NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

$22,660,061.00 CAD

≈ $0.55 for every person in Canada ≈ 293 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-Q1-00031

Published purpose

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia for the delivery of criminal legal aid. Nova Scotia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $21,030,438. Nova Scotia will also receive an additional $1,629,623 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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This record is a federal contribution to Nova Scotia's Department of Justice under the Legal Aid program, funding criminal legal aid services through a five-year cost-shared agreement with Canada, including additional one-time funding for 2023-24.

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