GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

$85,180,563.00 CAD

≈ $2.06 for every person in Canada ≈ 1,101 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, 2029
Reference
jus:119-2026-2027-Q1-00003

Published purpose

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Saskatchewan for the delivery of criminal legal aid. Saskatchewan's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $39,725,650. Saskatchewan will also receive an additional $3,409,316 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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