Details on Transfer Payment Programs

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Transfer Payment Programs with total planned spending of $5 million or more

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/jsp-sjp/ol-lo/index.html
Start Date April 1, 2003
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Grants and Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2020-21
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:The long-term goal of the Support Fund is an increasingly relevant, accessible and responsive Canadian justice system that is capable of offering services to Canadians in both official languages.Objectives:
  • To increase the capacity of the justice system and its stakeholders to offer justice services in both official languages; and
  • To increase awareness in the legal community and official language minority and majority communities concerning their rights and issues related to access to justice in both official languages.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:
  • Increased stakeholder capacity to offer justice services in both official languages;
  • Increased public legal education information in official language minority communities; and
  • Continued engagement and consultation with stakeholder community.
Performance Measures:
  • Number and value of funding agreements;
  • Number and type of projects related to increasing awareness or knowledge; and
  • Percentage of stakeholders participating in consultations and meetings.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2021-22
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Canadian non-profit organizations;
  • Provincial and territorial governments, regional and municipal governments, provincial and territorial Crown corporations; and
  • Canadian institutions/boards of education, including centres for jurilinguistics.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Department, through the Official Languages Directorate, consults regularly with official languages minority community stakeholders, through the Advisory Committee on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages as well as with provincial and territorial partners through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages. Input from these fora help inform policy and program efforts to ensure that the Fund continues to evolve such that it responds to the needs of these communities while balancing government and departmental priorities.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 205,951 600,000 600,000 600,000
Total Contributions 11,920,098 12,842,845 11,492,845 11,492,845
Total Program 12,126,049 13,442,845 12,092,845 12,092,845

Access to Justice Services in the Territories (being Legal Aid, Indigenous Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services)

Access to Justice Services in the Territories (being Legal Aid, Indigenous Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services)
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/access.html
Start Date April 1, 1997
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal RepresentationProgram: Indigenous JusticeProgram: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To provide consolidated federal government funding support to Canada’s three territories for access to justice services (including criminal and civil legal aid, Indigenous courtwork services, and public legal education and information) through ongoing contribution agreements that allow the territories the flexibility needed to provide these services in a challenging environment (vast distances, harsh climate, cultural/linguistic differences).Objectives:
  • Legal aid services in the territories
    • To enable the territories to provide legal aid services to economically disadvantaged and vulnerable persons involved in serious criminal, youth criminal justice and civil matters.
  • Indigenous courtwork services
    • To facilitate and enhance access to justice by assisting Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system to obtain fair, just, equitable and culturally sensitive treatment.
  • Public legal education and information
    • To assist the territories in providing members of the public with the legal information they need to make informed decisions and participate effectively in the justice system.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Territorial residents have access to justice services (legal aid, Indigenous courtwork, and public legal education and information) that respond to their needs and circumstances.Performance Measures:
  • Legal Aid component
    • Number of approved full service criminal legal aid applications in the territories; and
    • Number of times duty counsel assistance is provided in criminal matters in the territories.
  • Indigenous Courtwork (ICW) component
    • Number of people receiving ICW services each fiscal year in the territories;
    • The number of Gladue reports prepared in the territories to assist judges when considering the unique circumstances of Indigenous peoples; and
    • Number of courtworkers and number of communities that receive ICW services in the territories.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation Evaluated through Legal Aid Program (2021-22), Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (2016-17), and Indigenous Courtwork Program (2017-18) evaluations.
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation To be evaluated through Legal Aid Program (2026-27), Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (2023-24), and Indigenous Courtwork Program (2022-23) evaluations respectively.
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Territorial governments; and
  • Territorial access-to-justice service delivery entities authorized by the territory.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to discuss matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing engagement through the FPT Working Group and the Tripartite Working Group on the Indigenous Courtwork Program. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 8,086,593 9,086,593 7,586,593 7,586,593
Total Program 8,086,593 9,086,593 7,586,593 7,586,593

