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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... -
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and...
Ministerial Briefing Binder: Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs – Bill C-48, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (bail reform) – September 27, 2023 -
Exploring the Use of Extrajudicial Measures for Youth Who Come in Contact...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act—the federal legislation that governs the youth criminal justice system— was implemented in 2003 in effort to reduce the overreliance on courts and... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-14: 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... -
HELP Toolkit: Identifying and Responding to Family Violence for Family Law...
Purpose of the toolkit This toolkit was developed with input from family law and family violence experts from across Canada. It is designed to: Respond to research calling for a... -
Research at a glance: Youth Views on Collaborating to Support Individuals...
From 2016 to 2019, the Department of Justice Canada reached out to young Canadians for their views on justice issues. The youth selected for these youth engagement projects were... -
Charter Statement Bill C-2: An Act respecting certain measures relating to...
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... -
Consolidated federal Acts and regulations –Bulk XML (PIT (Point in time))
The bulk XML PIT files for all consolidated federal Acts and Regulations is a collection of point in time XML files found on the Justice Laws Website. Point in Time data for the... -
Charter Statement Bill C-14: An Act to amend the Criminal Code, the Youth...
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 Criminal Law and Managing Children's Behaviour
The following explains what the criminal law says about how parents, caregivers, and teachers may respond when children under their care are misbehaving or doing something that...