Details on Transfer Payment Programs

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/jsp-sjp/ol-lo/index.html

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 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: 

• Increased stakeholder capacity to offer justice services in both official languages;
• Improved bilingual capacity amongst justice professionals;
• Increased public legal education information in official language minority communities; and
• Continued engagement and consultation with stakeholder community.

Performance Measures:

• Number and value of funding agreements;
• Number of professionals participating in training programs;
• Number and type of projects related to increasing awareness or knowledge; and
• Percentage of stakeholders participating in consultations and meetings.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2021-22

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27

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 consults regularly with official language minority community stakeholders through the Official Languages Directorate, 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. In addition to these formal mechanisms, the Department regularly engages with stakeholders, as needed, on an informal basis.

Total grants

287,975

600,000

600,000

600,000

Total contributions

13,036,146

12,495,523

12,591,164

8,892,845

Total program

13,324,121

13,095,523

13,191,164

9,492,845

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/access.html

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

2022-23

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 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 full service approved criminal legal aid applications in the territories.
• Indigenous Courtwork (ICW) component
• Number of territorial communities with resident Indigenous Courtworkers; and
• Number of Gladue reports prepared.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Evaluated through Legal Aid Program (2021-22), 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 (2026-27), 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 entities 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

9,515,211

10,586,593

7,586,593

7,586,593

Total program

9,515,211

10,586,593

7,586,593

7,586,593

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/famil/index.html

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

2021-22

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 department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Justice System Support

Program: Family Justice

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

Facilitate access to the family justice system for families experiencing separation and divorce.

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results

Expected Result:

• Improved capacity in the provinces and territories to deliver family justice services.

Performance Measure: 

• Percentage of funds dedicated to the provinces and territories that is committed.

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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

22,090,839

23,444,949

23,480,232

21,202,544

Total program

22,090,839

23,444,949

23,480,232

21,202,544

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html

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

2022-23

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 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, through their legal aid service providers, to provide criminal legal aid services to eligible persons.

Performance Measures:

• Number of approved full service applications for criminal legal aid1; and
• Number of times duty counsel services are provided in criminal matters to individuals requiring assistance2.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27

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 (PWG) to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing consultations with the PWG also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

165,327,507

193,827,507

136,827,507

136,827,507

Total program

165,327,507

193,827,507

136,827,507

136,827,507

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/dtc-ttt.html

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

2021-22

Link to departmental result(s)

The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.

Link to department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Justice System Support

Program: Drug Treatment Court Funding Program (DTCFP)

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

Purpose:

• To reduce crime committed as a result of a substance use disorder through court-monitored treatment and community service support for eligible non-violent offenders.

Objectives:

• To promote and strengthen the use of alternatives to incarceration with a particular focus on vulnerable populations;
• To support offenders in addressing their cycle of addiction and criminal behavior as a means of reducing criminal recidivism; and
• To collect information and data on the effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in order to promote best practices and the continuing refinement of approaches.

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• 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 Measures:

• Number of federally supported DTCs;
• New DTC participants per year;
• DTC participant retention rate; and
• DTC graduation rate. 

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2021-22

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27

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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

6,746,000

10,631,276

10,631,276

10,631,276

Total program

6,746,000

10,631,276

10,631,276

10,631,276

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html

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

2022-23

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 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 Results:

• Increased capacity of participating provincial legal aid service providers to deliver immigration and refugee legal aid to eligible persons.

Performance Measure:

• Number of recipients delivering immigration and refugee legal aid services.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27

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 (PWG) to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing consultations with the PWG also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

55,000,000

11,500,000

11,500,000

11,500,000

Total program

55,000,000

11,500,000

11,500,000

11,500,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/contraventions.html

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 department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Justice System Support

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 Results:

• 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 Measures:

• Number of complaints with respect to a lack of judicial and extra-judicial services in the official language of choice;
• Number of Contraventions issued;
• Percentage of alleged offenders requesting and receiving proceedings in their official language of choice3;
• Number of provinces that have the capacity to offer services in both official languages;
• Number of provinces that have a ticketing scheme compatible with the Federal Court decision; and
• Number of agreements signed.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

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 Actacross Canada and access to the Fund is limited to other levels 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

5,896,584

8,594,900

9,094,900

9,094,900

Total program

5,896,584

8,594,900

9,094,900

9,094,900

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/acp-apc/index.html

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

2021-22

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 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 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 Results:

• Indigenous persons in contact with the justice system are provided culturally relevant information, services and programming;
• Justice system (JS) actors are provided information and advice regarding Indigenous persons before the court; and
• Increased awareness of rights, obligations and resources by Indigenous people in contact with the justice system.

