2021-22 Departmental Plan – Supplementary Information Tables

Details on Transfer Payment Programs

Transfer payment programs with total planned spending of $5 million or more

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Start date April 1, 2003
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2020-21
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
The long-term goal of the Fund is an increasingly relevant, accessible and responsive Canadian justice system that is capable of offering services to Canadians in both official languages. Objectives:
  • To increase the capacity of the justice system and its stakeholders to offer justice services in both official languages; and
  • To increase awareness in the legal community and official language minority and majority communities concerning their rights and issues related to access to justice in both official languages.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Results:
  • Improved bilingual capacity amongst justice professionals; and
  • Increased public legal education information in official language minority communities.
Performance Measures:
  • Number of professionals participating in training programs; and
  • Number and type of projects related to increasing awareness or knowledge.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2017-18
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021-22
General targeted recipient groups
  • Canadian non-profit organizations;
  • Provincial and territorial governments, regional and municipal governments, provincial and territorial Crown corporations; and
  • Canadian institutions/boards of education, including centres for jurilinguistics.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The Department, through the Official Languages Directorate, consults regularly with official languages minority community stakeholders, through the Advisory Committee on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages as well as with provincial and territorial partners through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages. Input from these fora help inform policy and program efforts to ensure that the Fund continues to evolve such that it responds to the needs of these communities while balancing government and departmental priorities.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 327,393 600,000 600,000 600,000
Total contributions 9,315,452 12,092,845 12,842,845 11,492,845
Total program 9,642,845 12,692,845 13,442,845 12,092,845
Access to Justice Services in the Territories (being Legal Aid, Indigenous Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services)
Start date April 1, 1997
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To provide consolidated federal government funding support to Canada’s three territories for access to justice services (including criminal and civil legal aid, Indigenous courtwork services, and public legal education and information) through ongoing contribution agreements that allow the territories the flexibility needed to provide these services in a challenging environment (vast distances, harsh climate, cultural/linguistic differences). Objectives:
  • Legal aid services in the territories
    • To enable the territories to provide legal aid services to economically disadvantaged and vulnerable persons involved in serious criminal, youth criminal justice and civil matters.
  • Indigenous courtwork services
    • To facilitate and enhance access to justice by assisting Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment.
  • Public legal education and information
    • To assist the territories in providing members of the public with the legal information they need to make informed decisions and participate effectively in the justice system.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Territorial residents have access to justice services (legal aid, Indigenous courtwork, and public legal education and information) that respond to their needs and circumstances. Performance Measures:
  • Legal Aid component
    • Number of approved full service criminal legal aid application in the territories; and
    • Number of times duty counsel assistance is provided in criminal matters in the territories.
  • Indigenous Courtwork (ICW) component
    • Number of people receiving ICW services each fiscal year by territory; and
    • Number of courtworkers and number of communities that receive ICW services.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Evaluated through Legal Aid Program (2016-17), Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (2016-17), and Indigenous Courtwork Program (2017-18) evaluations.
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation To be evaluated through Legal Aid Program (2021-22), Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (2023-24), and Indigenous Courtwork Program (2022-23) evaluations respectively.
General targeted recipient groups
  • Territorial governments; and
  • Territorial access-to-justice service delivery entity authorized by the territory.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to discuss matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing engagement through the FPT Working Group and the Tripartite Working Group on the Indigenous Courtwork Program. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including gender-based analysis plus impacts and outcomes.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 7,686,593 7,586,593 7,586,593 7,586,593
Total program 7,686,593 7,586,593 7,586,593 7,586,593
Canadian Family Justice Fund
Start date April 1, 2017
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2020-21
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Family Justice
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program The overall purpose and objective of the Canadian Family Justice Fund is to facilitate access to the family justice system for families experiencing separation and divorce. There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Results:
  • Improved capacity in the provinces and territories to deliver family justice services;
  • Increased awareness of family justice issues; and
  • Increased access to family justice for Canadians.
Performance Measures:
  • Percentage of funds dedicated to the provinces and territories that are committed;
  • Percentage of survey respondents that report an improved understanding of family justice issues; and
  • Percentage of family justice service providers surveyed that report an increase in access to justice.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2018-19
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2022-23
General targeted recipient groups Family Justice Activities:
  • Provincial and territorial government departments, agencies, or other organizations designated by provincial and territorial governments as responsible for child support, the enforcement of support orders and agreements and parenting arrangement programs and services.
