Adjudications

The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC, and committees of the board, meet multiple times each year to consider and decide on grant applications.

Please see below annual listings of approved grants.

Please note: Multi-year grants listed below display the total approved amount, as well as the number of years the funding is spread over. For annual amounts, please refer to our annual reports HERE.

The following grants were approved in 2021.

In addition to the grants listed below, funding was also approved for the following purposes:

  • $35,000 for public interest participation grants
  • $90,000 for one-time start-up costs for provincial legal clinics
  • $202,125 for special needs grants

The Foundation also approved $778,000 to provide education, training and other supports to funded advocates and grantees.

OrganizationProgram titleApproved AmountIf multiyear,
# of years
Quarter approved in
Access Pro Bono Society of BCAPB Lawyer Referral Service$142,500Quarter 1
Access Pro Bono Society of BCSummary Legal Advice Program, and the Civil Chambers Program and Roster Programs$468,000Quarter 1
Atira Women’s Resource SocietyAccess to Justice Through Legal Incubation: Supporting Women Lawyers to Provide Access to Justice for Women Project$35,000Quarter 1
Atira Women’s Resource SocietyLegal Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Battered Women’s Support ServicesLegal Services and Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
BC Civil Liberties AssociationArticling Student – Hireback$10,000Quarter 1
BC Law InstitutePublic Interest Articling Student$130,0002Quarter 1
BC Law InstituteProgram Grant$400,000Quarter 1
BC Public Interest Advocacy CentreRepresentation of the public interest in regulatory matters$95,000Quarter 1
Community Connections Society of Southeast BCEast Kootenay Poverty Law Advocacy Program$105,000Quarter 1
Community Legal Assistance SocietyDavid Mossop, QC Public Interest Articling Fellowship$60,000Quarter 1
Community Legal Assistance SocietyCommunity Law Program and Community Advocate Support Line (CASL),$960,000Quarter 1
Disability Alliance BC SocietyArticling Student$46,0002Quarter 1
Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre SocietyLegal Support Program$95,000Quarter 1
Ecojustice Canada SocietyEcojustice Articling Grant$130,0002Quarter 1
Environmental Law Centre SocietyEnvironmental Law Centre Clinic Program$250,000Quarter 1
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Society for British ColumbiaIncreasing capacity to identify and support individuals with FASD and complex neurodevelopmental needs in British Columbia$844,0003Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsGideon Odionu$14,500Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsJustin Ng$14,500Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsKarlan Modeste$14,500Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsOludolapo Makinde$14,500Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsMichael Johnson$14,500Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsKatherine (Kate) Gower$14,500Quarter 1
Graduate FellowshipsLindsay Keegitah Borrows$14,500Quarter 1
Immigrant Services Society of BCArticling Position at IRLC$130,0002Quarter 1
Immigrant Services Society of BCImmigration and Refugee Legal Clinic$345,000Quarter 1
Justice Education Society of BCLegal education programs$385,000Quarter 1
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry SocietyKDEFS Articling Program$130,0002Quarter 1
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry SocietyFamily Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Ki-Low-Na Friendship Societyknxit i? snqsilxw | Help the Relatives: Poverty Law Clinic$250,000Quarter 1
Kinbrace Community SocietyAccessing Refugee Protection$40,000Quarter 1
Legal Aid BCIndigenous Women’s Legal Needs Assessment$99,800Quarter 1
Level. Changing Lives Through LawIndigenous Youth Outreach Program$15,000Quarter 1
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community ServicesFamily Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Community ServicesPoverty Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Mediate BC SocietyPublic Education Program$70,000Quarter 1
Migrant Workers Centre BC SocietyArticling Student – Hireback$10,000Quarter 1
Migrant Workers Centre BC SocietyMigrant Workers Centre Legal Advocacy Program$150,000Quarter 1
Nicola Valley Community Justice Services SocietyIndigenous Court Coordinator Program$25,000Quarter 1
North Shore Community Resources SocietyNorth Shore Legal Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Okanagan Advocacy and Resource SocietyLegal Advocacy Program for the North Okanagan$95,000Quarter 1
People’s Law School SocietyDial A Law Operating Grant$150,000Quarter 1
People’s Law School SocietyLegal information programs$370,000Quarter 1
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaIndigenous Legal Studies Academic Leadership Certificate$10,000Quarter 1
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaLSLAP For-Credit Program$30,000Quarter 1
Pivot Legal SocietyHomelessness and Police Accountability Programs$190,000Quarter 1
PovNet SocietyPovNet Program$100,000Quarter 1
