Outlined below is a list of grants adjudicated at the November 28, 2020 Board of Governors meeting.

Funding totalling $7,680,000 was approved for the following 35 Continuing and On-Track programs:

$3,250,000
Legal Aid BC
Legal Information and Legal Assistance Programs

$700,000
Society for Children and Youth of BC
Child and Youth Legal Centre

$435,000
University of Victoria
UVic Law — Law Centre Clinical Program

$380,000
BC Civil Liberties Association
Major Programs

$270,000
University of British Columbia
Indigenous Community Legal Clinic

$250,000
BC Freedom of Information and Privacy Association
Law Reform and Public Legal Education Program

$250,000
Thompson Rivers University
TRU Legal Clinic and TRU Legal Clinic Society

$240,000
Law Society of BC
The Professional Legal Training Course (PLTC)

$225,000
First United Church Community Ministry Society
Poverty Law Advocacy Program

$160,000
Rise Women’s Legal Centre
Family Advocate Support Line

$150,000
Access to Justice BC
Access to Justice

$100,000
Haida Gwaii Legal Project Society
Legal Education/Advocacy Program

$95,000
Chimo Community Services Society
Family Law Advocacy Services

$95,000
Fort St. John Women’s Resource Society
Family Law Advocacy Program

$95,000
Powell River Community Services Association
Poverty Law Advocacy Program

$95,000
Society for Equity, Inclusion, and Advocacy: Central Vancouver Island
Legal Advocacy Program

Public Interest Work Placements
$90,000
University of British Columbia
$90,000
University of Victoria
$50,000
Thompson Rivers University

$80,000
Law Society of BC
CanLII Virtual Law Library

$70,000
Multiple Sclerosis Society, BC & Yukon Division
Volunteer Legal Advocacy Program (VLAP)

$65,000
Prince Rupert Unemployed Centre Society
Advocacy Program

Public Interest Awards
$65,000
University of British Columbia
$45,000
University of Victoria
$40,000
Thompson Rivers University

$55,000
University of British Columbia
UBC Innocence Project at the Allard School of Law

Pro Bono Students Canada (PBSC)
$40,000
Pro Bono Students Canada — UBC
$35,000
Pro Bono Students Canada — TRU
$35,000
Pro Bono Students Canada — UVIC

$25,000
Debate and Speech Association of BC
Law Foundation Cup

$25,000
Prince George Urban Aboriginal Justice Society
Indigenous Court Coordinator Project — Prince George         

$25,000
T’kemlups te Secwepemc
Aboriginal Justice Worker in Support of the Cknúcwentn Elders (First Nations) Court

$25,000
Yeqox Nilin Justice Society
Indigenous Court Coordinator Project

$20,000
Canadian Foundation for Legal Research
Grants for Legal Research and Writing    

$10,000
Vancouver Summer Mentorship Society
Summer Mentorship Program

Funding totalling $1,000,000 for the second year of operation for four Legal Clinic Programs. Support for these programs provided by the Government of British Columbia:   

$250,000
Kamloops and District Elizabeth Fry Society
Elizabeth Fry Legal Clinic (ELC)

$250,000
Tenant Resource and Advisory Centre
Housing Law Clinic

$250,000
Disability Alliance BC Society
Disability Law Clinic

$250,000
Sources Community Resources Society
Poverty Law Clinic 

Funding totalling $1,565,000 was approved for the following three Major Projects Initiative:  

$750,000
WISH Drop-In Centre Society
A Safer Province for All: Provincial Bad Date Reporting System for Sex Workers in BC Project

$465,000
Together Against Poverty Society
Vacancy Control Project

$350,000
Justice for Girls Outreach Society
Enhancing ‘Access to Justice’ for Teenage Girls in Poverty Project

Funding totalling $500,000 was approved for the following eight projects:

$75,000
Ecotrust Canada
Innovations in Indigenous Land Tenure Project

$75,000
Justice Education Society of BC
Advancing BC Court Forms Project

$75,000
Social Health & Economic Development Society of Bella Coola
BCLAP’s Making Waves Project: Marine Delivery of Legal Services Project

$75,000
Union of BC Indian Chiefs
Making Our Voices Heard: Indigenous Human Rights Public Legal Education Project

$75,000
West Coast Prison Justice Society
Indigenous Prisoners’ Voices Project

$59,000
PovNet Society
Community of Practice Platform Enhancement & Evaluation Project

$42,000
St Paul’s Anglican Church (Advocacy Office)
One-year project to strengthen volunteer St Paul’s Advocacy Office program

$24,000
The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia) Society
FACL BC Documentary Project

Funding totalling $120,000 was approved for the following 7 Fellowships & Research Grants: 

$20,000
BC Civil Liberties Association
Guide to Arrest & Detention for Migrants & Refugees

$20,000
BC Law Institute
Oversight of the Work of Health Care Assistants in BC: Protecting Vulnerable Workers and Patients / Clients

$20,000
Migrant Workers Centre BC Society
The VWOWP and the promise for protection for migrant workers

$20,000
Rise Women's Legal Centre
Creating Safety in Rural Courthouses in BC

$17,560
Thompson Rivers University
The COVID-19 Pandemic and Increasing Access to Justice for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in BC's Mental Health Facilities, Prisons and Detention Centres

$16,020
Thompson Rivers University
Indigenous-Local Government Relations Project

$6,420
University of Victoria
Online Dispute Resolution, A2J and Law-making