Canadians deserve a justice system that serves them in the official language of their choice. By enhancing the capacity of Canadian institutions in offering legal education in French and English across Canada, the Government of Canada continues to deliver on its commitment to supporting minority official language communities.

“Access to justice in both official languages, across Canada, is an important characteristic of our justice system. The Government of Canada is proud to support the Université de Saint-Boniface’s new online courses in legal translation and law. This initiative will improve access to justice in both official languages and promote the development of the legal profession.”

The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., M.P.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

“The School of Translation at the Université de Saint-Boniface is pleased to receive funding from Justice Canada to develop online courses to be included in its online bachelor's degree curriculum. USB is pleased to contribute to increasing access to justice in both official languages ​​and to make the public aware that they should use French in their interactions with the justice system.”

Carmen Roberge
Director of the School of Translation at the Université de Saint-Boniface

• The Department of Justice Canada’s Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund provides funding to non-profit organizations, learning institutions and provincial and territorial partners to meet the needs of French and English speaking minority communities across the country.

• The total amount of funding available through the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support fund is $46 M from fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-2023.

• According to the 2016 Census, 46,055 (3.7%) Manitobans identified French as their Mother tongue.

• The 2016 Census also states that 108,455 Manitobans (8.6%) were bilingual and that over 24,000 Manitoba students were enrolled in French immersion programs.

Associated links

• Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
• Université de Saint-Boniface
• Government of Canada’s Action Plan for Official Languages
• Understanding your language rights
• Statistics on Canada’s official languages

For more information, media may contact:

Rachel Rappaport
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Justice
613-992-6568
rachel.rappaport@justice.gc.ca

Media Relations
Department of Justice Canada
613-957-4207
media@justice.gc.ca