UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA - FACULTY OF LAW: federal grants and contributions

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UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA - FACULTY OF LAW: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $3.4M value; 2 departments; 3 programs.

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10agreements
$3.4Mvalue
2departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Certification of common law in French$1.0Mvalue2023start2028end

The project supports the coordination of a French language common law certificate programme that will be offered at English-speaking host institutions. In addition to offering law courses in French, the certificate programme will also include a semester at the University of Ottawa - Common Law Program in French, a mock court exercise, mentoring activities and internships in organizations that offer legal services in French.

Certification of common law in French$600Kvalue2020start2023end

The project supports the coordination of a French language common law certificate programme that will be offered at English-speaking host institutions. In addition to offering law courses in French, the certificate programme will also include a semester at the University of Ottawa - Common Law Program in French, a mock court exercise, mentoring activities and internships in organizations that offer legal services in French.

The Visual Laboratory on Indigenous Legal Orders of the Indigenous Law Certificate Program$597Kvalue2022start2025end

Creation of a visual laboratory on Indigenous Legal Orders. The objective of this project is to showcase Indigenous justice and law systems through knowledge-based audio-visual content to increase knowledge, awarenessand understanding of the recognition of Indigenous law and legal traditions and to encourage informed dialogue among justice system stakeholders in this regard. Additional activities include the development of educational and legal information resources based on the traditional knowledge of Quebec's Indigenous communities while actively engaging learners enrolled in the Certific

The Pan‑Canadian Linguistic Initiative$521Kvalue2026start2028end

The “Pan-Canadian Linguistic Initiative” project is a virtual activity designed for francophone youth (ages 14–25) living in minority settings across Canada. It aims to promote linguistic rights through two components: online training and an interactive contest with fun challenges. Launched in 2022 with the Fédération De La Jeunesse Canadienne-Française, it will be sustained through the creation of multimedia tools in partnership with Jurivision and the annual organization of the event. The goal is to celebrate francophonie outside Quebec and foster a participatory culture around linguistic ri

pratiquO - the Vocational Training Centre$150Kvalue2019start2021end

The project consists of offering continuing professional training to Francophone and Francophile jurists in Ontario. The project will improve the accessibility and quality of legal services for Francophones in minority communities.

Fourth edition of the French version of the book, Language Rights in Canada and first edition of the book Language Rights in Canada.$128Kvalue2026start2027end

The project will publish the 4th French edition and the first English translation of Language Rights in Canada. This edition will provide a vital bilingual resource for practitioners and students of official language law.

Fourth edition of the French version of the book, Language Rights in Canada and first edition of the book Language Rights in Canada.$128Kvalue2026start2027end

The project will publish the 4th French edition and the first English translation of Language Rights in Canada. This edition will provide a vital bilingual resource for practitioners and students of official language law.

Common Law in brief$93.5Kvalue2024start2028end

This project includes the publication of the collection “Common law in brief” which will include some 20 volumes presenting the fundamental areas of Canadian Common Law in a simple and concise manner in works with a maximum length of 50,000 words or 100 pages. Each volume will be written by an expert in the field, affiliated with the University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, and will undergo a professional review both in terms of content and form.

515624$84.9Kvalue2025start2026end

Publication of a bilingual IP best practices guide for the AI era, organization of public legal education workshops, and offering of pro bono IP services to Canadian tech companies

Canadian Bijuralism: Studies in Comparative Law$54.0Kvalue2022start2022end

The project consists of updating and reissuing a two-volume work presenting Canadian common law and Quebec civil law from a comparative law perspective. The work aims to better inform jurists about the two Canadian legal systems, the French volume to make common law accessible to French-speaking jurists generally trained in civil law; and the English volume to make civil law accessible to English-speaking jurists, who are generally trained in common law.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada9agreements$3.3Mvalue2programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$84.9Kvalue1programs

Years

20263agreements$776Kvalue1programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20251agreements$84.9Kvalue1programs
  • Intellectual Property Legal Clinics Program
20241agreements$93.5Kvalue1programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20231agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20222agreements$651Kvalue2programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20201agreements$600Kvalue1programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
20191agreements$150Kvalue1programs
  • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

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.