Family Justice Projects:
  • Provincial and territorial government departments, agencies, or other organizations designated by provincial and territorial governments as responsible for child support, the enforcement of support orders and agreements and parenting arrangement programs and services;
  • Individuals;
  • Non-profit professional organizations, societies or associations;
  • Non-profit organizations, societies or associations;
  • Educational institutions; and
  • Private sector organizations sponsoring non-profit projects in partnership with federal, provincial or territorial governments.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing engagement occurs with provincial and territorial partners through the existing Federal-Provincial-Territorial forums under the Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials - Family Justice to discuss issues related to family law policy development, legislation and the Canadian Family Justice Fund. In addition, the Department will continue to share program information with applicants and recipients through the Department of Justice Canada website and other means such as e-mail or telephone contacts. Information gathered from these consultations is used to confirm or recalibrate fund priorities and mechanisms to measure results.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 16,100,000 18,375,000 18,700,000 17,725,000
Total program 16,100,000 18,375,000 18,700,000 17,725,000
Criminal Legal Aid
Start date August 17, 1971
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program To promote fair legal proceedings for eligible persons and to promote public confidence in the justice system through federal contribution funding to the provinces.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Increased capacity of provinces to provide legal aid services to eligible adults and youth in criminal justice matters. Performance Measures:
  • Number of approved full service criminal legal aid applications in the provinces; and
  • Number of times duty counsel assistance is provided in criminal matters in the provinces.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation )
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021-22
General targeted recipient groups Provincial governments
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including gender-based analysis plus impacts and outcomes.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 138,727,507 136,827,507 136,827,507 136,827,507
Total program 138,727,507 136,827,507 136,827,507 136,827,507
Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid
Start date April 1, 2001
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program To promote access to justice for economically-disadvantaged immigrants and refugees, and contribute to a fair and efficient asylum system. There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Increased capacity of provinces and their legal aid plans to provide legal aid services to eligible persons involved in immigration and refugee proceedings. Performance Measure:
Number of provinces that maintain immigration and refugee legal aid services, including those experiencing increased demand.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021-22
General targeted recipient groups Provincial governments
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including gender-based analysis plus impacts and outcomes.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 55,014,451 28,210,000 11,500,000 11,500,000
Total program 55,014,451 28,210,000 11,500,000 11,500,000
Implementation of Official Languages Requirements under the Contraventions Act
Start date April 1, 2002
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2012-13
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Contraventions Regime
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program To support provincial, territorial and municipal partners in ensuring the provision of judicial and extra-judicial services in both official languages in respect of proceedings instituted under the Contraventions Act. There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Canadians who have received a federal contravention have access to information in the official language of their choice in designated areas; as well, should those charged under the Act decide to plead not guilty, they have access to a court hearing in the official language of their choice in any provincial courthouse.Performance Measure:
Number of complaints with respect to a lack of judicial and extra-judicial services in the official language of choice.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2020-21
General targeted recipient groups
  • Departments and agencies of the provinces and territories; and
  • Municipalities designated by the provincial and territorial governments, as being responsible for providing on behalf of the federal government judicial and extra-judicial services in both official languages.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The Fund is directly linked to the implementation of the Contraventions Act across Canada and access to the Fund is limited to other orders of government. The Department deals directly with potential applicants and recipients. Engagement with funding recipients takes place through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages. This venue is used to share information and to receive input on the design and delivery of the Fund.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 5,395,210 9,094,900 9,094,900 9,094,900
Total program 5,395,210 9,094,900 9,094,900 9,094,900
Indigenous Courtwork Program
Start date April 1, 1978
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2016-17
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Indigenous Justice
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program To facilitate and enhance access to justice for Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system (whether as accused persons, victims, witnesses or family members) by obtaining fair, just, equitable and culturally relevant treatment. There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Indigenous Courtwork (ICW) Program clients receive timely and accurate information on: court procedures, rights and responsibilities, and legal resources, as well as diversion and access to community justice options including restorative justice programs and community services. Performance Measures:
  • Number of people receiving ICW services in provinces in a fiscal year; and
  • Number of courtworkers and number of communities that receive ICW services within provinces.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2017-18
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2022-23
General targeted recipient groups ICW services:
  • Provincial governments
Projects in support of the ICW Program:
  • Provincial and territorial governments; and
  • Indigenous service delivery agencies or their designates.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing engagement through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group and the Tripartite Working Group on the ICW Program. The collaborative justice working group brings together Indigenous services providers from the ICW Program and the Indigenous Justice Program as well as federal, provincial and territorial funders to improve collaboration to better meet the needs of Indigenous clients and communities. The ICW Program also supports training and engagement sessions that bring together courtworkers, Indigenous communities and other justice system stakeholders. Dialogues with front line workers and recipients will help to inform policy and program decisions related to the design and delivery of the ICW Program.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 7,961,363 7,961,363 7,961,363 7,961,363