Performance Measures:

• Number of clients served by the Indigenous Courtwork Program;
• Number of Gladue reports prepared;
• Satisfaction of JS actors with usefulness of information provided;
• Percentage of JS actors that report receiving information on Gladue factors and non-custodial options from Courtworkers;
• Percentage of Courtworker clients aware of their rights, obligations and resources; and
• Percentage of Indigenous Courtwork Program clients indicating a level of satisfaction of “satisfied” or “very satisfied” with the information provided.

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 Courtworkers, Indigenous community justice workers, and federal, provincial and territorial partners to improve collaboration to better meet the needs of Indigenous clients and communities. The ICW Program also supports training and engagement sessions to improve and/or enhance services. Indigenous Courtwork Directors and front line workers help to inform policy and program decisions related to the ICW Program.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

12,782,743

13,711,363

11,461,363

11,461,363

Total program

12,782,743

13,711,363

11,461,363

11,461,363

Hyperlink

N/A

Start date

April 1, 2023

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Grants and Contributions

Type of appropriation

Voted through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2022-23

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 legal framework in Canada.

Link to department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Justice System Support

Program: Indigenous Justice

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

To contribute to the Department’s efforts to renew its relationship with Indigenous peoples by enabling greater collaboration with Indigenous governments and organizations on the implementation of the United Nations Declaration Act on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, in collaboration with other government departments.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• Increased capacity for Indigenous governments and organizations to contribute to the implementation of the UN Declaration Act and monitoring of its progress; and
• Indigenous governments and organizations participate in engagement activities to contribute to the implementation the UN Declaration Act and monitoring of its progress

Performance Measures:

• Number and types of Indigenous governments and organizations funded;
• Majority of funding recipients report increased capacity to engage with the Government of Canada on the UN Declaration Act;
• Number and type of engagement activities/projects undertaken by funded organizations;
• Number of federally-led engagement activities in which funded organizations meaningfully participated; and
• Majority of funding recipients report that funding has facilitated activities that contribute to the implementation of the UN Declaration Act.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

N/A

Decision following the results of last evaluation

N/A

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

TBD

General targeted recipient groups

Stream 1: Eligible recipients include First Nations, Inuit and Métis governments and representative institutions, including modern treaty partners, self-governing nations and historic treaty partners; National and regional Indigenous representative organizations of First Nations, Inuit and Métis rights holders and Indigenous women’s organizations

Stream 2: Indigenous-led organizations located in Canada, including:

• Indigenous peoples (First Nation, Inuit and Métis), governments and organizations, including bands, tribal councils, Indigenous self-government entities, local, regional and national representative organizations;
• incorporated not-for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations;
• incorporated for-profit Indigenous controlled organizations, when the work being performed under the transfer agreement is not-for-profit; and
• Indigenous-controlled unincorporated organizations.

The above may include UN Declaration Act section 6 recipients representing individual First Nations, Métis and Inuit groups or organizations; organizations representing Indigenous women, youth, Elders, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ persons; urban Indigenous organizations and other Indigenous-led sectorial groups.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

In reviewing and selecting funding recipients for contributions under Stream 2, the Department will seek the views of an Indigenous Partnership Advisory Committee, comprised of representatives of national Indigenous organizations and other Indigenous organizations as appropriate.

Total grants

0

9,000,000

9,000,000

5,000,000

Total contributions

0

2,000,000

2,000,000

500,000

Total program

0

11,000,000

11,000,000

5,500,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/acf-fca/ajs-sja/index.html

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

2021-22

Link to departmental result(s)

The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.

Link to 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 Results:

• Indigenous communities deliver local justice programs;
• Indigenous persons in contact with the criminal justice system are provided culturally relevant information, services and programming;
• IJP community-based programs partner with local criminal justice system actors and other community partners;
• Increased capacity to deliver community based justice programs; and
• Increased capacity of Indigenous community programs and organizations to participate in Indigenous justice related engagement activities.

Performance Measures:

• Number of community-based justice programs;
• Number of participants accessing community based justice programs (including for Gladue aftercare programs);
• Number of communities served by community-based justice programs;
• Percentage of IJP programs that have criminal justice system partners and community partners;
• Percentage of programs that are receiving referrals from criminal justice system and community partners;
• Number of IJP programs that received funding for a capacity building project; and
• Number of Indigenous recipients receiving funding for justice-related engagement activities.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2021-22

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27

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;
• For-profit corporations, so long as these corporations will not make a profit on the work performed; and
• Academic institutions (colleges, universities, including faculties of law and Indigenous Law Institutes).

Indigenous Engagement Fund:

• Inuit, Métis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

The IJP has long-term funding relationships with its Community-Based Fund recipients. The program will continue to regularly engage with recipients through day-to-day operations, including site visits, e-mails, phone calls and various ad-hoc working groups.

IJP supports regional gatherings that bring together funded programs and other local justice stakeholders during which IJP officials engage with recipients on their regional concerns and priorities. This information is used to inform policy development, program delivery, and specific initiatives such as Calls for Proposals. IJP will hold in-person and/or virtual regional gatherings in 2023-24.