Canadian Family Justice Fund

Canadian Family Justice Fund
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/famil/index.html
Start Date April 1, 2017
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Family Justice
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Facilitate access to the family justice system for families experiencing separation and divorce.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:
  • Improved capacity in the provinces and territories to deliver family justice services;
  • Increased awareness of family justice issues; and
  • Canadians have increased access to family justice.
Performance Measures:
  • Percentage of funds dedicated to the provinces and territories that is committed;
  • Percentage of survey respondents that report an improved understanding of family justice issues; and
  • Percentage of family justice service providers surveyed that report an increase in access to justice.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2018-19
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2022-23
General Targeted Recipient Groups Family Justice Activities:
  • Provincial and territorial government departments, agencies, or other organizations designated by provincial and territorial governments as responsible for child support, the enforcement of support orders and agreements and parenting arrangement programs and services.
Family Justice Projects:
  • Provincial and territorial government departments, agencies, or other organizations designated by provincial and territorial governments as responsible for child support, the enforcement of support orders and agreements and parenting arrangement programs and services;
  • Individuals;
  • Non-profit professional organizations, societies or associations;
  • Non-profit organizations, societies or associations;
  • Educational institutions; and
  • Private sector organizations sponsoring non-profit projects in partnership with federal, provincial or territorial governments.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing engagement occurs with provincial and territorial partners through the existing Federal-Provincial-Territorial forums under the Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials - Family Justice to discuss issues related to family law policy development, legislation and the Canadian Family Justice Fund. In addition, the Department will continue to share program information with applicants and recipients through the Department of Justice Canada website and other means such as e-mail or telephone contacts. Information gathered from these consultations is used to confirm or recalibrate fund priorities and mechanisms to measure results.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 19,365,100 25,700,000 23,375,000 22,075,000
Total Program 19,365,100 25,700,000 23,375,000 22,075,000

Criminal Legal Aid

Criminal Legal Aid
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html
Start Date August 17, 1971
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program To promote fair legal proceedings for eligible persons and to promote public confidence in the justice system through federal contribution funding to the provinces.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Increased capacity of provinces and their legal aid service providers to deliver legal aid services to eligible adults and youth in criminal justice matters.Performance Measures:
  • Number of approved full service criminal legal aid applications in the provinces; and
  • Number of times duty counsel assistance is provided in criminal matters in the provinces.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27
General Targeted Recipient Groups Provincial governments
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid (PWG) to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing consultations with the PWG also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 146,327,507 165,327,507 136,827,507 136,827,507
Total Program 146,327,507 165,327,507 136,827,507 136,827,507

Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid

Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html
Start Date April 1, 2001
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program To promote access to justice for economically disadvantaged immigrants and refugees, and contribute to a fair and efficient asylum system.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Increased capacity of provinces and their legal aid service providers to deliver legal aid services to eligible persons involved in immigration and refugee proceedings.Performance Measure:Number of provinces that maintain immigration and refugee legal aid services, including those experiencing increased demand.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27
General Targeted Recipient Groups Provincial governments
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid (PWG) to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Ongoing consultations with the PWG also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 55,000,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 11,500,000
Total Program 55,000,000 11,500,000 11,500,000 11,500,000

Implementation of Official Languages Requirements under the Contraventions Act

Implementation of Official Languages Requirements under the Contraventions Act
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/contraventions.html
Start Date April 1, 2002
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2012-13
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Contraventions Regime
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program To support provincial, territorial and municipal partners in ensuring the provision of judicial and extra-judicial services in both official languages in respect of proceedings instituted under the Contraventions Act.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:Canadians who have received a federal contravention have access to information in the official language of their choice in designated areas; as well, should those charged under the Act decide to plead not guilty, they have access to a court hearing in the official language of their choice in any provincial courthouse.Performance Measure:Number of complaints with respect to a lack of judicial and extra-judicial services in the official language of choice.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2020-21
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2025-26
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Departments and agencies of the provinces and territories; and
  • Municipalities designated by the provincial and territorial governments, as being responsible for providing on behalf of the federal government judicial and extra-judicial services in both official languages.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Fund is directly linked to the implementation of the Contraventions Act across Canada and access to the Fund is limited to other levels of government. The Department deals directly with potential applicants and recipients. Engagement with funding recipients takes place through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Access to Justice in Both Official Languages. This venue is used to share information and to receive input on the design and delivery of the Fund.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 5,796,359 8,594,900 8,594,900 9,094,900
Total Program 5,796,359 8,594,900 8,594,900 9,094,900