Total program 7,961,363 7,961,363 7,961,363 7,961,363
Indigenous Justice Program
Start date 1991-92 as the Aboriginal Justice Initiative
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2017-18
Link to departmental result(s) The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Indigenous Justice
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
The Indigenous Justice Program (IJP) supports Indigenous community-based justice programs that offer alternatives to mainstream justice processes in appropriate circumstances. Objectives:
  • To assist Indigenous people in assuming greater responsibility for the administration of justice in their communities;
  • To reflect and include Indigenous values within the justice system; and
  • To contribute to a decrease in the rate of victimization, crime and incarceration among Indigenous people in communities with community-based justice funded programs.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Increased community capacity to establish and manage community-based justice programs. Performance Measures:
  • Number of community-based justice programs;
  • Number of communities served by IJP community-based programs; and
  • Number of capacity-building projects.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021-22
General targeted recipient groups Community-Based Justice Program Fund:
  • Inuit, Metis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
  • Regional/municipal governments including their agencies and institutions;
  • Non-profit community organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose; and
  • Provincial and territorial governments (in the case of flow-through agreements).
Capacity-Building Fund:
  • Inuit, Metis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
  • Regional/municipal governments including their agencies and institutions;
  • Non-profit community organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
  • Provincial and territorial governments;
  • Individuals; and
  • For-profit corporations, so long as these corporations will not make a profit on the work performed.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The IJP has long-term funding relationships with its Community-Based Fund recipients. The program regularly engages with recipients through day-to-day operations, including site visits, e-mails, phone calls and various working groups. The collaborative justice working group brings together Indigenous services providers from the IJP and the Indigenous Courtwork Program as well as federal, provincial and territorial funders to improve collaboration to better meet the needs of Indigenous clients and communities. In 2020-21, IJP began its formal program evaluation. The Evaluation Working Group includes representatives from IJP funded programs who will provide input into the design and delivery of the evaluation. Additional funding recipients will also be engaged directly as part of the evaluation work, through participation in surveys and case studies.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 50,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Total contributions 12,651,864 12,650,000 12,650,000 12,650,000
Total program 12,701,864 12,700,000 12,700,000 12,700,000
Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program
Start date April 1, 2002
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2017-18
Link to departmental result(s) The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Youth Justice
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To provide federal funding to all provinces and territories to ensure that they have the capacity required to carry out assessments and provide therapeutic programs and services to youth convicted of serious violent offences and who are suffering from mental health issues.Objectives:
To financially assist the provinces and territories in providing the specialized services required for the implementation of the Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision (IRCS) sentence, pursuant to paragraph 42(2)(r) and subsection 42(7) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and other sentencing options applicable under the Act to serious violent youth offenders with mental health issues.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Provinces and territories will have the financial capacity to implement sentencing options that involve specialized treatment programs to address the mental health issues of serious violent youth offenders. It is expected that these services will reduce the likelihood of further violence in those convicted of the most serious violent offences.Performance Measure:
Percentage of identified and eligible IRCS cases receiving specialized treatment.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2020-21
General targeted recipient groups Provinces and territories
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Recipients are engaged through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Youth Justice Cost Sharing and Programs, which serves as a forum for ongoing monitoring and discussion of issues concerning youth justice programming. These meetings will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the IRCS by identifying emerging issues and sharing best practices in order to improve youth justice services across Canada.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000
Total program 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)
Start date April 1, 1996
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
The Justice Partnership and Innovation Program supports activities that respond effectively to the changing conditions affecting Canadian justice policy. Whether it is promoting or supporting newly reformed justice systems or improving the delivery of justice services, the Program allows the Department to develop and test approaches in collaboration with organizations in other levels of government. Objectives:
  • To promote and encourage involvement in the identification of emerging trends, issues and/or gaps and possible responses with respect to the justice system;
  • To promote innovations in the justice system to ensure greater access to the justice system;
  • To support policy directions of the Department on issues related to family violence, access to justice and emerging issues;
  • To build knowledge, awareness, understanding and informed dialogue among justice stakeholders and/or the public on justice issues including access to justice, racism, official languages, anti-terrorism, sentencing and other emerging justice issues, including justice related issues in the international fora; and
  • To inform Canadians about access to justice issues and the justice system in order to contribute to increased public understanding, participation, confidence and trust in the justice system.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Results:
Progress will be made on long-term outcomes such as improved responsiveness of the justice system to family violence, and increased access to justice by achieving the following:
  • Enhancing awareness and understanding of family violence and the justice system;
  • Increasing the engagement/ability of stakeholders/communities to address needs/issues of those affected by family violence; and
  • Ensuring that stakeholders have the capacity to build knowledge, awareness and understanding of justice issues.