In 2023-24, IJP will begin to develop a ‘Compendium of Best Practices’ for all IJP program funding recipients. The design of this resource and its contents will be developed with considerable input from recipients.

Total grants

4,550,000

4,550,000

50,000

50,000

Total contributions

29,654,007

29,821,829

20,310,000

18,810,000

Total program

34,204,007

34,371,829

20,360,000

18,860,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/intens.html

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

2021-22

Link to departmental result(s)

The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.

Link to 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 Results:

• Provinces and territories 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, thus contributing to a more responsive youth justice system.

Performance Measure:

• Number of youths receiving specialized treatment through the IRCS program 

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

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 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

12,148,000

11,048,000

11,048,000

11,048,000

Total program

12,148,000

11,048,000

11,048,000

11,048,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/jsp-sjp/jpip-pjpi.html

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

2021-22

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 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 Justice Partnership and Innovation Program is to contribute to increasing access to the Canadian justice system and strengthening the Canadian legal framework.

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 strengthen the justice system’s response to family violence and to promote public awareness of and involvement in the response to family violence;  and
• To build knowledge, awareness and understanding among justice stakeholders and/or the public on justice issues and other emerging justice related issues.

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results

Expected Results:

• Increased capacity to build knowledge, awareness and understanding of justice issues;
• Canadians have an increased awareness and knowledge of the justice system including their rights and obligations;
• Increased access to the Canadian justice system; and
• Strengthened Canadian legal framework.

Performance Measures: 

• Number, type and nature of activities/projects undertaken by stakeholders to provide legal information;
• Number and type of public legal education and information (PLEI) products developed and distributed;
• Number of Métis and Non-Status Indians accepted into pre-law and law programs; and
• Extent to which Justice has supported key stakeholders.

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

The Department holds ongoing engagement activities with funding recipients through day-to-day operations, including virtual meetings, e-mails and phone calls. This ongoing engagement enables the Department to collect information on ways to ensure that Canadians have appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system. It also allows the Department to assess organizations’ capacity to offer access to legal information resources and programs across Canada. Information gathered will be used in the design of calls for proposals and to support the Department’s policy directions to address emerging justice issues. The Department will continue to share program information, including new funding opportunities, with applicants and recipients through the Department of Justice Canada website and other means such as e-mail and telephone.

Total grants

3,431,943

3,656,943

3,656,943

3,656,943

Total contributions

30,483,828

33,898,574

26,737,943

25,458,138

Total program

33,915,771

37,555,517

30,394,886

29,115,081

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/harassment-harcelement.html

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

2022-23

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 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 Measure: 

• Number of service providers providing advice to complainants of workplace sexual harassment.

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 to clients receiving free legal advice until the end of the initiative. The survey was developed to collect data that is complementary to the recipients’ 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

5,635,529

5,717,558

0

0

Total program

5,635,529

5,717,558

0

0

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/cj-jp/fund-fond/index.html

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 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;
• Increased public awareness of victim/survivor issues, legislation and available services;
• Improved criminal justice system response to victims and survivors of crime; and
• Improved access to responsive services that support victims and survivors.

Performance Measures: 

• Number and nature of projects/activities with provincial and territorial governments;
• Number and nature4 of projects/activities that support the development of new services and delivery of existing services for victims of crime;
• Number of supported projects related to Child Advocacy Centres;
• Number of registered victims receiving financial assistance to attend Parole Board of Canada hearings;
• Number of Canadians victimized abroad receiving financial assistance;
• Number and nature of projects/activities that support the purchase of equipment and testimonial aids to assist vulnerable victims/witnesses;
• Number of jurisdictions accessing funding for Independent Legal Advice and Representation (ILA/ILR);
• Number of victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence who access ILA/ILR;
• Percentage of victims that report a better understanding of their legal options and/or felt better supported after accessing ILA/ILR; and
• Percentage of planned Victims Fund allocation accessed by provinces, territories, non-governmental organizations and other justice system stakeholders to deliver projects and activities in support of victims and survivors of crime.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

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 such things as: holding regular meetings with governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGO) partners, updating its website, its newsletters, hosting subject-specific knowledge exchanges, WebEx, webinars and symposia, development of public legal education and information (PLEI) fact sheets, and continued engagement of stakeholders in ongoing issues of mutual interest.

A Call For Proposals (CFP) to support the investment for Advancing a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence was launched in summer 2021 and included engaging with the provinces and territories (PT) to ensure that there was no overlap with PT services and proposals made by NGOs (PLEI organizations and legal clinics). Approved projects from this CFP began implementation in early 2022-23.