Indigenous Courtwork Program

Indigenous Courtwork Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/acp-apc/index.html
Start Date April 1, 1978
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Indigenous Justice
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program To facilitate and enhance access to justice for Indigenous people involved in the criminal justice system (whether as accused persons, victims, witnesses or family members) by obtaining fair, just, equitable and culturally relevant treatment.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:Indigenous Courtwork (ICW) Program clients receive timely and accurate information on court procedures, rights and responsibilities, and legal resources, as well as diversion and access to community justice options including restorative justice programs and community services.Performance Measures:
  • Number of Indigenous people receiving ICW services in provinces in a fiscal year; and
  • The number of Gladue reports prepared in the provinces to assist judges when considering the unique circumstances of Indigenous peoples.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2017-18
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2022-23
General Targeted Recipient Groups ICW services:
  • Provincial governments
Projects in support of the ICW Program:
  • Provincial and territorial governments; and
  • Indigenous service delivery agencies or their designates.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing engagement through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group and the Tripartite Working Group on the ICW Program. The collaborative justice working group brings together Indigenous services providers from the ICW Program and the Indigenous Justice Program as well as federal, provincial and territorial funders to improve collaboration to better meet the needs of Indigenous clients and communities. For example, work is ongoing to develop a toolkit for developing partnerships. The ICW Program also supports training and engagement sessions that bring together courtworkers, Indigenous communities and other justice system stakeholders. Dialogues with front line workers and recipients will help to inform policy and program decisions related to the design and delivery of the ICW Program.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 10,661,363 13,211,363 13,711,363 11,461,363
Total Program 10,661,363 13,211,363 13,711,363 11,461,363

Indigenous Justice Program

Indigenous Justice Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/acf-fca/ajs-sja/index.html
Start Date 1991-92 as the Aboriginal Justice Initiative
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Grants and Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Indigenous Justice
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:The Indigenous Justice Program (IJP) supports Indigenous community-based justice programs that offer alternatives to mainstream justice processes in appropriate circumstances.Objectives:
  • To assist Indigenous people in assuming greater responsibility for the administration of justice in their communities;
  • To reflect and include Indigenous values within the justice system; and
  • To contribute to a decrease in the rate of victimization, crime and incarceration among Indigenous people in communities with community-based justice funded programs.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:
  • Indigenous communities deliver local justice programs;
  • Increased capacity to deliver community based justice programs.
Performance Measures:
  • Number of community-based justice programs;
  • Number of IJP programs that receive funding for a capacity building project.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2021-22
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27
General Targeted Recipient Groups Community-Based Justice Program Fund:
  • Inuit, Metis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
  • Regional/municipal governments including their agencies and institutions;
  • Non-profit community organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose; and
  • Provincial and territorial governments (in the case of flow-through agreements).
Capacity-Building Fund:
  • Inuit, Metis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
  • Regional/municipal governments including their agencies and institutions;
  • Non-profit community organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
  • Provincial and territorial governments;
  • Individuals; and
  • For-profit corporations, so long as these corporations will not make a profit on the work performed.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The IJP has long-term funding relationships with its Community-Based Fund recipients. The program regularly engages with recipients through day-to-day operations, including site visits, e-mails, phone calls and various working groups. The collaborative justice working group brings together Indigenous services providers from the IJP and the Indigenous Courtwork Program as well as federal, provincial and territorial funders to improve collaboration to better meet the needs of Indigenous clients and communities. For example, work is ongoing to develop a toolkit for developing partnerships.IJP will continue to collaborate with both its recipients and provincial and territorial funders to help guide the implementation of Gladue aftercare and civil and family mediation services.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 3,050,000 4,550,000 4,550,000 50,000
Total Contributions 18,965,732 30,071,829 29,821,829 20,310,000
Total Program 22,015,732 34,621,829 34,371,829 20,360,000

Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program

Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/intens.html
Start Date April 1, 2002
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Youth Justice
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To provide federal funding to all provinces and territories to ensure that they have the capacity required to carry out assessments and provide therapeutic programs and services to youth convicted of serious violent offences who are suffering from mental health issues.Objectives:To financially assist the provinces and territories in providing the specialized services required for the implementation of the Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision (IRCS) sentence, pursuant to paragraph 42(2)(r) and subsection 42(7) of the Youth Criminal Justice Act, and other sentencing options applicable under the Act to serious violent youth offenders with mental health issues.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:Provinces and territories have the financial capacity to implement sentencing options that involve specialized treatment programs to address the mental health issues of serious violent youth offenders. It is expected that these services will reduce the likelihood of further violence in those convicted of the most serious violent offences, thus contributing to a more responsive youth justice system.Performance Measure:Percentage of identified and eligible IRCS cases receiving specialized treatment.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2020-21 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2025-26
General Targeted Recipient Groups Provinces and territories
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Recipients are engaged through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Youth Justice Cost Sharing and Programs, which serves as a forum for ongoing monitoring and discussion of issues concerning youth justice programming. These meetings contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the IRCS by identifying emerging issues and sharing best practices in order to improve youth justice services across Canada.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000
Total Program 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000 11,048,000

Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)

Justice Partnership and Innovation Program (JPIP)
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/jsp-sjp/jpip-pjpi.html
Start Date April 1, 1996
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Grants and Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:The long-term goal of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program is to contribute to increasing access to the Canadian justice system and strengthening the Canadian legal framework.Objectives:
  • To promote and encourage involvement in the identification of emerging trends, issues and/or gaps and possible responses with respect to the justice system;
  • To strengthen the justice system’s response and promote public awareness of, and involvement in, the response to family violence; and
  • To build knowledge, awareness and understanding among justice stakeholders and/or the public on justice issues, and emerging justice related issues.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:Progress on long-term outcomes such as improved responsiveness of the justice system to family violence, and increased access to justice by achieving the following:
  • Enhancing awareness and understanding of family violence and the justice system;
  • Increasing the engagement/ability of stakeholders/communities to address needs/issues of those affected by family violence; and
  • Ensuring that stakeholders have the capacity to build knowledge, awareness and understanding of justice issues.
Performance Measures:
  • Number, type and nature of activities/projects undertaken by stakeholders to provide legal information.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2016-17
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2023-24
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Canadian non-profit organizations;
  • Provincial, territorial, regional and municipal governments, and provincial and territorial Crown corporations;
  • Canadian educational institutions/boards of education;
  • Provincially designated public legal education and information organizations;
  • Bands, Tribal Councils, self-governing First Nations and Inuit;
  • Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for the Law Amendments Committee;
  • Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges;
  • Canadian Society for Forensic Science;
  • National Judicial Institute;
  • Uniform Law Conference of Canada;
  • International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy;
  • Private sector organizations (for-profit) sponsoring projects/activities that are not intended to generate a profit; and
  • Individuals.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Department holds ongoing engagement activities with funding recipients through day-to-day operations, including site visits, e-mails and phone calls with funding recipients. This ongoing engagement enables the Department to collect information on ways to ensure that Canadians have appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system. It also allows the Department to assess organizations’ capacity to offer access to legal information resources and programs across Canada. Information gathered will be used in the design of calls for proposals and to support the Department’s policy directions to address emerging justice issues. The Department will continue to share program information, including new funding opportunities, with applicants and recipients through the Department of Justice Canada website and other means such as e-mail and telephone.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 3,216,943 3,656,943 3,656,943 3,656,943
Total Contributions 15,410,420 29,377,850 28,723,574 21,122,943
Total Program 18,627,363 33,034,793 32,380,517 24,779,886

Legal Advice for Complainants of Workplace Sexual Harassment

Legal Advice for Complainants of Workplace Sexual Harassment
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/harassment-harcelement.html
Start Date April 1, 2019
End Date March 31, 2024
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To promote harassment-free workplaces by providing complainants of workplace sexual harassment with access to legal support. This component of the Legal Aid Program works in collaboration with the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program to better inform workers, particularly those most vulnerable, about their rights and how they can access help if they have been harassed in the workplace.Objective:To increase public understanding, participation, confidence and trust in the justice system by informing Canadians of their rights in relation to sexual harassment in the workplace.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Enable eligible recipients to deliver legal advice to complainants of workplace sexual harassment.Performance Measures:
  • Number of service providers providing advice to complainants of workplace sexual harassment; and
  • Number of people assisted.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation Not applicable (program established in 2019-20)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Not applicable (program established in 2019-20)
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2023-24
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Canadian non-profit or charitable organizations, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
  • Provincial and territorial governments, legal aid delivery entities, Crown corporations, regional and municipal governments OR an agency or institution thereof;
  • Canadian educational institutions, including universities and colleges;
  • Bands, First Nations, Tribal Councils, local, regional or national Indigenous organizations; or
  • Canadian for-profit corporations, when undertaking non-profit activities.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Recipients are engaged on an annual basis. They are asked to distribute a client satisfaction survey to clients receiving free legal advice until the end of the initiative. The survey was developed to collect data that is complementary to the recipients’ interim and final reports. Meetings will be held via teleconference at the beginning of each fiscal year to discuss the results of the survey, changes required to the survey questions and the services provided.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 5,645,388 5,717,558 5,717,558 0
Total Program 5,645,388 5,717,558 5,717,558 0