Performance Measure:
Number, type and nature of activities/projects undertaken by stakeholders to provide legal information.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2023-24
General targeted recipient groups
  • Canadian non-profit organizations;
  • Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments, and provincial and territorial Crown corporations;
  • Canadian educational institutions/boards of education;
  • Provincially designated public legal education and information organizations;
  • Bands, Tribal Councils, self-governing First Nations and Inuit;
  • Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for the Law Amendments Committee;
  • Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges;
  • Canadian Society for Forensic Science;
  • National Judicial Institute;
  • Uniform Law Conference of Canada;
  • International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy;
  • Private sector organizations (for-profit) sponsoring projects/activities that are not intended to generate a profit; and
  • Individuals.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing engagement through day-to-day operations, including site visits, e-mails and phone calls with funding recipients. This provides public legal education and information and supports the Department’s interests in issues related to access to justice, family violence, revitalization of Indigenous law, sexual harassment in the workplace and other emerging justice issues. These communications enable the Department to seek inputs on ways to ensure that Canadians dealing with emerging legal matters have appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system. It also allows the Department to assess organizations’ capacity to offer a baseline level of access to legal information resources and programs across Canada. Information gathered will be used in the design of calls for proposals to support policy directions of the Department to address emerging justice issues. Funding opportunities are posted through the departmental web site and are provided to potential applicants by telephone and e-mail.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 2,923,102 3,089,288 3,089,288 3,089,288
Total contributions 9,670,621 9,407,943 8,207,943 8,388,574
Total program 12,593,723 12,497,231 11,297,231 11,477,862
Legal Advice for Complainants of Workplace Sexual Harassment
Start date April 1, 2019
End date March 31, 2024
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To promote harassment-free workplaces by providing complainants of workplace sexual harassment with access to legal support. This component of the Legal Aid Program works in collaboration with a component of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program that supports public legal education and information (PLEI) outreach projects to better inform workers, particularly those most vulnerable, about their rights and how they can access help if they have been harassed in the workplace.Objective:
To enhance public understanding, participation, confidence and trust in the justice system by informing Canadians of their rights in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Enable eligible recipients to deliver legal advice to complainants of workplace sexual harassment.Performance Measures:
  • Number of service providers providing advice to complainants of workplace sexual harassment; and
  • Number of people assisted.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable (program established in 2019-20)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Not applicable (program established in 2019-20)
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2023-24
General targeted recipient groups
  • Canadian non-profit or charitable organizations, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
  • Provincial and territorial governments, legal aid delivery entities, Crown corporations, regional and municipal governments OR an agency or institution thereof;
  • Canadian educational institutions, including universities and colleges;
  • Bands, First Nations, Tribal Councils, local, regional or national Indigenous organizations; or
  • Canadian for-profit corporations, when undertaking non-profit activities.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Recipients are engaged on an annual basis. They are asked to distribute a client satisfaction survey until the end of the initiative. The survey was developed to collect data that is not compiled from the organization’s interim and final reports. Meetings will be held via teleconference at the beginning of each fiscal year to discuss the results of the survey, changes required to the survey questions and the services provided.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 4,482,420 5,717,557 5,717,558 5,717,558
Total program 4,482,420 5,717,557 5,717,558 5,717,558
Victims Fund
Start date Victims of Crime Initiative (VCI) March 2000, and Federal Victims Strategy (FVS) April 1, 2007
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2016-17
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Victims of Crime
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
The Victims Fund is a component of the Federal Victims Strategy (FVS), which aims to give victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice and federal corrections systems. The FVS, including the Victims Fund, supports the Department’s mandate to ensure that Canada is a just and law-abiding society with a fair, relevant and accessible Canadian justice system.Objectives:
  • To enhance victim assistance programs across Canada;
  • To promote access to justice and participation in the justice system and the development of law, policies and programs;
  • To promote the implementation of principles, guidelines and laws designed to address the needs of victims of crime and articulate their role in the criminal justice system;
  • To contribute to increased knowledge and awareness of the impact of victimization, the needs of victims of crime, available services, assistance and programs and legislation; and
