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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project is to support the recipient in realigning program activities that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 10 to May 16, 2026. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 14 to May 20, 2023. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Provide financial assistance to an individual victim or support person (as defined in the Corrections and Conditional Release Act and who are registered with Correctional Service Canada or the Parole...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Business and Regional Growth Program / Productivity (CED-Business (PRO))
FY 2018-2019
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 27 to June 2, 2018. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

GOVER, BRIAN $2,600.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Special Advocates Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Newly and previously appointed special advocates will attend a training day in March 2025.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Special Advocates Program
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Newly and previously appointed special advocates will attend a training day in March 2025.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from November 22 to November 28, 2020. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues an...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 12 to May 18, 2024. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This grant will support costs associated with the purchase of IT equipment to provide IJP clients with an option to videoconference into court.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Community Futures Program (CFP)
FY 2019-2020
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 26 to June 1, 2019. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
of the Local investment Initiative (PDEQ-LII)
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Jurisdictional funding agreement for State-Funded Counsel in Manitoba.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Legal Aid
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Jurisdictional funding agreement for State-Funded Counsel in Manitoba.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2024-2025
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 12 to May 18, 2024. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Legal Aid
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Jurisdictional funding agreement for financial assistance for State-Funded Counsel in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Legal Aid
FY 2022-2023
Canada

Jurisdictional funding agreement for financial assistance for State-Funded Counsel in Nova Scotia.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Courtwork Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

Project funding in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program 2020/2021 will provide much needed support for Indigenous Courtworkers to carry out their duties. In response to COVID-19 pandemic challe...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Business and Regional Growth Program / Innovation. (CED-Business (INNO))
FY 2018-2019
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 27 to June 2, 2018. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Business and Regional Growth Program - Temporary Initiative for the Strengthening of Quebec's Forest Economies (BRG-TISQFE)
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project is to support travel to the National Restorative Justice Symposium 2018 where the recipient has been selected as a keynote speaker. The Symposium is a national gathering to discuss the i...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Support initiative in response to the flooding in the Côte-de-Gaspé RCM (x)
FY 2018-2019
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 27 to June 2, 2018. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2025-2026
Canada

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 10 to May 16, 2026. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about th...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project is to support the Recipient in realigning program activities that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The purpose of the recidivism study is to assess how IJP funded community-based justice programs reduce the likelihood of re-offending (recidivism) among participants.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The purpose of the recidivism study is to assess how IJP funded community-based justice programs reduce the likelihood of re-offending (recidivism) among participants.