Victims Fund

Victims Fund
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/cj-jp/fund-fond/index.html
Start Date Victims of Crime Initiative (VCI) March 2000, and Federal Victims Strategy (FVS) April 1, 2007
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Grants and Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2016-17
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Victims of Crime
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:The Victims Fund is a component of the Federal Victims Strategy (FVS), which aims to give victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice and federal corrections systems. The FVS, including the Victims Fund, supports the Department’s mandate to ensure that Canada is a just and law-abiding society with a fair, relevant and accessible Canadian justice system.Objectives:
  • To enhance victim assistance programs across Canada;
  • To promote access to justice and participation in the justice system and the development of law, policies and programs;
  • To promote the implementation of principles, guidelines and laws designed to address the needs of victims of crime and articulate their role in the criminal justice system;
  • To contribute to increased knowledge and awareness of the impact of victimization, the needs of victims of crime, available services, assistance and programs and legislation; and
  • To promote, encourage and/or enhance governmental and non-governmental organizations’ involvement in the identification of victim needs and gaps in services and in the development and delivery of programs, services and assistance to victims, including capacity-building within non-governmental organizations.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:
  • Enhanced capacity for the delivery of appropriate and responsive victim services;
  • Reduced barriers to meaningful victim/survivor engagement in the criminal justice system;
  • Increased public awareness of victim/survivor issues, legislation and available services;
  • Improved criminal justice system response to victims and survivors of crime; and
  • Improved access to responsive services that support victims and survivors.
Performance Measures:
  • Number and nature of projects/activities with provincial and territorial governments, and with victim serving organizations that focus on training those who work with victims of crime, and the number of Child Advocacy Centres supported;
  • Number and nature of workshops, symposia, knowledge exchanges or conferences on victim issues in the criminal justice system or in service delivery supported;
  • Number and nature of projects that increase access to services for victims and survivors of crime;
  • Number of jurisdictions accessing funding for Independent Legal Advice and Representation (ILA/ILR); increase in number of victims of sexual assault and intimate partner violence who access ILA/ILR;
  • Percentage of victims that report a better understanding of their legal options and/or felt better supported after accessing ILA/ILR;
  • Number of registered victims receiving financial assistance to attend Parole Board of Canada hearings; and
  • Number of Canadians victimized abroad receiving financial assistance.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2020-21
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2025-26
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Non-profit non-governmental organizations;
  • Professional organizations, such as the Canadian Bar Association;
  • Canadian educational institutions/boards of education;
  • International governmental and non-governmental organizations, including bodies associated or affiliated with organizations of which Canada is a member;
  • Private sector organizations sponsoring non-profit projects/activities;
  • Bands, Tribal Councils and self-governing First Nations who are working to provide services and assistance to victims of crime in Indigenous communities;
  • Provincial, territorial, municipal and regional governments and agencies; and
  • Individuals.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Policy Centre for Victims Issues (PCVI) engages with provincial and territorial partners, as well as non-governmental stakeholders from a variety of fields, on an ongoing basis to discuss issues related to policy development, legislation and the Victims Fund. The Victims Fund engages with applicants and recipients through ongoing open processes and through specific calls for funding proposals such as those in support of: the annual Victims and Survivors of Crime Week, families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, measures to support victims of sexual offences and human trafficking, and Child Advocacy Centres. Regular outreach and communications activities of the PCVI include such things as: holding regular meetings with governmental and non-governmental organizations (NGO) partners, updating its website, its newsletters, hosting subject-specific knowledge exchanges, WebEx, webinars and symposia, development of public legal education and information (PLEI) fact sheets, and continued engagement of stakeholders in ongoing issues of mutual interest.A Call For Proposals (CFP) to support the investment for Advancing a National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence was launched in summer 2021 and included engaging with the provinces and territories (PT) to ensure that there was no overlap with PT services and proposals made by NGOs (PLEI organizations and legal clinics). Approved projects from this CFP will begin implementation in early 2022-23.The 2020-21 evaluation of the Federal Victims Strategy resulted with a recommendation to improve Victims Fund reporting templates and tools to allow for more consistent and strategic data collection of funded projects. Program officials, in collaboration with other sectors in the Department and partners, are developing a new reporting template. Once complete, the new template will be distributed to funding recipients for use in annual reporting.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 2,204,614 3,450,000 3,450,000 3,450,000
Total Contributions 26,581,133 28,453,000 21,283,000 21,283,000
Total Program 28,785,747 31,903,000 24,733,000 24,733,000