  • To promote, encourage and/or enhance governmental and non-governmental organizations’ involvement in the identification of victim needs and gaps in services and in the development and delivery of programs, services and assistance to victims, including capacity-building within non-governmental organizations.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Results:
  • Enhanced capacity for the delivery of appropriate and responsive victim services;
  • Reduced barriers to meaningful victim/survivor engagement in the criminal justice system; and
  • Increased public awareness of victim/survivor issues, legislation and available services.
Performance Measures:
  • Number and nature of projects/activities with provincial and territorial governments, and with victim serving organizations that focus on training those who work with victims of crime, and the number of Child Advocacy Centres supported;
  • Number and nature of workshops, symposiums, knowledge exchanges or conferences on victim issues in the criminal justice system or in service delivery supported;
  • Number of registered victims receiving financial assistance to attend Parole Board of Canada hearings; and
  • Number of Canadians victimized abroad receiving financial assistance.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2020-21
General targeted recipient groups
  • Non-profit non-governmental organizations;
  • Professional organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association;
  • Canadian educational institutions/boards of education;
  • International governmental and non-governmental organizations, including bodies associated or affiliated with organizations of which Canada is a member;
  • Private sector organizations sponsoring non-profit projects/activities;
  • Bands, Tribal Councils and self-governing First Nations who are working to provide services and assistance to victims of crime in Indigenous communities;
  • Provincial, territorial, municipal and regional governments and agencies; and
  • Individuals.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The Policy Centre for Victims Issues (PCVI) engages with provincial and territorial partners, as well as non-governmental stakeholders from a variety of fields, on an ongoing basis to discuss issues related to policy development, legislation and the Victims Fund. The Victims Fund engages with applicants and recipients through ongoing open processes and through specific calls for funding proposals such as those in support of: the annual Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, measures to support victims of sexual offences and human trafficking, and Child Advocacy Centres. Regular outreach and communications activities of the PCVI include: updating its website, its newsletters, subject-specific knowledge exchanges, webex, webinars and continued engagement of stakeholders in ongoing issues of mutual interest.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 1,866,677 3,450,000 3,450,000 3,450,000
Total contributions 23,327,474 21,953,000 21,953,000 14,783,000
Total program 25,194,151 25,403,000 25,403,000 18,233,000
Youth Justice Services Funding Program
Start date April 2, 1984
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2017-18
Link to departmental result(s) The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Youth Justice
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To support the policy directions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act by financially assisting the provinces and territories in their provision of a range of youth justice services and programs that are consistent with federal policy objectives.Objectives:
  • To support and promote an appropriate range of programs and services that encourage accountability measures for unlawful behavior that are proportionate and timely;
  • To encourage the effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities;
  • To target the formal court process for the most serious offences; and
  • To target detention and custody for the most serious offences.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
A sustainable youth justice system that is capable of innovation and supports federal youth justice priorities.Performance Measure:
Percentage of youth court cases receiving a non-custodial sentence.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2020-21
General targeted recipient groups Provinces and territories
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Recipients are engaged through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Youth Justice Cost Sharing and Programs, which serves as a forum for ongoing monitoring and discussions of issues concerning youth justice programming. These meetings will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the Youth Justice Services Funding Program by identifying emerging issues and sharing best practices in order to improve youth justice services across Canada.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 141,692,415 141,692,415 141,692,415 141,692,415
Total program 141,692,415 141,692,415 141,692,415 141,692,415

Transfer payment programs with total planned spending of less than $5 million

Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
Start date April 1, 2004
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2009-10
Link to departmental result(s) The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To reduce crimes committed as a result of drug dependency through court-monitored treatment and community service support for non-violent offenders with problematic substance use.Objectives:
  • To promote and strengthen the use of alternatives to incarceration for non-violent offenders with problematic substance use;
  • To build knowledge and awareness among criminal justice, health and social service practitioners, and the general public about drug treatment courts (DTC); and
  • To collect information and data on the effectiveness of DTCs in order to promote best practices and the continuing refinement of approaches.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending for non-violent offenders with problematic substance use.Performance Measure:
Percentage of DTC participants that are retained for six months or longer in the court-monitored treatment program.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021-22
General targeted recipient groups Provincial and territorial governments
