Quick Reads
Consult the list below for quick, easy summaries of important Justice-related issues. To view more Justice Canada publications, you can browse the full catalogue and search by category, topic, type and date.
JustFacts
JustFacts are short factsheets summarizing data on issues affecting the Canadian justice system.
- JustFacts: Sentencing in Adult Criminal Courts in Canada in 2020-2021
- JustFacts: Victims of Hate Crime, 2015-2021
- Infographic: Victims of Hate Crime, 2021
- Child-Related Sexual Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2014/2015 to 2019/2020
- Drug-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2014/2015 to 2019/2020
- Firearm-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2014/2015 to 2019/2020
- Impaired Driving-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2014/2015 to 2019/2020
- Family Disputes and the Canadian Legal Problems Survey, 2021
- Overrepresentation of Black people in the Canadian criminal justice system
- The Impact of Mandatory Minimum Penalties on Indigenous Peoples and Black and Other Racialized Groups, 2022
- Cannabis crime statistics in Canada, 2020
- Recidivism in the Criminal Justice System, 2020
- Preliminary Inquiries
- Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system
- Cannabis crime statistics in Canada, 2017
- Trends in Bail Court across Canada
- Child Support Cases, 2016-17
- Trends in Adult Federal Offenders under Community Supervision
- Trends in Adult Federal Custody Populations
- Criminal court case processing time
- Jordan - Statistics Related to Delay in the Criminal Justice System
- The Impact of Mandatory Minimum Penalties on Indigenous, Black and Other Visible Minorities
- Bail Violations, AOJOs, and Remand
- Child Custody and Access
- Data Sources on Indigenous Victimization
- Victimization of Indigenous Children and Youth
- Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Victimization of Indigenous Women and Girls
- Cannabis crime statistics in Canada, 2016
- Preliminary Inquiries
- Sexual Violations against Children and Child Pornography
- Sexual Assault
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Sentencing in Canada
- Indigenous overrepresentation in the criminal justice system
- Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty
- Child-Related Sexual Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2000/2001 to 2013/2014
- Drug Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2000/2001 to 2013/2014
- Firearm-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty, 2000/2001 to 2013/2014
- Indigenous overrepresentation in provincial/territorial corrections - 2016
- Compliance with Family Support Obligations
- Economic Consequences of Divorce and Separation
- Family Law Cases
- Family Structure in Canada
- Mobility and Relocation in the Context of Family Law
- Self-Represented Litigants in Family Law
- Children's Advocacy Centres
- Indigenous Overrepresentation in Provincial/Territorial Corrections - 2018
- Sexual Violations against Children and Child Pornography
- Intimate Partner Violence
- Sexual Assault
- Criminal Court Case Processing Time
Research at a Glance
Research at a Glance publications offer a brief overview of the results of research studies conducted by the Research and Statistics Division.
- Perceptions of and confidence in the Canadian family justice system: Key findings from the 2022 National Justice Survey
- The Use of Restorative Justice to Address Criminal Offending in Canada
- Looking to 2025 and Beyond, 2020
- Youth Views on Access to Justice
- Youth Views on Restorative Justice
- Looking Ahead at Canada’s Justice System: What’s Important to Youth?
- Youth Views on Addressing Privacy
- Youth Views on Collaborating to Support Individuals with Mental Health and Addiction Issues in the Criminal Justice System
- Assessments and Analyses of Canada's Bail System
- Community-based sentencing
- Administration of Justice Offences
- Discretion in sentencing
- Diversion
- Mandatory Minimum Penalties
- Problem-solving justice
- Restorative Justice
- Sentencing commissions and guidelines
Infographics
- Victims of Hate Crime, 2021
- Confidence in the Canadian Family Justice System 2022
- Canadians’ confidence in the criminal justice system
- Legal Aid in Canada 2020-21
- Legal Aid in Canada 2019-20
- Indigenous people in criminal courts in Canada 2005-06 to 2015-16
- Mandatory Minimum Penalties (MMPs)
- Discretion in Sentencing
- Administration of Justice Offences (AOJOs)
- Diversion
- Sentencing Commissions and Guidelines
- Restorative Justice
- Problem Solving Approaches to Justice
- Community-based Sentencing
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