Grant Funding
The Yukon Law Foundation holds one or two general grant meetings each year. The Foundation funds law-related activities such as legal education, legal research for the reform of law and administration of justice, and maintenance of the law library. All interest earned on money from clients placed in lawyers’ trust accounts is paid by the banks to the Yukon Law Foundation. As a result, the amount of money that is available to the Foundation to pursue its objectives will vary from year to year.
- The Spring Grant Application Deadline is April 30 annually.
- The Fall Grant Application Deadline is August 31 annually.
The Yukon Law Foundation is established under the Yukon Legal Profession Act and its objectives are to fund several law-related activities as follows
- Legal Education;
- Law Library Maintenance; and
- Legal Research for law reform and administration of justice.
The attached application form and guide will assist you in the development of a grant proposal, should you be interested in applying for funding.
The deadline for grant proposals is 3:00 p.m. on the closing date. Please keep this in mind when sending your applications through the mail. An electronic copy is preferred. Please e-mail
Grant proposal letter and Guide to Grant Funding Application Form
Grant Funding Application (PDF)
Grant Funding Application (MS Word)
Grants Funded
25-01 | Lawrie Crawford | Editorial resources for Booze Guzzlers: How Yukon staggered into its opioid crisis | $ 5,000.00 |
25-02 | Yukon Conservation Society | Yukon Water Board Explained and completion of Demystifying the YESAB Process: A Legal Education Initiative | $ 100,000.00 |
25-03 | Yukon Law Education Society | Yukon law program initiative in partnership with University of Calgary | $ 50,000.00 |
24-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon |
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$ 14,375.00 |
24-02 | Canadian Legal Information Institute | Leveraging artificial intelligence to summarize Yukon primary legal information | $ 31,521.00 |
24-03 | Yukon Public Legal Education Association | Self-represented litigants in Yukon Supreme Court family matters presentation and materials | $ 17,000.00 |
24-04 | Supreme Court of Yukon | Self-Represented Litigants | $ 43,855.00 |
24-05 | Feather Walk Inc. | Justice Trauma Conference 2025 | $ 10,000.00 |
23-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Legal research collection Yukon Public Law Library | $ 20,000.00 |
23-02 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Maintenance and enhancement of Yukon Public Law Library | $ 26,400.00 |
23-03 | Canadian Legal Information Institute | Yukon Historical statue coverage on CanLII.org | $ 15,426.70 |
23-04 | Social Health and Economic Development Society of Bella Coola | Legal Information for Indigenous People National Edition | $ 12,000.00 |
23-05 | Yukon Conservation Society | Demystifying the YESAB Process: A Legal Education Initiative | $ 50,000.00 |
23-06 | Council of Yukon First Nations | Gladue Writer Training and Professional Development | $ 25,000.00 |
22-01 | Yukon Public Legal Education Association | Wills & Estates resource update | $ 9,200.00 |
22-02 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Maintenance and enhancement of Yukon Public Law Library | $ 29,875.00 |
22-03 | Yukon Legal Services Society | Project coordinator for the "4th Legal Clinic" | $ 50,000.00 |
22-04 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Legal research collection Yukon Public Law Library | $ 10,000.00 |
21-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon | WestlawNext subscriptio | $ 10,000.00 |
20-01 | Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice | Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters | $ 2,000.00 |
20-02 | Mark Chandler | Family Law Mediation training | $ 3,190.36 |
20-03 | Law Library Society of Yukon | WestlawNext subscription | $ 10,000.00 |
20-04 | Yukon Public Legal Education Association | Redesign of yplea.com website | $ 14,784.00 |
19-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Legal Research Database Subscriptions | $ 10,000.00 |
18-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Legal Research Database Subscriptions | $ 10,000.00 |
17-01 | Yukon Public Legal Education Association | Production of legal guides | $ 7,500.00 |
17-02 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Maintenance and enhancement of Public Law Library | $ 10,000.00 |
17-03 | Canadian Superior Courts Judges Association | Try Judging website | $ 1,500.00 |
16-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Legal Research Database Subscriptions | $ 5,000.00 |
16-02 | Yukon Status of Women Council | Court Watch Yukon in Rural Yukon Project | $10,000.00 |
16-03 | Skookum Jim Friendship Centre | Women's Legal Advocate Program | $2,700.00 |
15-01 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Subscriptions | $10,000.00 |
15-02 | Law Library Society of Yukon | New Books | $ 2,920.00 |
15-03 | Northern Institute of Social Justice | Workshop on Indigenous Dispute Resolution | $ 1,723.40 |
14-01 | Elizabeth Fry Society Yukon | Legal Workshop | $ 5,500.00 |
14-02 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Law Source subscriptions | $ 9,888.00 |
14-03 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Criminal Source database subscription | $ 4,537.00 |
14-04 | Jennifer Cunningham | Prison Law Reform Project | $12,000.00 |
14-05 | Skookum Jim Friendship Centre | Family Support Outreach Project | $10,000.00 |
14-06 | Law Library Society of Yukon | Textbooks | $ 3,593.00 |