Official Languages committee  The Centre canadien de français juridique offers training for crown attorneys and court interpreters. Some training courses can be given online, and others in person. I was in Canmore recently, where 80 people—crown attorneys, court interpreters and provincial court judges—were

Official Languages committee  Perhaps I can answer that question. In fact, it varies from one province to another. Certainly there have been additional investments in the provincial courts, mainly to comply with the obligations set out in part XVII of the Criminal Code, which provide that a person is entitle

Official Languages committee  That is exactly right. There is no assessment of legal language skills. A person can have the language skills needed for functioning in a general way—for example, when you order a coffee in Paris—but understanding what is said in a courtroom or at a trial where there is a lot of

Official Languages committee  I could not answer that question.

Official Languages committee  The certification measure is intended to provide an objective criterion. Essentially, it is to determine whether a person has the necessary language skills. It is also a way of providing everybody with security. It reassures people to be told that they can preside at a hearing or

Official Languages committee  I would like to add something concerning the two components, training and information. A number of justice centres have been set up in several provinces, and in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nova Scotia and Ontario in particular. These centres are intended precisely for indiv

Official Languages committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen, I am director general of the Centre canadien de français juridique, which is located in Winnipeg. This is a non-profit organization that was created or established in 2010 by seven provincial associations of jurists, namely, associatio