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State of the Criminal Justice System Methodology Report
The Department of Justice Canada (JUS) began a review of the criminal justice system (CJS) in 2015 to support the mandate of the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of... -
Legal Aid in Canada, 2017/2018
The Legal Aid Survey was a Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS)/Statistics Canada annual survey on revenues, expenditures, personnel, and caseload statistics associated... -
Research at a glance: Youth Views on Addressing Privacy
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... -
Department of Justice Departmental Plans, Reports on Plans and Priorities
Please note that the Departmental Plans, Reports on Plans and Priorities from 2001-2006 have been archived by the Library and Archives on their website, and are no longer... -
Charter Statements: Bill C-38: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal...
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 W. Paul Riley’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... -
Research at a Glance: Bail and Administration of Justice Offences (AOJOs)
What we found: Young people believed that an accused should remain in the community on bail for all types of offences (with some conditions) while awaiting trial instead of... -
JustFacts - Criminal Court Case Processing Time
This fact sheet is based on publicly available data from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) between 2006/2007 and 2016/2017. Data is also presented from the... -
Internal Audits 2018
The mandate of Justice Canada's internal audit function is to help Justice Canada achieve its strategic outcomes by using a systematic and disciplined approach to assess and... -
Research at a Glance: National Justice Survey 2017 - Mandatory Minimum...
Reader's Note: This publication presents results of an online public opinion survey completed by a sample of Canadians who received an invitation through email, Facebook and... -
An Estimation of the Economic Impact of Violent Victimization in Canada, 2009
The costs of victimization of five violent crimes are analyzed in this report: assault, criminal harassment, homicide, robbery, and sexual assault and other sexual offences.... -
Research at a Glance: Mandatory Minimum Penalties
In general, Canadians are not supportive of the current mandatory minimum penalties (MMPs) regime and prefer a more individualized approach to sentencing. We also found: Most... -
Dispute Resolution Reference Guide
This Reference Guide is designed to provide Justice counsel with practical information about Dispute Resolution (“DR”) processes and to allow counsel to remain current with... -
Department of Justice Annual Reports to Parliament: Privacy Act
The Privacy Act (PA) was proclaimed into force on July 1, 1983. The PA extends to individuals the right of access to information about themselves held by the Government, subject... -
Charter Statement - Bill C-76: An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act 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... -
Hate as an Aggravating Factor at Sentencing. A Review of the Case Law from 2007–2020
This study examines the way courts have applied hate as an aggravating factor at sentencing (subparagraph 718.2(a)(i) of the Criminal Code). The main purpose of this research... -
Guide to fostering the readability of legislative texts
The January 2012 report the Red Tape Reduction Commission recommended "that the Department of Justice continue to develop tools to foster the intelligibility of legislative... -
The Honourable David Labrenz’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... -
Departmental Results Reports, Departmental Performance Reports
The Departmental Performance Reports and Departmental Results are similar, but different functions that serve to outline the strategic outcomes of the Department of Justice, but... -
Internal Audits 2017
The mandate of Justice Canada’s internal audit function is to help Justice Canada achieve its strategic outcomes by using a systematic and disciplined approach to assess and...