Funding Acknowledgments
The Canadian Forum on Civil Justice is a non-profit, independent organization established by the Canadian Bar Association and the University of Alberta Faculty of Law pursuant to Recommendation 52 of the CBA Systems of Civil Justice Task Force Report.
Core Funding
The Forum is very grateful for the core funding that we receive from the Alberta Law Foundation, the Ontario Law Foundation and the following Departments of Justice and Ministries of the Attorney General:
- Alberta Justice
- British Columbia Ministry of Attorney General
- Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Justice
- Northwest Territories Department of Justice
- Nova Scotia Department of Justice
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
- Saskatchewan Justice
- Yukon Justice
We also acknowledge the generous support that is provided to us by the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law by their contribution of office space and in-kind services for the Forum. We are seeking commitments for core funding from the remaining Law Foundations, Departments of Justice and Ministries of the Attorney General across the country, from law firms and corporate donors, and from members of the Forum.
Research Funding
The Forum conducts independent research projects on civil justice matters.
- Civil Justice Clearinghouse project funding was provided by:
- Alberta Law Foundation
- The Law Foundation of British Columbia
- The Law Foundation of Nova Scotia
- The Law Foundation of Saskatchewan
- The Canadian Bar Law for the Future Fund
- Civil Justice System and the Public project funding was provided by:
- Alberta Law Foundation
- The Law Foundation of British Columbia
- Canadian Judicial Council
- Department of Justice Canada
- Human Resources & Social Development Canada – Summer Career Placement
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC)
- The Forum and Bob Hann & Associates were retained by the Canadian Judicial Council to conduct research on self-represented litigants.
- Alberta Self-Represented Litigants Access to Justice Mapping Project funding was provided by:
- Alberta Justice
- Alberta Law Foundation
- project funding was provided by:
- Canadian Association of Law Librarians
- Human Resources & Social Development Canada – Summer Career Placement
- the University of Alberta Humanities, Fine Arts and Social Science Research (HFASSR) grant
- Alberta Legal Services Mapping Project funding has been provided by:
- Alberta Law Foundation
- Alberta Justice
- Building Socio-Legal Research Capacity project funding has been provided by:
- The Law Foundation of British Columbia
- We have received a long term commitment of research funding from the Law Foundation of British Columbia for a project entitled Creating, Sharing and Transforming Knoweldge Into Action.
Into the Future Conference Funding
Funding for our 2006 Into the Future conference was generously provided by:
- Gold Sponsors
- Fasken Martineau
- Gowlings
- Silver Sponsors
- Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
- Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
- McCarthy Tétrault
- Torys LLP
- Peak Energy Services Trust
- Borden Ladner Gervais
- Bronze Sponsors
- Goodmans LLP
- Lax O'Sullivan Scott
- Generous funding and assistance for Conference coordination and planning was provided by:
- Alberta Justice
- Alberta Law Foundation
- Barreau du Québec
- Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General
- The Law Foundation of British Columbia
- The Law Foundation of Ontario
- The Law Society of Upper Canada
- Funding for research, writing, and analysis was provided by the Canadian Bar Law for the Future Fund.
- The conference was a collaborative effort of the following partners who have provided funding, time and resources.
- Association of Canadian Court Administrators
- Canadian Bar Association
- Canadian Forum on Civil Justice
- Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice