MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND ATTORNEY GENERAL OF BRITISH COLUMBIA

Published purpose

The objective of the agreement between Canada and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General is to support the development of Gladue reports in British Columbia to help reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the criminal justice and correctional systems. Gladue reports provide the judiciary with the details of the unique systemic or background factors that contributed to an Indigenous person coming into contact with the law and outline sentencing recommendations, including the availability of community-based alternatives and healing plans. Gladue reports will support better-informed and Indigenous-led sentencing decisions that will increase the use of reasonable alternatives to incarceration.