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Fact Sheet - Family dispute resolution: resolving family law issues out of court
Divorce and separation can be difficult, especially if you have children. You may feel stressed about the different decisions you need to make about parenting arrangements and... -
What we heard: Consultation on the proposed reforms to the Security of...
The Department of Justice Canada (Justice Canada) conducted broad-based consultations on potential reforms to the Security of Information Act (SOIA), Criminal Code and Canada... -
Charter Statement - Bill S-2: An Act to amend the Indian Act (new...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act – March 23, 2023 -
Child Support Practices in Canada: Results from the 2022 National Family Law Surveys
Since 1998, the Department of Justice Canada has conducted biennial surveysFootnote1 of lawyers’ and judges’ experiences of family law in Canada.Footnote2 These surveys collect... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – Bill C-47, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights – Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Judges Act – November 17, 2022 -
Federal Child Support Tables – Quebec
The federal child support tables set out the amount of monthly child support payments for each province on the basis of the annual income of the spouse ordered to pay child... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-56: An Act to amend the Corrections and...
The Minister of Justice prepares a "Charter Statement" to help inform public and Parliamentary debate on a government bill. One of the Minister of Justice's most important... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-14: A second Act respecting certain measures in...
The Minister of Justice prepares a "Charter Statement" to help inform the public and Parliamentary debate on a government bill. One of the Minister of Justice's most important... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-7: An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary... -
Child Advocacy Centres (CAC) and Child and Youth Advocacy Centres (CYAC) in...
This report describes the findings from the 2022–2023 CAC/CYAC National Operational Survey. Given that many new CACs/CYACs have been established in the eight years since the... -
Concurrent Legal Proceedings in Cases of Family Violence: The Child...
This paper explores the issues that arise in child protection proceedings involving family violence, where there are concurrent family and/or criminal proceedings. A particular... -
Federal Child Support Tables – Manitoba
The federal child support tables set out the amount of monthly child support payments for each province on the basis of the annual income of the spouse ordered to pay child... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-56: An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act and the...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary... -
Department of Justice Annual Reports to Parliament: Access to Information Act
The Access to Information Act (ATIA) was proclaimed into force on July 1, 1983. The Act gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents and any person and corporation present in... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights – 2023-24 Main Estimates – June 5, 2023 -
Charter Statement - Bill C-11: An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-43: An Act for granting to His Majesty certain...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary... -
Fact Sheet - Income Disclosure for Child Support Purposes
Both parents have a legal obligation to support their children financially after separation or divorce. Children have a legal right to that support. Under the Federal Child...