The 2020-21 evaluation of the Federal Victims Strategy resulted with a recommendation to improve Victims Fund reporting templates and tools to allow for more consistent and strategic data collection of funded projects. Program officials, in collaboration with other sectors in the Department and partners, are developed a new reporting template that has been distributed to funding recipients for use in annual reporting.

Total grants

1,160,143

3,450,000

3,450,000

3,450,000

Total contributions

30,082,944

22,660,037

22,383,000

22,010,674

Total program

31,243,087

26,110,037

25,833,000

25,460,674

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/yjsfp-pfsjj.html

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

2021-22

Link to departmental result(s)

The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.

Link to 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 behaviour 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 Results:

• Increased capacity of jurisdictions to provide high priority youth justice programs and services that are consistent with the federal policy objectives contained in the Youth Criminal Justice Act and improved responsiveness of the youth justice system in order to support a fair and accessible youth justice system.

Performance Measure:

• Percentage of youth court cases receiving a non-custodial sentence.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

184,972,994

184,972,994

184,972,994

184,972,994

Total program

184,972,994

184,972,994

184,972,994

184,972,994

Hyperlink

https://www.venice.coe.int/

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

2021-22

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 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 fulfil 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

85,000

85,000

85,000

85,000

Total program

85,000

85,000

85,000

85,000

Hyperlink

https://www.hcch.net/

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

2021-22

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 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 creating and assisting in the implementation of multilateral conventions that promote the harmonization 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

285,035

315,000

315,000

315,000

Total program

285,035

315,000

315,000

315,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/supporting-soutien.html

Start date

April 1, 2021

End date

Ongoing

Type of transfer payment

Contribution

Type of appropriation

Voted through Estimates

Fiscal year for terms and conditions

2022-23

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 department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Justice System Support

Program: Legal Representation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

Purpose:

• To support the implementation of Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) in all provinces and territories, to help eliminate systemic barriers in the criminal justice system for Black and other racialized individuals by helping courts consider the impact of race and cultural heritage on a racialized offender’s life trajectory during sentencing in criminal matters.

Objective:

• To promote fair legal proceedings for eligible persons and to promote public confidence in the justice system through federal contribution funding.

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results

Expected Result:

• Increased capacity of provinces, through their legal aid service providers to provide criminal legal aid services to eligible persons.

Performance Measure:

• Number of jurisdictions where Impact of Race and Culture Assessments are available.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

Not applicable (established in 2021-22)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Not applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)

General targeted recipient groups

• Provincial and territorial governments;
• Provincial and territorial legal aid service providers;
• Canadian non-profit or charitable organizations, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose; and,
• Canadian for-profit corporations, when undertaking non-profit activities.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

Ongoing meetings with provincial and territorial governments and legal aid service provider representatives, aimed at expanding the availability of IRCAs across the country. Consultations also focus on data collection to measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

1,365,276

1,305,000

1,495,000

1,435,000

Total program

1,365,276

1,305,000

1,495,000

1,435,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/integ.html

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 department’s Program Inventory

Core Responsibility: Justice System Support

Program: Legal Representation

Purpose and objectives of transfer payment program

• 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.

• To assist provincial Attorneys General 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

0

550,000

550,000

550,000

Total program

0

550,000

550,000

550,000

Hyperlink

https://www.unidroit.org/

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

2021-22

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 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 fulfil 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.

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

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/jsp-sjp/sa-es.html

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 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

2020-21 (as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the IRPA Division 9, led by Public Safety Canada)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2024-25 (as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the IRPA Division 9, 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.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

206,217

250,000

250,000

250,000

Total program

206,217

250,000

250,000

250,000

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html

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 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 service providers, 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:

• Increased capacity of recipients to provide funded counsel to eligible persons in cases involving national security and in cases involving court orders in federal prosecutions.

Performance Measure:

• Number of stays (cases temporarily suspended or stopped altogether) due to the lack of funded counsel.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

• 2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
• 2020-21 (as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the IRPA Division 9, led by Public Safety Canada)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2026-27 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)

General targeted recipient groups

• Provincial and territorial governments;
• Provincial legal aid service providers; and
• Territorial access to justice services delivery entities.

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients

There are no initiatives to engage applicants and recipients. Funding is provided in response to court orders, and consultations are case specific and not program wide.

Total grants

0

0

0

0

Total contributions

1,070,020

3,362,345

3,362,345

3,362,345

Total program

1,070,020

3,362,345

3,362,345

3,362,345

Hyperlink

https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/f_13.html

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

2009-10

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 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, thus contributing to a more responsive youth justice system.

Performance Measure: 

• Number of projects funded in a fiscal year.

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation

2020-21 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)

Decision following the results of last evaluation

Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation

2025-26

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.

Total grants

61,300

79,655

79,655

79,655

Total contributions

4,446,761

4,425,345

4,425,345

4,425,345

Total program

4,508,061

4,505,000

4,505,000

4,505,000