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The program consults with recipients through the Drug Treatment Court Funding Program’s (DTCFP) Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group. This Working Group will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the DTCFP by identifying emerging issues and solutions for issues affecting DTC effectiveness, and sharing lessons learned and best practices in order to improve DTCs across Canada.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 3,746,000 3,746,000 3,746,000 3,631,276
Total program 3,746,000 3,746,000 3,746,000 3,631,276
European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
Start date April 1, 2019
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Assessed Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2019-20
Link to departmental result(s) Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfill its international policy objectives related to democracy and the rule of law by participating in the work of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission).Objective:
To support the Venice Commission’s mandate of assisting and advising individual countries in constitutional matters in order to improve the functioning of democratic institutions and the protection of human rights.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Promotion of Canadian legal interests internationally.Performance Measure:
Extent to which Canada’s role and reputation is maintained internationally.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation Not applicable (assessed contribution established in 2019-20)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The Department of Justice Canada deals directly with the European Commission for Democracy through Law, the intended recipient for this assessed contribution.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 85,005 85,000 85,000 85,000
Total program 85,005 85,000 85,000 85,000
Hague Conference on Private International Law
Start date June 1, 2007
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Assessed Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2011-12
Link to departmental result(s) Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfill its international policy objectives related to private law by participating in the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.Objective:
To support the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the progressive unification of the rules of private international law, including by creating and assisting in the implementation of multilateral conventions that promote the harmonisation of the rules and principles of private international law (or conflict of laws).There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Promotion of Canadian legal interests internationally.Performance measure:
Extent to which Canada’s role and reputation is maintained internationally.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups Hague Conference on Private International Law
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The Department of Justice Canada deals directly with the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the intended recipient for this assessed contribution.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 315,000 315,000 315,000 315,000
Total program 315,000 315,000 315,000 315,000
Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET) Reserve Fund
Start date April 1, 2004
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2008-09
Link to departmental result(s) Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To effectively enforce the law against serious criminal capital market fraud offences in Canada, and ultimately to contribute to improved Canadian and international investor confidence in the integrity of Canada’s capital markets.Objective:
To assist provincial attorney generals to carry out capital market crime prosecutions by defraying extraordinary costs arising from IMET investigations. There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Effective enforcement of laws against serious criminal capital market fraud offences in Canada.Performance Measure:
Extent to which information on the IMET Reserve Fund is disseminated to the provinces.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups Provinces
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients With the assistance of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, provincial prosecutors are contacted on a regular basis to ensure that they are aware of the availability of the IMET Reserve Fund.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 0 550,000 550,000 550,000
Total program 0 550,000 550,000 550,000
International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)
Start date June 1, 2007
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Assessed Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2011-12
Link to departmental result(s) Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Justice System Partnership
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfill its international policy objectives related to private law by participating in the work of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit).Objective:
To support Unidroit’s mandate to study the needs and methods for modernizing, harmonizing and coordinating private, and in particular commercial, law as between States and groups of States and to formulate uniform law instruments, principles and rules to achieve those objectives.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
Promotion of Canadian legal interests internationally.Performance Measure:
Extent to which Canada’s role and reputation is maintained internationally.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation Not applicable
General targeted recipient groups International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients The Department of Justice Canada deals directly with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit), the intended recipient for this assessed contribution.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 190,000 190,000 190,000 190,000
Total program 190,000 190,000 190,000 190,000
Special Advocates Program
Start date February 14, 2008
