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Justice Education Society of British Columbia

The Justice Education Society of British Columbia (JES) is a Canadian nonprofit organization based in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Organization

JES is a member organization of the Justice COVID-19 Response Group.[1]

Personnel

Name Position Notes
Melissa Gillespie Board member (former)[2] Provincial Court of British Columbia
Darin Thompson Board member (2012-2016)[3] Cross-Jurisdictional Technical Advisory Group

Funding

JES has received funding from:[4][5]

  • Alexander Holburn
  • Blakes
  • Bojm, Funt & Gibbons (BFG)
  • Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG)
  • British Columbia Crown Counsel Association
  • Canadian Judicial Council (CJC)
  • City of Vancouver
  • Clark Wilson
  • Dentons
  • Department of Justice Canada
  • Employment and Social Development Canada
  • Eyford Partners
  • Farris
  • Fasken
  • Global Affairs Canada
  • Government of British Columbia
  • Government of Sweden
  • Gudmundseth Mickelson (GM)
  • Harper Grey
  • Harris & Company
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
  • Jenkins Marzban Logan (JML)
  • Kahn Zack Ehrlich Lithwick (KZEL)
  • Koffman Kalef
  • Koskie Glavin Gordon
  • Lakes, Whyte
  • Law Foundation of British Columbia
  • Lawson Lundell
  • Matthew Nathanson Law Corporation (MN Law)
  • McCarthy Tétrault
  • McKechnie & Company
  • Norton Rose Fulbright
  • Pacific Legal Education and Outreach Society (PLEO)
  • Peck and Company
  • Property Assessment Appeal Board (PAAB)
  • Provincial Court of British Columbia
  • Sas & Ing Immigration Law Centre
  • Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC)
  • Turner & Co.
  • United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • Vancouver Foundation
  • Vehicle Sales Authority of British Columbia (VSA)
  • Women and Gender Equality Canada

  1. Ministry of Attorney General. (2020, April 24). Provincial justice system advisory groups established. BC Gov News. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929215201/https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2020ag0032-000747 ↩︎

  2. Chief Judge. Provincial Court of British Columbia. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://provincialcourt.bc.ca/about-court/judges-and-justices/judges/chief-judge ↩︎

  3. Experience | Darin Thompson. LinkedIn. Retrieved May 22, 2024, from https://www.linkedin.com/in/darin-thompson-12007427/details/experience/ ↩︎

  4. Funders and Donors. Justice Education Society of British Columbia. Retrieved December 3, 2024, from https://web.archive.org/web/20241203081649/https://justiceeducation.ca/funders-donors ↩︎

  5. Grants and Contributions. Government of Canada. Retrieved February 28, 2025, from https://search.open.canada.ca/grants/?sort=agreement_start_date+desc&search_text="justice+education+society"&page=1 ↩︎