Federal spending by Department of Justice Canada

9,648 records totalling $10,052,993,711.32 CAD, from official Government of Canada open data.

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Where the money flows

Contracting

$689.9M

across 4,537 contracts over $10k

30.6%

of contract dollars awarded without competition (1,936 contracts)

92.5%

of contracts with known bid counts received one bid or fewer (2,361 reported)

"Without competition" counts solicitation codes TN (non-competitive) and AC (Advance Contract Award Notice). Non-competitive awards are legal and sometimes required; the rate is context, not a judgment.

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

ENDING VIOLENCE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA $1,710,250.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The organization will develop materials related to preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment. Delivery of effective, trauma-informed and culturally relevant training for nonprofit organ...

BEAUSEJOUR FAMILY CRISIS RESOURCE CENTRE INC. $1,699,065.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project will develop and implement a family court support worker pilot program for victims of intimate partner violence across Southeast New Brunswick, based on an evidence model developed by Luk...

GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COMMUNITY JUSTICE DIVISION $1,697,988.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

Nunavut will undertake several activities over five fiscal years to advance victim services and access to justice for victims and their families. Activities will include implementing a training progra...

ALTIS HR $1,694,997.73
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
MANAGEMENT CONSULTING
FY 2017-2018
Canada

This contract includes one or more amendments. This contract is a call-up against a Public Works and Government Services Canada procurement tool. This contract was competitively sourced. This contract...

SASKATOON TRIBAL COUNCIL INC. $1,690,436.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion activities.

VANCOUVER ABORIGINAL TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE SERVICES SOCIETY $1,688,849.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Recipient agrees to: contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.

ENDING VIOLENCE ASSOCIATION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA $1,684,150.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

The organization will develop materials related to preventing and responding to workplace sexual harassment. Delivery of effective, trauma-informed and culturally relevant training for nonprofit organ...

EMERION $1,678,355.92
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS
FY 2019-2020
Canada
MLTC PROGRAM SERVICES INC. $1,677,242.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.

MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE DU QUÉBEC $1,659,388.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)
FY 2018-2019
Canada

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...

LEXISNEXIS CANADA INC. $1,659,042.39
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
COMPUTER SERVICES
FY 2020-2021
Canada
BEAUSÉJOUR FAMILY CRISIS RESOURCE CENTRE INC. $1,658,770.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project will develop and implement a family court support worker pilot program for victims of intimate partner violence across Southeast New Brunswick, based on an evidence model developed by Luk...

EMERION $1,655,462.12
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS
FY 2018-2019
Canada

This contract includes one or more amendments. This contract is a call-up against a Public Works and Government Services Canada procurement tool. This contract was competitively sourced. This contract...

COMMUNITY LEGAL EDUCATION ONTARIO $1,653,429.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

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...

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COMMUNITY JUSTICE DIVISION $1,653,010.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2017-2018
Canada

The Recipient agrees to: contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.

SOUTHERN CHIEFS' ORGANIZATION INC. $1,648,942.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Indigenous Justice Program
FY 2021-2022
Canada

The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through activities such as prevention, diversion and/or reintegration.

LEGAL AID ONTARIO $1,645,000.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Community diversification program / Community Economic Diversification Initiative - Vitality (CED-Diversification (CEDI-V))
FY 2017-2018
Canada

Jurisdictional funding agreement for State-Funded Counsel in Ontario

NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COURT SERVICES DIVISION $1,644,200.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This project will develop an information software program available to family court judges to address the lack of communication between family and criminal court. It will develop a family court suppor...

ASSOCIATION DES COLLÈGES ET UNIVERSITÉS DE LA FRANCOPHONIE CANADIENNE $1,637,990.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

The project consists of coordinating and supporting the implementation of training initiatives coming from the member organizations of the National Justice Training Network. The initiatives will contr...

MANITOBA JUSTICE - VICTIM SERVICES $1,637,908.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2016-2017
Canada

Manitoba Justice - Victim Services will establish a Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) by replicating and building on the existing Family Liaison coordination in Project Devote. Manitoba will incr...

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY $1,632,200.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
FY 2020-2021
Canada

The contribution to the province will support the costs associated with the implementation of the Divorce Act official languages provision.

SEXUALITY EDUCATION RESOURCE CENTRE MB INC. $1,623,037.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
FY 2019-2020
Canada

This project will develop and launch a comprehensive public legal education and information training on sexual harassment in the workplace. In-person trainings will be delivered across Manitoba, inclu...

JURALINGO INC. $1,622,790.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
FY 2023-2024
Canada

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...

ALBERTA MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL, VICTIM SERVICES $1,616,528.00
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Victims Fund
FY 2016-2017
Canada

Over the next five fiscal years, Alberta will enhance victim services and promote access to justice for victims and survivors of crime by: enhancing online training provided to victim serving stakehol...

PRECISIONERP INC $1,613,549.60
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CONSULTANTS
FY 2022-2023
Canada

This contract was omitted from a previous public disclosure.