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Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every …

Record Modified: Nov 16, 2023
Record Released: Nov 14, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
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Keywords: Charter Statement Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms Department of Justice Canada's System of Justice 44th Parliament: 1st Session

In consultation and cooperation with Indigenous and provincial and territorial partners, Justice Canada is developing an Indigenous Justice Strategy to …

Record Modified: Nov 5, 2023
Record Released: Oct 25, 2022
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Indigenous Justice Indigenous overrepresentation Systemic Discrimination Reconciliation

The United Nations’ Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) asserts Indigenous peoples’ “right to access to and prompt …

Record Modified: Nov 2, 2023
Record Released: Oct 31, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Custody and parenting; Divorce and separation; Family justice; Indigenous justice

This report summarizes five thought papers written by subject-matter experts to assist family law legal advisers in identifying and responding …

Record Modified: Oct 27, 2023
Record Released: Oct 25, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Family violence Family law Diversity

The Department of Justice Canada has been leading efforts to modernize the federal Privacy Act, which is a key piece …

Record Modified: Oct 25, 2023
Record Released: Mar 31, 2022
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Privacy Act Engagement Modernization

Crime in Canada is a costly social phenomenon that affects everyone. The effects of crime are far-reaching and can include:

Record Modified: Sep 24, 2023
Record Released: Sep 22, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: HTML PDF
Keywords: Crime statistics; Criminal justice

This fact sheet presents information on criminal court cases where the most serious offence in the case is
an impaired …

Record Modified: Sep 1, 2023
Record Released: Aug 30, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: PDF
Keywords: Automobile accidents law

While policy development related to criminal legal aid is a shared federal/provincial/territorial
responsibility, each province and territory is responsible for …

Record Modified: Sep 1, 2023
Record Released: Aug 30, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: PDF HTML
Keywords: legal aid

The annual legal aid report presents data on legal aid delivery in Canada.
This infographic presents trend data over five …

Record Modified: Sep 1, 2023
Record Released: Aug 30, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: PDF HTML
Keywords: legal aid

This fact sheet is based on publicly available data from Statistics Canada. It examines data from
2020–2021 ─ the first …

Record Modified: Sep 1, 2023
Record Released: Aug 30, 2023
Publisher: Department of Justice Canada
Formats: PDF HTML
Keywords: law courts