Youth Justice Services Funding Program

Youth Justice Services Funding Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/yjsfp-pfsjj.html
Start Date April 2, 1984
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Youth Justice
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To support the policy directions of the Youth Criminal Justice Act by financially assisting the provinces and territories in their provision of a range of youth justice services and programs that are consistent with federal policy objectives.Objectives:
  • To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely;
  • To encourage the effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities;
  • To target the formal court process for the most serious offences; and
  • To target detention and custody for the most serious offences.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:Increased capacity of jurisdictions to provide high priority youth justice programs and services that are consistent with the federal policy objectives contained in the Youth Criminal Justice Act and improved responsiveness of the youth justice system in order to support a fair and accessible youth justice system.Performance Measure:Percentage of youth court cases receiving a non-custodial sentence (community-based) sentence as compared to previous reported years.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2020-21 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2025-26
General Targeted Recipient Groups Provinces and territories
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Recipients are engaged through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Youth Justice Cost Sharing and Programs, which serves as a forum for ongoing monitoring and discussions of issues concerning youth justice programming. These meetings will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the Youth Justice Services Funding Program by identifying emerging issues and sharing best practices in order to improve youth justice services across Canada.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 184,972,994 184,972,994 184,972,994 184,972,994
Total Program 184,972,994 184,972,994 184,972,994 184,972,994

Transfer Payment Programs with total planned spending of less than $5 million

Drug Treatment Court Funding Program

Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/dtc-ttt.html
Start Date April 1, 2004
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To reduce crimes committed as a result of drug dependency through court-monitored treatment and community service support for non-violent offenders with problematic substance use.Objectives:
  • To promote and strengthen the use of alternatives to incarceration with a particular focus on vulnerable populations;
  • To support offenders in addressing their cycle of addiction and criminal behavior as a means of reducing criminal recidivism; and
  • To collect information and data on the effectiveness of Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) in order to promote best practices and the continuing refinement of approaches.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:The criminal justice system supports alternative ways of responding to the causes and consequences of offending for non-violent offenders with problematic substance use.Performance Measure:DTC participant retention rate (six months or longer).
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2021-22
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27
General Targeted Recipient Groups Provincial and territorial governments
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The program consults with recipients through the Drug Treatment Court Funding Program’s (DTCFP) Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group. This Working Group will contribute to the design, delivery and evaluation of the DTCFP by identifying emerging issues and solutions for issues affecting DTC effectiveness, and sharing lessons learned and best practices in order to improve DTCs across Canada.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 3,746,000 3,746,000 3,631,276 3,631,276
Total Program 3,746,000 3,746,000 3,631,276 3,631,276

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)

European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
Hyperlink https://www.venice.coe.int/
Start Date April 1, 2019
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Assessed Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfil its international policy objectives related to democracy and the rule of law by participating in the work of the European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission).Objective:To support the Venice Commission’s mandate of assisting and advising individual countries in constitutional matters in order to improve the functioning of democratic institutions and the protection of human rights.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Promotion of Canadian legal interests internationally.Performance Measure:Extent to which Canada’s role and reputation is maintained internationally.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation Not applicable (assessed contribution established in 2019-20)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation Not applicable
General Targeted Recipient Groups European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission)
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Department of Justice Canada deals directly with the European Commission for Democracy through Law, the intended recipient for this assessed contribution.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000
Total Program 85,000 85,000 85,000 85,000

Hague Conference on Private International Law

Hague Conference on Private International Law
Hyperlink https://www.hcch.net/
Start Date June 1, 2007
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Assessed Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Justice System Partnerships
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfil its international policy objectives related to private law by participating in the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law.Objective:To support the work of the Hague Conference on Private International Law in the progressive unification of the rules of private international law, including by creating and assisting in the implementation of multilateral conventions that promote the harmonisation of the rules and principles of private international law (or conflict of laws).There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Promotion of Canadian legal interests internationally.Performance Measure:Extent to which Canada’s role and reputation is maintained internationally.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation Not applicable
General Targeted Recipient Groups Hague Conference on Private International Law
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Department of Justice Canada deals directly with the Hague Conference on Private International Law, the intended recipient for this assessed contribution.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 315,376 315,000 315,000 315,000
Total Program 315,376 315,000 315,000 315,000

