The objective of the Indigenous Courtwork Program is to facilitate and enhance access to justice by assisting Indigenous Persons (adults and youth) charged with an offence under any federal or provinc...
Federal spending by Department of Justice Canada
5,111 records totalling $9,363,043,821.67 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.
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Where the money flows
Planned vs. actual spending
What Parliament authorised this organization to spend versus what it actually spent, across all its votes. Source: Public Accounts of Canada (via GC InfoBase). This covers the organization's entire budget, not just the grants and contracts listed below.
| Fiscal year | Authorised | Spent | Used |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | $1,367,742,326 | $1,350,941,125 | 98.8% |
| 2023-2024 | $1,140,940,678 | $1,109,986,229 | 97.3% |
| 2022-2023 | $1,011,723,963 | $983,322,572 | 97.2% |
| 2021-2022 | $939,656,436 | $907,417,603 | 96.6% |
| 2020-2021 | $892,549,647 | $832,853,145 | 93.3% |
| 2019-2020 | $837,290,562 | $812,721,034 | 97.1% |
| 2018-2019 | $803,110,545 | $788,807,345 | 98.2% |
| 2017-2018 | $733,527,103 | $707,002,071 | 96.4% |
| 2016-2017 | $724,383,928 | $689,819,446 | 95.2% |
| 2015-2016 | $711,335,706 | $683,219,807 | 96.0% |
Did it deliver? (2024-2025 results report)
Every department sets measurable performance targets and reports against them. Source: Departmental Results Reports via GC InfoBase — the department's own self-reported scorecard.
22
of 45 targets met
9
targets not met
14
not yet measurable or unavailable
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Number of restorative justice programs available.
Target: The target has been adjusted to reflect a change in reporting methodology in which some jurisdictions now report their restorative justice p... · Actual: 395.0
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Percentage of Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime client inquiries or complaints that are assessed and acted upon.
Target: — · Actual: 98.8
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Percentage of Canadians who have confidence that the Canadian criminal justice system is fair to all people.
Target: The 2022–23 fiscal year is the first year that targets have been set for this indicator, and it therefore does not apply to previously repor... · Actual: 51.0
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Percentage of Canadians who have confidence that the Canadian criminal justice system is accessible to all people.
Target: The 2022–23 fiscal year is the first year that targets have been set for this indicator, and it therefore does not apply to previously repor... · Actual: 59.0
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Percentage of Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime client inquiries or complaints that are assessed and acted upon.
Target: — · Actual: 98.8
This multi-year project will work towards identifying policy priorities, and in partnership with First Nations determining traditional and legal orders that can inform an Indigenous Justice Strategy.
Creation of a navigation hub located in Thompson MB., where Justice Navigators will guide individuals through the criminal justice system and help them overcome barriers that prevent them from accessi...
The funding will support the operation and expansion of existing Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) as well as the establishment of new DTCs. This funding will contribute to reduce recidivism rates by suppo...
This multi-year project supports core capacity for ongoing consultation and cooperation activities in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Decla...
Creation of a navigation hub located in Thompson MB, where Justice Navigators will guide individuals through the criminal justice system and help them overcome barriers that prevent them from accessin...
This project will establish the Workplace Sexual Harassment Legal Advice Program (WSH-LAP) which will provide comprehensive information and legal advice, and other forms of support, for people facing...
The organization will develop and deliver a complete French and English legal terminology language training program for provincial and territorial judges to help them to increase their capacity to off...
The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through activities such as Gladue aftercare, civil/family mediation, preven...
The project consists of supporting French language services provided by a bilingual justice information hub in Halifax. These services include providing legal information, referrals, information sessi...
The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion activities.
The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.
The project consists of maintaining operations of a justice information hub in Alberta for the francophone community. Services in English are also offered if required. The hub offers services such as...
The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.
The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through activities such as Gladue aftercare, civil/family mediation, prevent...
This project will expand the province's existing model of Family Guide Domestic Violence Specialists to a regional level. The project will conduct a review and analysis of existing resources in region...
This project will expand the province's existing model of Family Guide Domestic Violence Specialists to a regional level. The project will conduct a review and analysis of existing resources in region...
The Recipient agrees to: contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.
The project will increase the organization's capacity to expand their services to provide in-house wrap-around legal services to survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence with triage s...
Over the next two fiscal years, the Department of Justice of Quebec will improve the services offered to child victims of crime through supporting the opening of a Child Advocacy Centre in Montérégie...
The organization will develop and deliver a complete French and English legal terminology language training program for provincial and territorial judges to help them to increase their capacity to off...
The Recipient agrees to: contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.
The organization will deliver bilingual web-based training using subject matter experts to share knowledge about different topics such as forensic interviewing, medical evaluation and court preparatio...
The Impact of Race and Culture Assessment (IRCA) Expansion Project aims to expand ACCEC's capacity to deliver IRCAs across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and British Columbia. The project will enhan...
The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or me...