Seamless Access to Justice in French Pilot Project at the Ottawa Courthouse

The County of Carleton Law Association (CCLA) is pleased to support the Seamless Access to Justice in French Pilot Project at the Ottawa Courthouse that was recently launched. This is an extremely important project that will facilitate and improve access to legal services in French by the public. I would like to share a number of key highlights with respect to this pilot project:

• The pilot will last at least one year, and responds to several recommendations made by the French Language Services Bench and Bar Advisory Committee in its 2012 Access to Justice in French report. The pilot project aims to address any challenges for French-speaking litigants, lawyers and others using the Ontario court system in Ottawa.
  
  
• This pilot project serves as an important reminder of our obligation, under the Rules of professional conduct, to advise clients of the French language rights relating to their matters.
  
  
• Please click on this link to the News Release for more details. 

The CCLA is a strong supporter of the this important pilot project and I encourage all members and partners within the legal community to embrace and support the project as well.

Thank you.

Steven Gaon, President.