Sentences with phrase «francophone communities»

She also credits the program with making the candidates aware of the difficulties that francophone communities face, such as accessing justice in French, and encouraging them to be involved in their communities all the time.

Benoît Pelletier, for «his efforts to bring about interprovincial - territorial co-operation and for his advocacy on behalf of Francophone communities,» and Alfred Popp, for his «contributions to maritime law» in various positions, were named Members of the Order.

The prize is in recognition of his outstanding contribution within the Francophone community.

«In the francophone community I think there is the attitude that for every extra lawyer who can provide quality legal services in French is a gain for the whole community.

Its «mission» is to «establish charitable activities to enhance the vitality of Alberta's francophone community», and its «vision» is for «a francophone community in Alberta that is autonomous, dynamic and valued».

As for the French program, Levesque says one of their first goals was to gather an advisory board consisting of judges and lawyers well known in the francophone community.

«We've been speaking to a lot of students enrolled and are really confident we've developed a robust training program with very well respected lawyers from the francophone community,» Levesque says.

Not exact matches

Sun Media, which is a subsidiary of Montreal - based Quebecor Inc. (TSX: QBR.B) is also closing eight publications in smaller communities in several provinces including three francophone publications in Quebec.

It is my conviction that the signing of this pact will pose a significant landmark in our effort to build bridges between the people of Ghana and the people of the larger community of Francophone» the minister said.

Our aim is to promote access to Quebec case law beyond the francophone legal community and citizens of this province, make the valuable insight of Quebec judges more widely known across Canada, and enrich Canadian law.

These changes are intended to improve integration of newcomers into Canadian society, and contribute to the growth and prosperity of Francophone minority communities in Canada.

I was also quite optimistic about the PPD's chances of success given that its co-directors, Lise Rivet and Anne Levesque, had consulted extensively with the Francophone legal community, including the Association of French speaking jurists of Ontario (AJEFO), and formed an advisory board consisting of senior lawyers, judges and professors to help recruit a team of lawyers develop a practical curriculum and provide candidates with hands - on legal training.

Alexander said communities outside Quebec should be targeted in particular for francophone immigration.

We provide tailored, culturally relevant outreach programs to Aboriginal, Francophone, newcomer and high - risk communities across the province of Ontario.

Then, in the 1980s, lawyers from Aboriginal, Francophone and equality - seeking communities began entering the profession.

The recent Supreme Court decision in Yukon Francophone School Board, Education Area # 23 v. Yukon (Attorney General), 2015 SCC 25 (CanLII) did not directly address social media but provides some useful perspectives on community involvement of adjudicators.

Métis, however, is a term of uncertain application, used variously to describe everyone of mixed Aboriginal / non-Aboriginal ancestry, or those who took land scrip rather than treaty (see Aboriginal Treaties); those entitled to Métis lands under the Manitoba Act, 1870; those registered under the Alberta Métis Betterment Act; or the francophone segment of the mixed - blood communities of the Northwest.

When compared to the reverse situation in Canada (i.e. French as a language of work in predominantly Anglophone communities), the public sector's use of the French language did not exceed the population deemed to be Francophone.

The Forum on Vulnerable Young Francophones in Minority Communities who are at risk of becoming involved with the justice system brought together officials from federal institutions and representatives from community organizations to discuss the needs of this target population.