2014-15 Report on Plans and Priorities
Minister's message
It is my pleasure to present the Department of Justice's strategic plan for 2014-2015.
This report sets out the ways in which the Department will continue to serve Canadians and meet its strategic outcomes of providing a fair, relevant and accessible justice system and supporting the federal government with high-quality legal services.
Over the coming year, the Department will once again contribute its expertise to help the Government advance its legislative agenda aimed at making the nation's streets and communities safer, in response to the concerns of Canadians. This will include supporting initiatives to address such issues as cyberbullying, sentences for child sexual offences and decisions involving accused persons found not criminally responsible. Above all, we will continue to champion the rights of victims—most notably by introducing a victims' bill of rights.
We will also continue to develop effective policy in areas of federal jurisdiction—criminal law, youth criminal justice, family law, access to justice, Aboriginal justice and victims' issues.
In addition, we will work to improve our ability to offer legal services to federal departments and agencies while we continue to look for ways to enhance the effectiveness of our operations and maintaining excellent program and service delivery. We are exploring innovation through the management of the demand for legal services, in order to curb spending, as well as adopting new approaches to how we deliver legal services to government.
I look forward to working with our partners in all levels of government, the legal community, and all Canadians, as we continue to strive to strengthen and improve our justice system.
The original version was signed by
The Honourable Peter MacKay, P.C., Q.C., M.P.
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
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