Quesnel Tillicum SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Quesnel Tillicum SocietyFamily Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Seniors First BC SocietyElder Law Clinic$220,000Quarter 1
Seniors First BC SocietyLegal Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
SHARE Family and Community Services SocietyFamily Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
SHARE Family and Community Services SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Shuswap Family Resource & Referral SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Project$95,000Quarter 1
Society for Children and Youth of BCChildren and Youth for the Child and Youth Legal Centre Provincial Roster Expansion Project – Wayne Robertson, QC Fund for Children and Youth$85,000Quarter 1
Sources Community Resources SocietySOURCES Community Law Clinic: First Year Practice$70,000Quarter 1
Sources Community Resources SocietyLegal Information & Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Sources Community Resources SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre SocietyTenant Legal Advocacy Program$280,000Quarter 1
Terrace and District Community Services SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Together Against Poverty SocietyArticling Student – Hireback$10,000Quarter 1
University of Saskatchewan College of LawIndigenous Law Centre$55,000Quarter 1
University of Victoria Faculty of LawAccess to Justice Centre for Excellence$100,000Quarter 1
University of Victoria Faculty of LawFamily Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 1
Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance SocietyLegal Advocacy Program$80,000Quarter 1
Wachiay Friendship Centre SocietyWachiay Family Law Advocacy Services$95,000Quarter 1
Wachiay Friendship Centre SocietyWachiay Advocacy Outreach Program$95,000Quarter 1
Watari Research AssociationSystem Negotiator Program$95,000Quarter 1
West Coast Environmental Law AssociationPublic Interest Articling Fellowship at WCELA$130,0002Quarter 1
West Coast Environmental Law AssociationLegal research, legal education and legal aid supporting the public interest in environmental legal issues$470,000Quarter 1
West Coast LEAF AssociationArticling Student – Hireback$10,000Quarter 1
West Coast LEAF AssociationLitigation and Law Reform$380,000Quarter 1
West Coast Prison Justice SocietyPrisoners’ Legal Services Articling Position$130,0002Quarter 1
West Coast Prison Justice SocietyHuman Rights, Charter and Health Care Initiative$100,000Quarter 1
Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family MattersFostering National A2J Coordination$50,000Quarter 2
BC Courthouse Library SocietyAbbotsford Operational Funding$65,000Quarter 2
BC Courthouse Library SocietyOperating Grant$2,470,000Quarter 2
BC First Nations Justice CouncilCommunity Clinic$977,5003Quarter 2
BC First Nations Justice CouncilCapacity and Articling Program$945,0003Quarter 2
Canadian Bar Association, BC BranchRural Education and Access to Lawyers Initiative (REAL)$75,000Quarter 2
Canadian Bar Association, BC BranchAccess to Justice Week (A2J Week)$10,000Quarter 2
Ecojustice Canada SocietyBC Litigation Program$190,000Quarter 2
Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice SocietyLaw Student Legal Advice Program$390,000Quarter 2
Law Foundation of BCEvaluation: Law Foundation Clinic and Advocacy Network$25,000Quarter 2
Legal Aid BCDiscovery Research Project for LABC Virtual Family Advice Services$95,205Quarter 2
Legal Aid BCEvaluation of the Family Limited Representation Contract$60,000Quarter 2
Native Courtworker & Counselling Association of BCOut of Court Community Support New Westminster & Duncan$150,000Quarter 2
Opportunities Career Services SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$118,750Quarter 2
Opportunities Career Services SocietyFamily Law Advocacy Program$118,750Quarter 2
Provincial Court of British ColumbiaProvincial Court Judicial Internship Circuit Court Program$25,000Quarter 2
Rise Women’s Legal CentreVirtual Advocate – Rise Women’s Legal Centre$60,000Quarter 2
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of LawGlobal Justice and Sustainability Law Virtual Clinic – Feasibility Study$15,000Quarter 2
Together Against Poverty SocietyPoverty Law Lawyer$300,8502Quarter 2
Together Against Poverty SocietyLegal Advocacy Program$300,8502Quarter 2
Disability Alliance BC SocietyDisability Law Clinic Staff Lawyer Pilot Project$450,0003Quarter 3
Immigrant Services Society of BCIRLC Community Legal Worker pilot project$285,0003Quarter 3
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry SocietyKelowna and Region Community Law Clinic and Poverty Law Advocacy Program$800,0002Quarter 3
Society for Children and Youth of BCChild and Youth Legal Centre Provincial Clinic$562,5002Quarter 3
Access Pro Bono Society of BCEveryone Legal Clinic Project$30,000Quarter 4
Access to Justice BCCoordination of provincial access to justice network$300,0002Quarter 4
Archway Community ServicesFamily Law Advocacy Program$285,0003Quarter 4
Archway Community ServicesRegional Community Legal Advocacy Program$570,0003Quarter 4
Archway Community ServicesLegal Advocacy Program$480,0003Quarter 4
BC Civil Liberties AssociationTest case litigation, legal education, and law reform$1,140,0003Quarter 4
BC Family Justice Innovation LabUnbundled Legal Services Research Project$20,000Quarter 4
