BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Victoria, BC · grants and contributions register · Victoria

BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $211M value; 1 departments; 3 programs.

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5agreements
$211Mvalue
1departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid and Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid$100Mvalue2017start2022end

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of British Columbia for the delivery of criminal, and immigration and refugee legal aid. British Columbia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $83,426,805. British Columbia 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, British Columbia may receive further increases to its immigration and refugee legal aid funding allocation to address pressures.

Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid$98.9Mvalue2022start2027end

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of British Columbia for the delivery of criminal legal aid. British Columbia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $91,589,402. British Columbia will also receive an additional $7,354,058 in 2023-24 from the $60 million announced in Budget 2022 for criminal legal aid. This additional funding is subject to the approval by the Treasury Board of Canada and the appropriation of funds by the Parliament of Canada.

Cost-Sharing Agreement - Indigenous Courtwork Program - British Columbia$11.6Mvalue2023start2028end

The objective of the Indigenous Courtwork Program is to facilitate and enhance access to justice by assisting Indigenous Persons (adults and youth) charged with an offence under any federal or provincial statute, municipal by-law, or otherwise involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally relevant treatment. These services include information on charges, court procedures, rights and responsibilities, bail, diversion, restorative justice and Indigenous community justice alternatives; support in accessing legal resources as well as appropriate communit

French judicial terminology training for the Prosecution Services of the Attorney General of British Columbia 2024-2028$106Kvalue2024start2028end

This project entails delivering annual legal terminological training in French to Crown prosecutors of the province of British Columbia.

French judicial terminology training for the Prosecution Services of the Attorney General of British Columbia$22.8Kvalue2023start2024end

This project consists of providing a two-day training session to Crown Counsels of British Columbia’s Prosecution Services to develop their ability to work in French. This training will focus on French language judicial terminology as it relates to the Criminal Code.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada5agreements$211Mvalue3programs
  • Legal Aid
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Years

20241agreements$106Kvalue1programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20232agreements$11.6Mvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20221agreements$98.9Mvalue1programs
  • Legal Aid
20171agreements$100Mvalue1programs
  • Legal Aid

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.