Details on Transfer Payment Programs

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TPPs with total planned spending of $5 million or more

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

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: 2023–24

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 to support an increasingly relevant, accessible and responsive Canadian justice system that is capable of offering services to Canadians in both official languages.

Objectives:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Performance Measures:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The Department consults regularly with official language minority community stakeholders through Justice Canada’s 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 (FPT) 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
 planned spending
Total grants 362,732 600,000 600,000 600,000
Total contributions 14,198,863 16,241,164 12,542,845 12,542,845
Total program 14,561,595 16,841,164 13,142,845 13,142,845

Access to Justice Services in the Territories (being Legal Aid, Indigenous Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services)

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 the department’s Program Inventory: Core Responsibility: Justice System Support, Programs: Legal Representation; Indigenous Justice; and Justice System Partnerships

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 [PLEI]) 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:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Territorial residents have access to justice services (legal aid, Indigenous courtwork, and PLEI) that respond to their needs and circumstances.

Performance Measures:

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: Evaluated through Legal Aid Program (2021–22), Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (2023–24), and Indigenous Courtwork Program (2022–23) 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 (2028–29) and Indigenous Courtwork Program (2027–28) evaluations respectively.

General targeted recipient groups:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Ongoing meetings take place with the FPT Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to discuss matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing engagement also occurs 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 11,195,935 8,086,668 8,086,668 8,086,668
Total program 11,195,935 8,086,668 8,086,668 8,086,668

Canadian Family Justice Fund (CFJF)

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 the 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:

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

Performance Measure:

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2025–26

General targeted recipient groups:

Family Justice Activities:

Family Justice Projects:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Ongoing engagement occurs with provincial and territorial partners through the existing FPT 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 22,563,675 23,480,232 21,202,544 16,000,000
Total program 22,563,675 23,480,232 21,202,544 16,000,000

Criminal Legal Aid

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 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:  

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

Performance Measures:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Ongoing meetings take place with the 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. Ongoing consultations with the Permanent Working Group also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 193,827,507 136,827,507 136,827,507 136,827,507
Total program 193,827,507 136,827,507 136,827,507 136,827,507

Drug Treatment Court Funding Program

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 the 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 crimes committed as a result of drug dependency through court-monitored treatment and community service support for non-violent offenders with a substance use disorder.

Objectives:

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:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The program consults with recipients through the DTCFP’s FPT Working Group. This Working Group contributes 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 10,131,276 10,631,276 10,631,276 10,631,276
Total program 10,131,276 10,631,276 10,631,276 10,631,276

Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid

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 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.

Expected results:

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

Performance Measure:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Ongoing meetings take place with the 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. Ongoing consultations with the Permanent Working Group also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
 planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 84,000,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 11,500,000
Total program 84,000,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 11,500,000

Implementation of Official Languages Requirements under the Contraventions Act

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 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.

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:

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:

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 levels of government. The Department deals directly with potential applicants and recipients. Engagement with funding recipients takes place through the FPT 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 8,311,937 8,137,900 8,136,400 8,027,900
Total program 8,311,937 8,137,900 8,136,400 8,027,900

Indigenous Courtwork Program

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 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.

Expected results:

Performance Measures:

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2022–23

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027–28

General targeted recipient groups:

Indigenous Courtwork services:

Projects in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Ongoing engagement occurs through the FPT Working Group and the Tripartite Working Group on the Indigenous Courtwork 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 Indigenous Courtwork 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 Indigenous Courtwork Program.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 11,102,469 10,961,288 10,961,288 10,961,288
Total program 11,102,469 10,961,288 10,961,288 10,961,288

Indigenous Justice Program

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: 2023–24

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:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Performance Measures:

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:

Capacity-Building Fund:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The Indigenous Justice Program 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.

The Indigenous Justice Program supports engagement with Indigenous partners and other Government departments through the Indigenous Engagement Fund on the co-development of a comprehensive Indigenous Justice Strategy to address the overrepresentation and systemic discrimination of Indigenous peoples in the Canadian justice system. The Engagement Fund will support Indigenous groups to host internal engagements as well as engage with the Department of Justice on shared Indigenous-specific justice priorities (such as overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system, and systemic racism; supporting the self-determination of Indigenous peoples in the administration of justice; and responding to existing and emerging justice system challenges through legislative or policy changes).