Impact of Race and Culture Assessments

Impact of Race and Culture Assessments
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/supporting-soutien.html
Start Date April 1, 2021
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To support the implementation of Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) in all provinces and territories, which would help sentencing judges to better understand the effect of poverty, marginalization, racism, and social exclusion on the offender and their life experience.Objective:To promote fair legal proceedings for eligible persons and to promote public confidence in the justice system through federal contribution funding.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Increased capacity of recipients to deliver criminal legal aid services to eligible economically disadvantaged persons.Performance Measure:Number of jurisdictions where Impact of Race and Culture Assessments are available.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation Not applicable (established in 2021-22)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Not applicable
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Provincial and territorial government;
  • Provincial and territorial legal aid delivery entity;
  • Canadian non-profit or charitable organizations, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose; and,
  • Canadian for-profit corporations, when undertaking non-profit activities.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid such as policy development and funding. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 553,760 1,185,000 1,305,000 1,495,000
Total Program 553,760 1,185,000 1,305,000 1,495,000

Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET) Reserve Fund

Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMET) Reserve Fund
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/integ.html
Start Date April 1, 2004
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2008-09
Link to Departmental Result Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To effectively enforce the law against serious criminal capital market fraud offences in Canada, and ultimately to contribute to improved Canadian and international investor confidence in the integrity of Canada’s capital markets.Objective:To assist provincial attorney generals to carry out capital market crime prosecutions by defraying extraordinary costs arising from IMET investigations.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:Effective enforcement of laws against serious criminal capital market fraud offences in Canada.Performance Measure:Extent to which information on the IMET Reserve Fund is disseminated to the provinces.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2016-17
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation Not applicable
General Targeted Recipient Groups Provinces
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients With the assistance of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada, provincial prosecutors are contacted on a regular basis to ensure that they are aware of the availability of the IMET Reserve Fund.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 0 550,000 550,000 550,000
Total Program 0 550,000 550,000 550,000

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)

International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)
Hyperlink https://www.unidroit.org/
Start Date June 1, 2007
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Assessed Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2021-22
Link to Departmental Result Justice Canada laws and policies abide by the rule of law and promote respect for rights and a fair, accessible and relevant framework in Canada.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Justice System Partnership
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfil its international policy objectives related to private law by participating in the work of the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit).Objective:To support Unidroit’s mandate to study the needs and methods for modernizing, harmonizing and coordinating private, and in particular commercial, law as between States and groups of States and to formulate uniform law instruments, principles and rules to achieve those objectives.There are no repayable contributions
Expected Results Expected Result:Promotion of Canadian legal interests internationally.Performance Measure:Extent to which Canada’s role and reputation is maintained internationally.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2016-17 (as part of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation Not applicable
General Targeted Recipient Groups International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit)
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients The Department of Justice Canada deals directly with the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law (Unidroit), the intended recipient for this assessed contribution.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 190,000 190,000 190,000 190,000
Total Program 190,000 190,000 190,000 190,000

Special Advocates Program

Special Advocates Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/jsp-sjp/sa-es.html
Start Date February 14, 2008
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2012-13
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To support the Minister of Justice responsibilities in Division 9 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) and to contribute to a fair process through the use of special advocates.Objective:The use of special advocates is intended to strike a balance between the protection of rights and the need to prevent the disclosure of classified information. Special advocates are top-secret, security-cleared, private lawyers who are independent of government and who protect the interests of a permanent resident or foreign national who is subject to a security certificate or other proceedings under the IRPA.There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Special advocates receive support and advice as necessary.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2020-21 (as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the IRPA Division 9, led by Public Safety Canada)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2024-25 (as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the IRPA Division 9, led by Public Safety Canada)
General Targeted Recipient Groups Only persons on the list of security-cleared private lawyers established by the Minister of Justice are eligible to be appointed as a special advocate.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Not applicable. Special advocates are appointed from a set list when security certificates are issued.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 60,302 250,000 250,000 250,000
Total Program 60,302 250,000 250,000 250,000

