THS Society of Transition Houses dba BC Society of Transition Houses
Preserving Tech Evidence: Legal Education for BC Anti-Violence Workers & Women to Respond to Technology Facilitated Violence
$75,000
Victoria Women’s Transition House Society
VWTH Family Legal Advocacy Project
$75,000
West Coast Environmental Law Association
Co-learning for Indigenous Law Revitalization – RELAW 2020
$74,000
West Coast LEAF Association
Gender Equality Report Card
$73,000
International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy
“E---Gladue”: Using Technology to Increase Access to Justice for Remote Indigenous Communities
$73,000
Simon Fraser University, Centre for Education Law and Society
Islam and Muslims: A Teacher Resource Portal
$72,000
West Coast Prison Justice Society
Prisoner Isolation Monitoring
$68,000
Foodlands Cooperative of BC
Building Legal Literacy for Foodlands Transfers in BC
$68,000
M.O.S.A.I.C.
Enhance Access to Safety for International Students
$60,000
Parent Support Services Society of BC
Provincial Legal Education Skillshare Event on Indigenous Child Welfare
$56,000
BC Lung Association
Radon: Building a BC Based Legal Response
$55,000
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
Learning Management Systems and Student Privacy (Google Education Platform)
$50,000
BC Law Institute
Study Paper on Capacity and Assessment Tribunals – Seeking a Model for British Columbia
$50,000
Vancouver Association of Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice on Stage: insights, conflicts and social change
$45,000
University of Saskatchewan, Native Law Centre
Gladue Benchbook
$40,000
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society
Testing a legal support model for migrant agricultural workers
$30,000
Vancouver Island Human Rights Coalition Society
VIHRC Rural Youth Initiative
$28,000
Vancouver Legal Hackers
Justice Hack BC 2019
$26,000
BC Collaborative Roster Society
Pro Bono Collaborative Divorce Project
$25,000
BC Hear the Child Society
Hear the Child Non-Evaluative Interviewing and Report-writing
$20,000
Canadian Legal Information Institute
BC Litigation Practice Manual
$20,000
West Kootenay Women’s Association
There’s Gotta Be a Law: A Workshop Series
$19,000
Haven Society: Promoting the safety of women, children, youth and families
Navigating the Legal System for Women who have Experienced Violence
$17,000
Carnegie Community Centre Association
Protests, poverty and people: Legal education in the Downtown Eastside
$15,000
Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice
The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Social Media on Legal Institutions
$6,000
Kelowna Community Resources Society
Legal 101 for Non-Profit Organization
Funds totalling $60,000 from the Law Society Access to Justice Fund:
$60,000
Atira Women’s Resource Society
Access to Justice Through Legal Incubation: Supporting Women Lawyers to Provide Access to Justice for Women Project