Grants and Contributions

Over the next five fiscal years, Alberta will enhance victim services and promote access to justice for victims and survivors of crime by: enhancing online training provided to victim serving stakeholders; addressing information-security and sharing barriers and identifying technologies to support transformation; the expanded implementation of the Domestic Violence Justice Response to mid-size urban and rural areas to enhance services to victims/families involved intimate partner violence charge files and undertaking various activities to support the implementation of the Canadian Victim Bill of Rights, including further distribution of testimonial aids for victims of crime, update the Alberta Victims of Crime Protocol for victims and the Roles and Responsibilities document for all criminal justice providers, and address policies and processes to support participation of victims and survivors in the criminal justice process.

The province of Ontario has entered into an Agreement with the Department of Justice Canada to share in the costs of youth justice services and programs within their jurisdiction. The priority of the Agreement is to support and promote programs and services that are consistent with the following objectives: - To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely; - To encourage effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities; - To target the formal court process to the most serious offences; and, - To target detention and custody to the most serious offences.

The province of British Columbia has entered into an Agreement with the Department of Justice Canada to share in the costs of youth justice services and programs within their jurisdiction. The priority of the Agreement is to support and promote programs and services that are consistent with the following objectives: - To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely; - To encourage effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities; - To target the formal court process to the most serious offences; and, - To target detention and custody to the most serious offences.

The province of Newfoundland and Labrador has entered into an Agreement with the Department of Justice Canada to share in the costs of youth justice services and programs within their jurisdiction. The priority of the Agreement is to support and promote programs and services that are consistent with the following objectives: - To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely; - To encourage effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities; - To target the formal court process to the most serious offences; and, - To target detention and custody to the most serious offences.

The province of Saskatchewan has entered into an Agreement with the Department of Justice Canada to share in the costs of youth justice services and programs within their jurisdiction. The priority of the Agreement is to support and promote programs and services that are consistent with the following objectives: - To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely; - To encourage effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities; - To target the formal court process to the most serious offences; and, - To target detention and custody to the most serious offences.

The objective of the agreement between Canada and the Minister of Justice and Attorney General is to support the development of Gladue reports in British Columbia to help reduce the overrepresentation of Indigenous Peoples in the criminal justice and correctional systems. Gladue reports provide the judiciary with the details of the unique systemic or background factors that contributed to an Indigenous person coming into contact with the law and outline sentencing recommendations, including the availability of community-based alternatives and healing plans. Gladue reports will support better-informed and Indigenous-led sentencing decisions that will increase the use of reasonable alternatives to incarceration.

The Recipient agrees to: contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through activities such as civil/family mediation, prevention, diversion and/or reintegration.

To assist CACP in continuing to respond to criminal legislative policy development with regard to its impact on police and make recommendations on legislative initiatives, attend consultations with Justice, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness and other partners in the criminal justice field and in providing advice to the Department on justice-related issues and recommendations on possible amendments to the law, namely through its Law Amendment Committee.

Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges is committed to the achievement of several primary objectives which address the role of the provincial courts as integral players in the delivery of justice to the citizens of Canada. These include: monitoring the status of provincially-appointed judges, acting as an advisory and consultative body to governments and other agencies involved in reforming the system of justice, and being an educator and disseminator of information to judges across the country. Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges supports and advocates for judicial independence, bilingualism, and respect for equality and diversity, concepts necessary to the proper administration of justice in Canada.

The non-profit professional organization maintains professional standards, and promotes the study and enhances the stature of forensic science. It has established two committees: the Alcohol Test Committee which acts as an advisory body to the Department of Justice on matters related to alcohol and the law by evaluating, testing and reporting to the Minister on the scientific acceptability of breath analysis equipment used to determine the blood alcohol content of a person suspected of impaired driving; and the Drugs and Driving Committee which conducts and monitors research in a number of areas including the driving of a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs.