Evaluation of the Legal Aid Program

July 2021

Evaluation Branch
Internal Audit and Evaluation Sector

Acknowledgement

The Chief Audit and Evaluation Executive would like to thank the Evaluation Working Group, evaluation team and individuals who contributed insights and input to this evaluation. Evaluation participants included employees from the Department of Justice Canada, provincial and territorial governments, and legal aid plans.

Acronyms

AJA
Access to Justice Services Agreements
ALAP
Association of Legal Aid Plans
CERC
Criminal Early Resolution Contract
DRR
Departmental Results Report
ERCP
Early Case Resolution Program
EWG
Evaluation Working Group
FEG
Financial eligibility guidelines
I&R
Immigration and refugee
IRB
Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
IT/IM
Information technology/information management
JPBP
Justice of the Peace Bail Program
LAD
Legal Aid Directorate
LICO
Low-Income Cut-Off
MBM
Market Basket Measure
PID
Policy Implementation Directorate
PRRA
Pre-removal risk assessment
PWG
Federal-Provincial-Territorial Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid
RRRP
Rapid Remand Response Program
YLSS
Yukon Legal Services Society