The Indigenous Justice Program supports regional gatherings that bring together funded programs and other local justice stakeholders during which Indigenous Justice Program 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 4,550,000 50,000 50,000 50,000
Total contributions 29,821,829 20,310,000 18,810,000 18,810,000
Total program 34,371,829 20,360,000 18,860,000 18,860,000

Indigenous Partnership Fund

Hyperlink: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/ipf-fpa/index.html

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 the 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:

Performance Measures:

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: Not Applicable

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Not Applicable

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2027–28

General targeted recipient groups:

Stream 1:

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

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 Action Plan Advisory Committee, comprised of representatives of national Indigenous organizations and other Indigenous organizations as appropriate.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 9,000,000 9,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000
Total contributions 2,000,000 2,000,000 500,000 500,000
Total program 11,000,000 11,000,000 5,500,000 5,500,000

Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program

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 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:

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:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Recipients are engaged through the FPT 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. Additionally, work is underway to assess the feasibility of conducting a recidivism study of the IRCS Program in partnership with Statistics Canada and the participating provinces.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
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

Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)

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 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 JPIP is to contribute to increasing access to the Canadian justice system and strengthening the Canadian legal framework.

Objectives:

Expected results:

Performance Measures:

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation: 2023–24

Decision following the results of last evaluation: Continuation

Fiscal year of next planned evaluation: 2028–29

General targeted recipient groups:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 3,431,943 3,656,943 3,656,943 3,656,943
Total contributions 36,648,992 26,737,943 25,458,138 1,572,943
Total program 40,080,935 30,394,886 29,115,081 5,229,886

Victims Fund

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:  2023-24 (Contributions) / 2016-17 (Grants)

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:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Performance Measures:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

The Policy Centre for Victim 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 proposals related to a funding opportunity such as those in support of: the annual Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, families of missing and murdered Indigenous people, 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, hosting knowledge sharing events such as virtual webinars and symposia, developing PLEI, and continued engagements with stakeholders on ongoing and emerging issues of mutual interest.

Budget 2023 included increased funding for the Community Support and Healing for Families initiative to allow more community organizations to deliver supports and services to support families of missing and murdered Indigenous people, including men and boys. Funding for these activities helps fill gaps where needs are high, building on the work of Indigenous organizations and specialized victim services programs.

A call for proposals to support the CSHF initiative was launched on October 25, 2023. Applicants were supported by an information session on November 3, 2023. Approved projects from this call for proposals will begin implementation after April 1, 2024.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 1,550,000 3,450,000 3,450,000 3,450,000
Total contributions 35,081,378 43,483,000 41,860,674 34,383,000
Total program 36,631,378 46,933,000 45,310,674 37,833,000

Youth Justice Services Funding Program

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 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:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Performance Measure:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Recipients are engaged through the FPT 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
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

TPPs with total planned spending of less than $5 million

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)

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 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 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:

Performance Measure:

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:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
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

Hague Conference on Private International Law

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 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 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:

Performance Measure:

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:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 346,829 315,000 315,000 315,000
Total program 346,829 315,000 315,000 315,000

Impact of Race and Culture Assessments

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: 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 the 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:

Performance Measure:

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:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 1,639,703 1,495,000 1,435,000 1,465,000
Total program 1,639,703 1,495,000 1,435,000 1,465,000

Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET) Reserve Fund

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 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 Attorneys General to carry out capital market crime prosecutions by defraying extraordinary costs arising from IMET investigations.

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Performance Measure:

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:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 0 550,000 194,000 50,000
Total program 0 550,000 194,000 50,000

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)

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 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 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:

Performance Measure:

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:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 157,000 190,000 190,000 190,000
Total program 157,000 190,000 190,000 190,000

Special Advocates Program

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: 2023–24

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:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Not applicable. Special advocates are appointed from a set list when security certificates are issued.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 268,000 100,000 100,000 100,000
Total program 268,000 100,000 100,000 100,000

State-Funded Counsel Program

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 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:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:  

Performance Measure:

Fiscal year of last completed evaluation:

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:

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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 0 0 0 0
Total contributions 1,085,594 3,362,345 3,362,345 1,862,345
Total program 1,085,594 3,362,345 3,362,345 1,862,345

Youth Justice Fund

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 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:

There are no repayable contributions.

Expected results:

Performance Measure:

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:

Initiatives to engage applicants and recipients:

Youth Justice Fund recipients will be engaged on an ongoing basis. When appropriate, Youth Justice Fund projects may inform discussions through the FPT 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.

Financial information (dollars)
Type of transfer payment 2023–24
forecast spending
2024–25
planned spending
2025–26
planned spending
2026–27
planned spending
Total grants 39,000 79,655 79,655 79,655
Total contributions 4,465,761 4,425,345 4,425,345 4,425,345
Total program 4,504,761 4,505,000 4,505,000 4,505,000