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Legal Aid in Canada, 2020-21
This report provides national level statistics on revenues, expenditures, personnel, and caseloads from legal aid plans across Canada. Justice Canada has been producing the... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-9: An Act to amend the Judges 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... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-12: An Act to amend the Old Age Security 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... -
The Honourable Nancy Dilts’s Questionnaire
Under the new judicial application process introduced by the Minister of Justice on October 20, 2016, any interested and qualified Canadian lawyer or judge may apply for federal... -
Federal Child Support Tables – Nunavut
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... -
Spousal Support Advisory Guidelines: The Revised User's Guide
This Revised User’s Guide (which we sometimes call the “RUG”) updates and replaces the two previous versions: the original User’s Guide released in July 2008 with the Final... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-15: An Act respecting Canada emergency student...
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... -
The Honourable Michael J. Brundrett’s Questionnaire
Under the new judicial appointment process introduced by the Minister of Justice on October 20, 2016, any interested and qualified Canadian lawyer or judge may apply for such... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Bill C-15: An Act Respecting the United Nations...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Bill C-15: An Act Respecting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples - May 7, 2021 -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Supplementary Estimates C 2020–21 And Main...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Supplementary Estimates C 2020–21 And Main Estimates 2021–22 - March 11, 2021 -
Charter Statement - Bill C-72: An Act respecting the interoperability of...
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... -
JustFacts: Sentencing in Adult Criminal Courts in Canada in 2020–2021
This fact sheet is based on publicly available data from Statistics Canada. It examines data from 2020–2021 ─ the first year following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. At... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Controlled Drugs and Substances... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-32: An Act to implement certain provisions of 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... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-25: An Act for granting to Her 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... -
Research at a Glance: Community-Based Sentencing
Canadians are generally supportive of community-based sentencing; many feel that these sentences could have a number of positive impacts from reducing crime and increasing... -
Applying R v Gladue: The use of Gladue reports and principles
This study was undertaken by the Department of Justice Canada to better understand how Gladue reports are being prepared across the country and how they and Gladue principles... -
Infographic: Legal Aid in Canada 2021-22
The annual legal aid report presents data on legal aid delivery in Canada. This infographic presents trend data over five years from 2017-18 to 2021-22 -
Indigenous Justice Program
The Aboriginal Justice Strategy (AJS), now known as the Indigenous Justice Program, supports community-based justice programs that offer alternatives to mainstream justice... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-26: An Act for granting to Her 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...