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy AssociationLaw Reform and Public Legal Education Program$250,000Quarter 4
Burnaby Community Services SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
Canadian Alliance to End HomelessnessEviction Prevention for Women and Gender Diverse People in Canada$19,901Quarter 4
Canadian Foundation for Legal ResearchLegal Research Program$20,000Quarter 4
Canadian Institute for the Administration of JusticeCross-Canada Family Justice Transformation Strategy$100,000Quarter 4
Cowichan Women Against Violence SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 4
Debate and Speech Association of BCLaw Foundation Cup$25,000Quarter 4
Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater VancouverPoverty Law Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
First United Church Community Ministry SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$225,000Quarter 4
Fort Nelson Aboriginal Friendship SocietyPoverty Law & Family Law Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
Haida Gwaii Legal Project SocietySupport for Indian Day School Applications$25,000Quarter 4
Haida Gwaii Legal Project SocietyLegal Education/Advocacy Program$300,0003Quarter 4
Inter-Cultural Association of Greater VictoriaTransitions to Justice$20,000Quarter 4
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry SocietyKelowna and Region Family Law Advocacy Program$160,000Quarter 4
Langley Community Services SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
Law Society of BCThe Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC)$240,000Quarter 4
Law Society of BCCanLII Virtual Law Library$80,000Quarter 4
Legal Aid BCLegal Information and Legal Assistance Programs$3,250,000Quarter 4
Penticton and Area Access SocietyFamily Law Advocacy Program$285,0003Quarter 4
Penticton and Area Access SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$285,0003Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaPublic Interest Awards$65,000Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaUBC Innocence Project at the Allard School of Law$55,000Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaLSLAP For-Credit Program$30,000Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaIndigenous Legal Studies Academic Leadership Certificate program$10,000Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaEnhancing Access to Justice Through Reimagining Criminal Justice in Canada$17,445Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaIndigenous Community Legal Clinic$270,000Quarter 4
Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British ColumbiaPublic Interest Work Placement$90,000Quarter 4
Port Alberni Friendship CenterFamily Law Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
Port Alberni Friendship CenterOutreach Legal Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
Powell River Community Services AssociationPoverty Law Advocacy Program$190,0002Quarter 4
Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice SocietyIndigenous Court Coordinator Project – Prince George$25,000Quarter 4
Prince Rupert Unemployed Centre SocietyAdvocacy Program$95,000Quarter 4
Pro Bono Students Canada – TRUPro Bono Students Canada – TRU Chapter$35,000Quarter 4
Pro Bono Students Canada – UBCPro Bono Students Canada – UBC Chapter$40,000Quarter 4
Pro Bono Students Canada – UVICPro Bono Students Canada – UVic Chapter$35,000Quarter 4
Quesnel Tillicum SocietyFamily Law Advocacy Program$285,0003Quarter 4
Quesnel Tillicum SocietyPoverty Law Advocacy Program$285,0003Quarter 4
Rise Women’s Legal CentreRise Integrated Legal Services Program$395,000Quarter 4
Rise Women’s Legal CentreProtection Order Efficacy in BC$20,000Quarter 4
Simon Fraser University, School of CriminologyPolice diversion: An alternative path to justice?$18,984Quarter 4
Society for Children and Youth of BCChild and Youth Legal Center$1,400,0002Quarter 4
Society for Equity, Inclusion, and Advocacy: Central Vancouver IslandLegal Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 4
Spirit of the Children SocietyCourt Elders Engagement$57,000Quarter 4
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of LawPublic Interest Work Placement$50,000Quarter 4
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of LawLaw Foundation Public Interest Awards$40,000Quarter 4
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of LawCommunity Legal Clinic Program$250,000Quarter 4
Thompson Rivers University Faculty of LawIndigenous-Local Government Relationships Project: 2$20,000Quarter 4
University of Victoria Faculty of LawAccess to Justice Centre for Excellence$100,000Quarter 4
University of Victoria Faculty of LawLaw Foundation Public Interest Awards$45,000Quarter 4
University of Victoria Faculty of LawLaw Centre Family Law Advocacy Program$95,000Quarter 4
University of Victoria Faculty of LawPublic Interest Work Placement$90,000Quarter 4
University of Victoria Faculty of LawLaw Centre Clinical Program$435,000Quarter 4
Upper Skeena Counselling & Legal Assistance SocietyIndigenous Court: Navigator and Court Coordinator Program$55,000Quarter 4
Vancouver Summer Mentorship SocietySummer Mentorship Program$10,000Quarter 4
Yeqox Nilin Justice SocietyIndigenous Court Coordinator Project$25,000Quarter 4