State-Funded Counsel Program

State-Funded Counsel Program
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/gov-gouv/aid-aide.html
Start Date April 1, 2003
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2016-17
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Legal Representation
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:Provide funding to the provinces and territories, or their legal aid delivery entities, to offer funded counsel for cases concerning national security and federal proceedings involving the Attorney General of Canada.Objectives:
  • To ensure that counsel is provided to economically disadvantaged accused/named individuals in proceedings brought by the federal Crown;
  • To ensure the right to a fair hearing to accused/named individuals in cases involving national security and other federal proceedings; and
  • To ensure that cases are not stayed due to lack of counsel.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Results:Recipients will have capacity to provide funded counsel to eligible persons in cases involving national security and in cases involving court orders in federal prosecutions.Performance Measure:Number of stays (proceedings stopped or suspended by court ruling) due to the lack of funded counsel.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation
  • 2021-22 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
  • 2020-21 (as part of the Horizontal Evaluation of the IRPA Division 9, led by Public Safety Canada)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2026-27 (as part of the Legal Aid Program Evaluation)
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Provincial and territorial governments;
  • Provincial legal aid service delivery entities; and
  • Territorial access to justice services delivery entities.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Ongoing meetings with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Permanent Working Group on Legal Aid to support the FPT Deputy Ministers responsible for Justice and Public Safety on matters relating to legal aid, such as policy development and funding. Consultations also contribute to efforts aimed at improving data collection to better measure and report on results, including Gender-Based Analysis Plus impacts and outcomes.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 0 0 0 0
Total Contributions 1,404,145 3,247,621 3,362,345 3,362,345
Total Program 1,404,145 3,247,621 3,362,345 3,362,345

Youth Justice Fund

Youth Justice Fund
Hyperlink https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/f_13.html
Start Date April 1, 1999
End Date Ongoing
Type of Transfer Payment Grants and Contributions
Type of Appropriation Voted through Estimates
Fiscal Year for Terms and Conditions 2009-10
Link to Departmental Result Canadians in contact with the justice system have access to appropriate services enabling a fair, timely and accessible justice system.
Link to the Department’s Program Inventory Core Responsibility: Justice System SupportProgram: Youth Justice
Purpose and Objective(s) of Transfer Payment Program Purpose:To encourage a fair and more effective youth justice system, respond to emerging issues and enable greater citizen/community participation in the youth justice system.Objectives:
  • Establish special measures for violent offenders;
  • Improve the system’s ability to rehabilitate and reintegrate young offenders;
  • Increase the use of measures outside the formal court process, that are often more effective in addressing some types of less serious offending;
  • Establish a more targeted approach to the use of custody for young people; and
  • Increase the use of community-based sentences for less serious offences.
There are no repayable contributions.
Expected Results Expected Result:New and/or enhanced diversion, rehabilitative and reintegration programs are available to youth involved in the criminal justice system, thus contributing to a more responsive youth justice system.Performance Measure:Number of projects funded in a fiscal year.
Fiscal Year of Last Completed Evaluation 2020-21 (as part of the Youth Justice Initiative Evaluation)
Decision Following the Results of Last Evaluation Continuation
Fiscal Year of Next Planned Evaluation 2025-26
General Targeted Recipient Groups
  • Non-profit community organizations, societies and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
  • Canadian institutions/boards of education;
  • Bands, First Nations, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
  • Provincial, territorial and municipal governments and their agencies and institutions;
  • Private sector organizations as long as such organizations will not make a profit on the work performed;
  • For-profit enterprises, research/evaluation organizations and individuals eligible for funding to conduct research and evaluation activities; and
  • Individuals.
Initiatives to Engage Applicants and Recipients Youth Justice Fund (YJF) recipients will be engaged on an ongoing basis. When appropriate, YJF projects may inform discussions through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Youth Justice Cost Sharing and Programs, which serves as a forum for ongoing monitoring and discussions of issues concerning youth justice programming nationally.

Financial Information (dollars)

Financial Information (dollars)
Type of Transfer Payment 2021-22
Forecast Spending		 2022-23
Planned Spending		 2023-24
Planned Spending		 2024-25
Planned Spending
Total Grants 40,800 79,655 79,655 79,655
Total Contributions 4,564,030 4,425,345 4,425,345 4,425,345
Total Program 4,604,830 4,505,000 4,505,000 4,505,000