The Law Foundation of British Columbia

Grants Approved
The Law Foundation approved funding totaling $11,207,303 for the following grants at its meeting on November 25, 2000.

Funding totaling $3,801,150 was approved for the following 12 continuing grantees:

• BC Coalition of People with Disabilities, (Advocacy Access Program 2001) - $124,464
• BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association, (Law Reform/Public Legal Education Program 2000/2001) - $18,900
• BC Human Rights Coalition, (Human Rights Advocacy and Education Project 2000/2001) - $120,285
• Debate and Speech Association of BC, (Law Foundation Cup Debates 2001) - $13,000
• Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association, (Advocacy Services Project 2001) - $93,946
• Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre, (Legal Advocate Program 2001/2002) - $30,000
• Greater Vancouver Law Students’ Legal Advice Program, (Operating 2000/2001) - $110,005
• Law Foundation Lay Advocacy Education and Training Fund, (2001) - $31,450
• Law Courts Education Society, (Northern Public Legal Education Program for First Nations Communities 2001/2002) - $55,250
• Legal Services Society, (Operating 2001/2002) - $2,975,000
• University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, (Graduate Fellowships 2001/2002) - $54,400 (Entrance Awards 2001/2002) - $12,250 (Undergraduate Scholarships 2001/2002) - $26,350 (First Nations Clinical Program 2001/2002) - $59,500 (Projects Grant 2001) - $25,000
• University of Victoria, Faculty of Law, (Entrance and Renewal Scholarships 2001/2002) - $26,350 (Projects Grant 2001) - $25,000

Funding totaling $6,432,076 was approved for the following 20 new legal projects under the Major Projects Initiative:

• Aboriginal Women’s Action Network, (Aboriginal Women, Violence and the Law) - $500,000
• Asante Centre for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, (Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Judicial System) - $150,000
• BC Coalition to Eliminate Abuse of Seniors, (Seniors and the Law) - $500,000
• BC Provincial Court Judges Association, (Informational Handouts for Self-Represented Litigants) - $58,750
• Continuing Legal Education Society, (Web Service Project) - $500,000 (Online Learning for the BC Legal Profession) - $500,000
• DanceArts Vancouver Society, (Multi-Media Legal Education Presentation for Youth) - $80,000
• Heiltsuk Tribal Council, (Blueprint for a Heiltsuk Justice System) - $72,300
• Latin American Community Council Society, (Multilingual Public Legal Education Web site) - $180,000
• Law Society of BC, (Virtual Law Library Project) - $65,120
• (Articling Reform and Enhancement Project) - $406,000
• Legal Services Society, (Family Law Web site) - $418,906 (Legal Aid Billing Processing – Remedial Measures) - $500,000 (Quality Assurance Project) - $375,000
• Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, (Law Reform Project) - $426,000
• University of British Columbia, Faculty of Law, (Educational Needs Survey of Law Graduates, the Legal Profession, and Users of Legal Services) - $300,000
• University of Victoria, Faculty of Law, (Aboriginal Justice and Governance) - $500,000 (Student Bursary and Entrance Scholarship Program) - $500,000
• Vancouver Community College, (Endowment Fund – Court Interpreting Program) - $50,000 (On-Line and Print Glossary of Legal Terminology) - $350,000

Funding totaling $773,777 was approved for the following 26 new legal projects:

• Alzheimer Society of BC, (Advocacy Training for Chinese Language Support Groups) - $8,300
• BC Civil Liberties Association, (Position Awareness Project) - $5,110 (Students’ Guide to Civil Liberties) - $11,147
• BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, (Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Health Records in Civil and Criminal Cases of Violence Against Women in Relationships) - $49,791
• Canadian Diabetes Association, BC-Yukon Division, (Legal Issues and Information Needs of Youth with Diabetes) - $30,880
• Capilano College Foundation, (Legal Assistant Program – Distance Education) - $50,000
• Chetwynd Women’s Resource Centre, (Legal Education Project) - $7,000
• Community Legal Assistance Society, (Representation Agreement Project – Mental Health Consumers) - $50,000
• Continuing Legal Education Society, (Aboriginal Law and Legal Services Initiative) - $21,000
• Downtown Eastside Residents’ Association, (Public Legal Education Facilitator) - $50,000
• Fort Nelson Women’s Resource Centre, (Basic Advocacy Training) - $2,988
• GALA North Social Support Society, (Legal Rights and Responsibilities for the Gay and Lesbian Community) - $15,045
• IMPACS – Institute for Media, Policy & Civil Society, (Law Reform Project: Charities and Advocacy) - $50,000
• Joint Committee of the Canadian Bar Association (BC Branch) and Law Society of BC Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services, (Development of a Pro Bono Website) - $50,000
• Multicultural Society of Kelowna, (Understanding Canadian Law – Workshops/Booklet) - $5,000
• Multiple Sclerosis Society, BC Division, (Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program) - $30,000
• Nenqay Deni Yajelhtig Law Centre, (Nenqay Deni Yajelhtig Law Centre Newsletter) - $6,200
• Representation Agreement Resource Centre Association, (Enhancing Accessibility of Legal Education on Representation Agreements for the Senior Population) - $47,990
• Russian Cultural Association, (Sponsorship Breakdown – Booklet Translation Project) - $4,076
• Simon Fraser University, Gerontology Research Centre, (Enhancing the Legal Literacy of Seniors in BC) - $49,950
• Society to Support Family Bonding & Healing, (Alternatives to Apprehension: Education, Action and Advocacy) - $50,000
• Vancouver Community College, (First Nations Legal Interpreter Training Program) - $49,700 (Distance Education Curriculum for Court Interpreters) - $45,400
• Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association, (Bilingual Human Rights Guide for Japanese Canadians) - $18,500
• Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, (Legal Project – Holocaust Survivor Claims) - $27,000
• Vela Microboard Association of British Columbia, (Legal Education for Microboards) - $38,700

Funding totaling $200,300 was approved for the following 5 new Aboriginal women’s and children’s legal projects:

• Law Courts Education Society and the Residential School Project, (First Nations Legal Education: Options for Addressing Abuse) - $49,800
• Lower Post First Nation, (Legal Education Workshops) - $43,000
• National Action Committee on the Status of Women, BC Region, (Child Welfare Research Project) - $50,000
• Punky Lake Wilderness Camp Society, (Making Sense of the Law for Tsilqhot’in Women and Children) - $50,000
• Tsimshian Tribal Council, (Youth Conference) - $7,500

This article was published in the February 2001 issue of BarTalk. © 2001 The Canadian Bar Association. All rights reserved.