About The Manitoba Law Foundation
The Manitoba Law Foundation exists under The Legal Profession Act to fund programs that benefit Manitobans in the following areas: legal education, legal research, legal aid services, law reform, and the development and maintenance of law libraries. Our main source of revenue is the interest payable on funds held in Manitoba lawyers’ pooled trust accounts in financial institutions across the province.
What We Do
How we Fund our Granting
Sources of Revenue
Discretionary Granting
Core Operating, Project and Small Grants
Our Mandatory Granting
Legal Aid Manitoba and The Law Society of Manitoba
Recent Granting
Recent Grant Recipients
Latest News
from the Manitoba Law Foundation
Upcoming October 2023 Grant Application Deadlines
The next deadlines for applications to the Foundation for Project Grants and Small Grants are fast approaching. Applications are due on or before Monday, October 2, 2023 for Project Grants and on or before Tuesday, October 31, 2023 for Small Grants, for consideration by the Board of Directors in December 2023. The Small Grants Program … Continue reading Upcoming October 2023 Grant Application Deadlines
Annual Report 2021-2022
Our 2020-2021 Annual Report is now available for download. Click the image to read it in PDF form or download and print it.
March 31, 2022 Small Grant Application Deadline
The next deadline for Small Grants Applications to the Manitoba Law Foundation is Thursday, March 31, 2022, with applications being considered by the Board of Directors in June 2022. The Foundation’s Board is inviting applications for Small Grant funding that further legal education, legal research, legal services/supports, and law reform activities that address and include: … Continue reading March 31, 2022 Small Grant Application Deadline
Annual Report 2020-2021
Our 2020-2021 Annual Report is now available for download. Click the image to read it in PDF form or download and print it.
Literature Review
The Manitoba Law Foundation is working to develop an evidence base for access to justice issues related to civil and family law experienced by Manitobans, and performance metrics to measure the performance of the justice system and related programs and initiatives. To inform this work, the Foundation engaged Prairie Research Associates Inc. to conduct a … Continue reading Literature Review
Annual Report 2019-2020
Our 2019-2020 Annual Report is now available for download. Click the image to read it in PDF form or download and print it.
