Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers


Mission Statement We are a diverse coalition of Asian Canadian legal professionals. We promote equity, justice, and opportunity for Asian Canadian legal professionals and the community. We foster advocacy, community involvement, legal scholarship and professional development. FACL is a not-for-profit organization working closely with other Asian Canadian associations and community organizations. It is affiliated with the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA).	Message From The President Thank you for visiting the website of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (“FACL”). In 2007, FACL was founded in Toronto by a small group of Asian Canadian legal professionals. Our founding members were united by a common interest in promoting equity, justice and opportunity for Asian Canadians in both the legal profession and the wider community. Our founding members also recognized the need to cultivate and advance advocacy, community involvement, and professional development by Asian Canadian legal professionals. Continue Reading News 2009 FACL Conference – “Strength in Diversity”: The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers held its third annual conference and banquet on Saturday, November 7, 2009. Over 150 legal professionals and law students gathered to discuss and learn about issues facing the South Asian, Southeast Asian and East Asian communities, and new legal developments. See conference details. IMPORTANT! PRESS RELEASE – FACL RESPONDS TO KESWICK RACIAL HARRASSMENT INCIDENT. By now you may have heard of the recent events in Keswick concerning the racial harassment of an Asian student. The members of FACL have been appalled by the response by the school board and police to this incident. FACL, along with 6 other organizations, issued a press release, distributed to the school board and media, regarding an open letter expressing grave concerns with how the April 21, 2009 incident was initially handled by the administration of Keswick High School and the York Region District School Board. At this time, we are also further investigating this matter to ascertain the current status of the situation and how FACL can assist this family. Subsequently, in response to the York Region District School Board’s Letter of Reply, FACL has issued a second open letter. FACL is an organization which seeks to promote equality and the recent events in Keswick highlight the important role FACL can play in our community. If you are interested in assisting in our response to this particular incident or if you are interested in participating in other advocacy & policy roles, you may always email us. Participation in FACL and its committees by impassioned individuals is important to the growth and strengthening of FACL as an organization and we encourage you to get involved.