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.

News & Upcoming Events

The FACL Gala on May 8 was a tremendous success. The winners of this year's FACL awards and Omatsu Scholarship were announced at the Gala:

  • 2012 FACL Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. Lilian Ma
  • 2012 FACL Lawyer of Distinction Award: Avvy Go
  • 2012 FACL Young Lawyer of the Year Award: Joseph Cheng
  • 2012 FACL Social Justice Award: Caregivers' Action Centre, accepted on behalf of CAC by Jean Marie Vecina
  • 2012 Omatsu Scholarship: Debjani Soma Poddar
See how FACL celebrates in style: http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/legalfeeds/848/FACL-celebrates-in-style.html

Read May 2012 NewsLetter

FACL's response to Globe & Mail article on Judicial Diversity
The 30th anniversary of the Charter of Rights and Freedom presents a timely opportunity to reflect on the diversity of the bench and the profession. FACL recently prepared a response to the Globe and Mail's article , which highlights the dearth of federal appointments of minority lawyers to the judiciary, and the opaque appointment process.
FACL's response was cited in the Globe and Mail's follow-up article.