NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

$13,479,219.00 CAD

≈ $0.33 for every person in Canada ≈ 174 Canadians' average pay for a year
Department
Department of Justice Canada
Program
Legal Aid
Recipient country
Canada
Fiscal year
2022-2023
Agreement period
April 1, 2022 – March 31, 2027
Reference
jus:119-2023-2024-Q1-00028

Published purpose

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador for the delivery of criminal legal aid. Newfoundland and Labrador's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $12,497,671. Newfoundland and Labrador will also receive an additional $981,548 in 2023-24 from the $60 million announced in Budget 2022 for criminal legal aid. This additional funding is subject to the approval by the Treasury Board of Canada and the appropriation of funds by the Parliament of Canada.

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