Grants Approved in November 2012 - Law Foundation of BC

The Board of Governors of the Law Foundation of BC met on November 24, 2012 and approved funding for a number of continuing programs and projects. Chair Margaret Sasges is pleased to announce that funding totalling $8,662,493 was approved for the following 36 continuing programs and projects.

Continuing Programs

Funding totalling $8,165,980 was approved for the following 25 continuing programs:

Organization Name	Program Name	Grant Amount
Legal Services Society	Operating Grant	$3,599,750
BC Courthouse Library Society	Operating Grant	$2,737,750
BC Civil Liberties Association	Major Programs	$313,600
Law Society of BC	The Professional Legal Training Course	$257,180
University of British Columbia	First Nations Legal Clinic	$167,000
University of British Columbia	Graduate Fellowships	$120,000
University of Victoria	Public Interest Work Placements	$97,200
Haida Gwaii Legal Project Society	Legal Education/Advocacy Program	$75,000
Nanaimo Citizen Advocacy Association	Legal Advocacy Program	$75,000
Powell River Community Services Association	Poverty Law Advocacy Program	$75,000

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Projects

Funding totalling $425,500 was approved for the following 6 projects:

Organization Name	Project Name	Grant Amount
First United Church Mission	Poverty Law Advocacy Program	$175,000
University of British Columbia	Law Foundation Awards	$100,000
Thompson Rivers University	Entrance Scholarships	$58,000
University of Victoria	Law Foundation Awards	$50,000
Thompson Rivers University	Legal Education and Research Projects	$27,500
Foundation for Legal Research	Legal Research Project	$15,000

Legal Research Fund

Funding totalling $71,013 was approved for the following Legal Research Fund projects:

Organization Name	Project Name	Grant Amount
University of Victoria	Coast Salish Civil Procedure and Language Research Clinic	$20,000
Peter Edelmann	The Implications of Refugee Law Reform on Access to Counsel for Refugees in BC	$19,973
University of Victoria	Anti-Corruption Research	$12,000
Andrew Pilliar	What Do Lawyers Do? Examining the Types of Pro Bono, Low Bono and Voluntary Work Provided by British Columbia Lawyers	$10,000
Thompson Rivers University	Canada's New Refugee Health Care Law Regime: Constitutional and Human Rights Implications	$9,040