The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on November 21, 2015 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Warren Milman is pleased to announce that funding totalling $7,321,000 was approved for the following 37 continuing programs and projects.
Continuing Programs
Funding totalling $6,900,500 was approved for the following 19 continuing programs:
| Organization | Program Name | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Legal Services Society | Legal Information and Legal Assistance Programs | $2,955,000.00 |
| BC Courthouse Library Society | Operating Grant | $2,245,000.00 |
| University of Victoria | Law Centre Clinical Program | $340,000.00 |
| Law Society of BC | Professional Legal Training Course | $215,000.00 |
| BC Civil Liberties Association | Major Programs | $175,000.00 |
| First United Church Community Ministry Society | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $175,000.00 |
| University of British Columbia | Indigenous Community Legal Clinic | $174,500.00 |
| BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association | Law Reform & Public Legal Education Program | $80,000.00 |
| Haida Gwaii Legal Project Society | Legal Education/Advocacy Program | $78,000.00 |
| Nanaimo Citizen Advocacy Association | Legal Advocacy Program | $75,000.00 |
| Powell River Community Services Association | Poverty Law Advocacy Program | $75,000.00 |
| Law Society of BC | CanLII Virtual Law Library | $70,000.00 |
| Multiple Sclerosis Society, BC & Yukon Division | Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program | $55,000.00 |
| Prince Rupert Unemployed Centre Society | Advocacy Program | $45,000.00 |
| University of Victoria | Public Interest Work Placements | $38,000.00 |
| Pro Bono Students Canada - UBC | Community Placement Program | $35,000.00 |
| Pro Bono Students Canada - UVIC | Student Placement Program | $30,000.00 |
| Debate and Speech Association of BC | Law Foundation Cup | $20,000.00 |
| Foundation for Legal Research | Legal Research Program | $20,000.00 |
Projects
Funding totalling $321,000 was approved for the following 11 grants:
Organization Project Name Grant Amount
Opportunities Career Services Society Poverty Law Advocacy Program $62,500.00
Mediate BC Society
Family Unbundled Legal Services Project $60,000.00
University of British Columbia
Innocence Project $50,000.00
University of British Columbia
Law Foundation Public Interest Awards $40,000.00
University of Victoria
Law Foundation Public Interest Awards $30,000.00
People's Law School Society
Organizational Review and HR Support $25,000.00
Thompson Rivers University
Law Foundation Public Interest Awards $20,000.00
Opportunities Career Services Society Relocation Costs $12,000.00
Vancouver Summer Mentorship Society Summer Mentorship Program $11,500.00
Justice Education Society of BC
Collaboration Funding $5,000.00
People's Law School Society Collaboration Funding $5,000.00
Legal Research Fund
Funding totalling $99,500 was approved for the following 7 Legal Research grants:
| Organization | Project Title | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Beverly Froese | Equality, Dignity and Inclusion: An Evaluation of BC's Mental Health Laws, Policies and Service Standards | $20,000.00 |
| Kamaljit Lehal | An Exploration of the Effectiveness | $20,000.00 |
| University of Victoria | Indigenous Law: A Toolkit for Navigating Issues of Gender and Sexuality | $20,000.00 |
| University of British Columbia | Should the Small Claims Court of British Columbia be Given an Explicit Equitable Jurisdiction? | $15,000.00 |
| University of Victoria | The On-Going Pursuit of Public Sector Integrity: Awarding Government Contracts and Financing Political Parties | $14,000.00 |
| Thompson Rivers University | Teaching the Future of Law in the Canadian Law School | $7,000.00 |
| Mathew Good | Justice Delayed - Trends in Length of Hearing, Judgment Length and Time to Judgment, 1970 - 2015 | $3,500.00 |