Department of Justice Evaluation Reports

The Evaluation reports provide credible, timely and objective evidence to support government accountability and decision making on policies, programs, initiatives and services in the Department of Justice.

2026-27 to 2030-31 Departmental Evaluation Plan
Year Engagements
2026-2027 Evaluation of Advisory Services
Evaluation of the Youth Justice Initiative
Evaluation of the Federal Victims Strategy
Evaluation of the Legal Aid Program
Evaluation of the Federal Support for Family Justice
Evaluation of Access to Justice in Both Official Languages
Evaluation of the federal Gender-based Violence StrategyFootnote *
2027-2028 Evaluation of the Sex Offender Registration Information Act and National Sex Offender RegistryFootnote *
Evaluation of the Action Plan for Official LanguagesFootnote *
Evaluation of the Indigenous Justice Program
Evaluation of the Indigenous Partnership Fund
Evaluation of the Indigenous Courtwork Program
2028-2029 Evaluation of the Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
Evaluation of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)
Evaluation of the In-Canada Asylum System ReformsFootnote *
2029-2030 Evaluation of the LP-01 Training and Development Program
Evaluation of Litigation Services
2030-2031 Evaluation of Legislative Services
Evaluation of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) – Division 9Footnote *
Evaluation of the Contraventions Act Program

The evaluations planned for 2026–27 to 2030–31 cover all programs in the Department’s Program Inventory and 99% of departmental planned spending, based on 2026–27 amounts. The Plan includes all ongoing grants and contributions programs with five-year average annual expenditures of $5 million or greater. Coverage is provided through departmental evaluations and participation in horizontal evaluations led by other federal departments.

Two grants and contributions programs from the Legal Representation program area with five-year average annual expenditures below $5 million (and therefore exempt from mandatory five-year evaluation coverage), are not included in the evaluation schedule: 1) Integrated Market Enforcement Teams Reserve Fund; and 2) Legal Support to Address Sexual Harassment in the Workplace.