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

See missed targets
  • 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
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 2025-2026
Canada

This project consists in organizing a community feast during the next circuit court presence in Kawawachikamach in April 2026.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
FY 2020-2021
Canada

This project will enable the Association des juristes d'expression française de la Nouvelle-Écosse to administer a survey from the website of the Bilingual Legal Information Centre of Halifax. Those w...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This grant is in support of costs to attend the Qwi:qwelstom Regional Gathering from February 28 to March 1, 2024.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This grant will support costs associated with the Indigenous Justice Strategy Engagement Session in November 2023.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Recreationnal Infrastructure Canada Fund (Recreational Infrastructure Canada)
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This project will support a one-time initiative to provide travel support to enable an Indigenous Courtworker from First Nations Technical Institute to attend the Indigenous Courtwork Program National...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This grant will support costs for staff to attend the Qwi:qwelstom Regional Gathering, Gladue Think Tank Session, in February 2024.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This grant will support costs associated with the Indigenous Justice Strategy Engagement Session in November 2023.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Business and Regional Growth Program - Community Adjustment Fund (BRG-CAF )
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This funding will support an Elder's participation, including providing the opening and closing prayers, as well as providing advisory services at justice stakeholder meetings.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Business and Regional Growth Program / Community Economic Diversification Initiative - Vitality (CED-Business (CEDI-V))
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
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.

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.

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 2020-2021
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 2022-2023
Canada

This project will cover costs associated with the purchase of a cell phone to support the Justice Manager position.

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2023-2024
Canada

This grant will support costs associated with the Indigenous Justice Strategy Engagement Session in November 2023

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 2023-2024
Canada

This grant will support costs associated with the Indigenous Justice Strategy Engagement Session in October 2023.

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

This project is to support travel to the 2019 National Restorative Justice Symposium. The Symposium is a national gathering that brings together representatives from community organizations, policy-ma...

Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Business and Regional Growth Program / Innovation. (CED-Business (INNO))
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Jurisidictional funding agreement for State-Funded Counsel in New Brunswick

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
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2025-2026
Canada

The grant is in support of costs associated with gathering and validating client data from the program for the Indigenous Justice Program’s (IJP) recidivism study.