Program directory · Department of Justice Canada
Contraventions Regime
- Department
- Department of Justice Canada
- Program code
- BNY03 (JUS)
- Core responsibility
- Justice System Support
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Contraventions Act provides an alternative to the summary conviction process set out in Part XXVII of the Criminal Code for prosecuting certain federal offences. The Department manages the Contraventions Act Fund that provides funding to provinces, territories and municipalities where the Contraventions Act is implemented so that they can fulfill linguistic duties on behalf of the federal government delivering judicial and extra-judicial measures in a manner consistent with the applicable language rights set out in sections 530 and 530.1 of the Criminal Code and in Part IV of the Official Languages Act.
Source: the department's Program Inventory, via GC InfoBase.
History and lineage
First appears in GC InfoBase's actual spending by program in 2018-19. The data does not record when a program was created; it may be older than its first appearance here, which is limited by the sources (program spending starts in 2010-11, Departmental Plans in 2018-19).
| Program | Relation | Years with data | Actual spending over those years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contraventions Regime | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $39.7M |
No earlier or later program in the same department has a similar name.
Significant changes in scope and budget
Detected from the data: renames between plans, programs it appears to replace, merge with or split into (matched by name), year-over-year changes in spending of at least 25% and $5M, or in employees of at least 20% and 25 FTEs, linked budget measures, and results indicators added or dropped.
| Year | What changed | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | Indicators added: Percentage of alleged offenders receiving proceedings in their requested official language of choice | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Percentage of federal funds accessed by provinces, territories, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to deliver targeted services consistent with federal priorities. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
Success criteria
The program's indicators from its department's Departmental Results Framework: the target set in each year's plan, and the result reported the following year. Source: GC InfoBase.
Historical: targets against results
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | — Data for fiscal year 2023-24 are expected to be available after the publication of the 2023-24 Departmental Results Report. | No result reported |
| 2024-25 | 100% – 100% | 2025 | — Data for fiscal year 2024-25 are expected to be available after the publication of the 2024-25 Departmental Results Report. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 47% Only provinces/territories/municipalities are eligible for funding under the Fund. The Department continues to work diligently toward having provinces, territories, and municipalities sign Contraventions Act administration and enforcement agreements containing language rights provisions supported by the Fund. However, negotiations and progress depend largely on the priorities, and therefore capac… | Not met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 98% The result (98%) remains consistent with that of previous reporting periods, though slightly below the target. Only the Contraventions Act Fund is not fully committed. The Department continues to work diligently toward having provinces, territories, and municipalities sign Contraventions Act administration and enforcement agreements containing language rights provisions supported by the Fund. How… | Not met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 98% The result above shows that the percentage of federal funds accessed by provinces, territories, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to deliver targeted services in support of federal priorities is consistent with that of previous reporting periods. Though slightly below the departmental target, the result remains consistent at 98% despite the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 97% The result shows that the percentage of federal funds accessed by provinces, territories, non-governmental organizations and other stakeholders to deliver targeted services in support of federal priorities. Though slightly below the departmental target, the result remains consistent at 97% despite the COVID-19 pandemic. | Not met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 99% The result (99%) remains consistent with that of previous reporting periods, though slightly below the target. Some of the lapsed funds are attributable to historical programs lapses such as the State-Funded Counsel Program and the Special Advocates Program (demand driven by court orders) and Contraventions Act Fund (which is not fully committed). The Department continues to work diligently towar… | Not met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 100% – 100% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $9.5M | $4.6M |
| 2019-20 | $9.5M | $4.9M |
| 2020-21 | $9.6M | $5.1M |
| 2021-22 | $9.6M | $5.2M |
| 2022-23 | $9.1M | $6.5M |
| 2023-24 | $9.1M | $6.3M |
| 2024-25 | $8.6M | $7.2M |
| 2025-26 | $8.8M | — |
| 2026-27 | $8.7M | — |
| 2027-28 | $8.7M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $8.7M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020-21 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021-22 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022-23 | 4 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 3 | 5 |
| 2024-25 | 5 | 5 |
| 2025-26 | 4 | — |
| 2026-27 | 5 | — |
| 2027-28 | 5* | — |
| 2028-29 | 5* | — |
Planned spending, plan by plan
Each row is one year's Departmental Plan and its forecast for the next three fiscal years; read a column down to see how the forecast for one year changed. The last row is what was actually spent. Click an amount for its source. Biggest changes in federal spending plans
| Plan | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | 2025-26 | 2026-27 | 2027-28 | 2028-29 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 plan | $9,530,914 | $9,530,914 | $9,530,914 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $9,540,519 | $9,540,519 | $9,540,519 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $9,556,452 | $9,561,444 | $9,562,067 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $9,561,444 | $9,562,067 | $9,562,067 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $9,068,143 | $9,068,143 | $9,568,143 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $9,068,652 | $9,568,652 | $9,568,652 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $8,609,025 | $8,607,938 | $8,499,388 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $8,827,183 | $8,721,084 | $8,721,084 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $8,727,596 | $8,727,596 | $8,727,596 | ||||||||
| Actual | $4,600,457 | $4,870,734 | $5,092,865 | $5,205,458 | $6,458,137 | $6,261,701 | $7,182,550 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