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2012-13
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To support the Minister of Justice responsibilities in Division 9 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and to contribute to a fair process through the use of special advocates.Objective:
The use of special advocates is intended to strike a balance between the protection of rights and the need to prevent the disclosure of classified information. Special advocates are top-secret, security-cleared, private lawyers who are independent of government and who protect the interests of a permanent resident or foreign national who is subject to a security certificate or other proceedings under the IRPA.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Special advocates receive support and advice as necessary.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2019-20
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2024-25 (evaluated under Division 9 of the IRPA (led by Public Safety Canada)
General targeted recipient groups Only persons on the list of security-cleared private lawyers established by the Minister of Justice are eligible to be appointed as a special advocate.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Not applicable. Special advocates are appointed from a set list when security certificates are issued.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 90,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
Total program 90,000 250,000 250,000 250,000
State-Funded Counsel Program
Start date April 1, 2003
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2016-17
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Legal Representation
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
Provide funding to the provinces and territories, or their legal aid delivery entities, to offer funded counsel for cases concerning national security and federal proceedings involving the Attorney General of Canada.Objectives:
  • To ensure that counsel is provided to economically disadvantaged accused/named individuals in proceedings brought by the federal Crown;
  • To ensure the right to a fair hearing to accused/named individuals in cases involving national security and other federal proceedings; and
  • To ensure that cases are not stayed due to lack of counsel.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Results:
Recipients will have capacity to provide funded counsel to eligible persons in cases involving national security and in cases involving court orders in federal prosecutions, with the ultimate outcomes of maintaining and promoting public confidence in the justice system and supporting a fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values.Performance Measure:
Number of stays (proceedings stopped or suspended by court ruling) due to the lack of funded counsel.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
General targeted recipient groups
  • Provincial and territorial governments;
  • Provincial legal aid service delivery entities; and
  • Territorial access to justice services delivery entities.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid, such as policy development and funding. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including gender-based analysis plus impacts and outcomes.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 1,733,779 3,600,276 3,600,276 3,715,000
Total program 1,733,779 3,600,276 3,600,276 3,715,000
Youth Justice Fund
Start date April 1, 1999
End date Ongoing
Type of transfer payment Grants and Contributions
Type of appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal year for terms and conditions 2010-11
Link to departmental result(s) Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System Support Program: Youth Justice
Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program Purpose:
To encourage a fair and more effective youth justice system, respond to emerging issues and enable greater citizen/community participation in the youth justice system.Objectives:
  • Establish special measures for violent offenders;
  • Improve the system’s ability to rehabilitate and reintegrate young offenders;
  • Increase the use of measures outside the formal court process, that are often more effective in addressing some types of less serious offending;
  • Establish a more targeted approach to the use of custody for young people; and
  • Increase the use of community-based sentences for less serious offences.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected results Expected Result:
New and/or enhanced diversion, rehabilitative and reintegration programs are available to youth involved in the criminal justice system.Performance Measure:
Number of projects funded in a fiscal year.
Fiscal year of last completed evaluation 2015-16 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)
Decision following the results of last evaluation Continuation
Fiscal year of next planned evaluation 2020-21
General targeted recipient groups
  • Non-profit community organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
  • Canadian institutions/boards of education;
  • Bands, First Nations, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
  • Provincial, territorial and municipal governments and their agencies and institutions;
  • Private sector organizations as long as such organizations will not make a profit on the work performed;
  • For-profit enterprises, research/evaluation organizations and individuals eligible for funding to conduct research and evaluation activities; and
  • Individuals.
Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients Youth Justice Fund (YJF) recipients will be engaged on an ongoing basis. When appropriate, YJF projects may inform discussions through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Youth Justice Cost Sharing and Programs, which serves as a forum for ongoing monitoring and discussions of issues concerning youth justice programming nationally.
Type of transfer payment 2020-21 Forecast spending 2021-22 Planned spending 2022-23 Planned spending 2023-24 Planned spending
Total grants 29,850 79,655 79,655 79,655
Total contributions 3,614,261 4,425,345 4,425,345 4,425,345
Total program 3,644,111 4,505,000 4,505,000 4,505,000