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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
The organization will continue to deliver public education and legal information about the Canadian legal system with the view to increasing knowledge and making the justice system more accessible to...
The organization will continue to deliver public education and legal information about the Canadian legal system with the view to increasing knowledge and making the justice system more accessible to...
The organization will continue to deliver public education and legal information about the Canadian legal system with the view to increasing knowledge and making the justice system more accessible to...
The organization will continue to deliver public education and legal information about the Canadian legal system with the view to increasing knowledge and making the justice system more accessible to...
The organization will continue to deliver public education and legal information about the Canadian legal system with the view to increasing knowledge and making the justice system more accessible to...
The organization will continue to deliver public education and legal information about the Canadian legal system with the view to increasing knowledge and making the justice system more accessible to...
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