GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL

$79,591,814.00 CAD

≈ $1.92 for every person in Canada ≈ 1,029 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Department of Justice Canada
Program
Legal Aid
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2017-2018
Agreement period
April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2022
Reference
jus:119-2021-2022-Q3-00009

Published purpose

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Alberta for the delivery of criminal, and immigration and refugee legal aid. Alberta's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $71,119,106. Alberta will also receive a portion of the $62,900,000 five-year federal allocation for immigration and refugee legal aid, which will be calculated on an annual basis. In addition, Alberta may receive further increases to its immigration and refugee legal aid funding allocation to address pressures.

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This is a five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and Alberta to fund criminal and immigration/refugee legal aid services, with Alberta receiving a fixed allocation for criminal legal aid and a calculated share of federal funding for immigration and refugee legal aid.

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