Program directory · Department of Justice Canada
Justice System Partnerships
- Department
- Department of Justice Canada
- Program code
- BNY09 (JUS)
- Core responsibility
- Justice System Support
- In Departmental Plans
- 2018-19 – 2026-27 · New since an earlier plan
What it does
The Department is dedicated to contributing to the development and maintenance of an accessible and fair Canadian justice system. This is achieved through: ongoing partnerships with the provinces and territories; financial support for specific non-governmental organizations engaged in building and disseminating knowledge about the justice system; and, project development and implementation in support of Department of Justice priorities. The Justice Partnership and Innovation Program support policy directions of the Department on issues related to family violence, missing and murdered Aboriginal women/violence against Aboriginal women and girls, access to justice, the harmonization of private international law and to support partnerships that contribute to building awareness, knowledge, understanding, and engaging the public and justice stakeholders in order to identify viable changes related to justice issues. Furthermore, the Department provides support to improve access to justice in both official languages from both a system and communities perspective through the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Justice System Partnerships | This program | 2018-19 – 2028-29 | $231M |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | Spending $18.4M, against $11.7M in 2018-19 (+57%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2021-22 | Spending $28.9M, against $20.5M in 2020-21 (+41%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2022-23 | Spending $47.2M, against $28.9M in 2021-22 (+63%). | Actual spending (GC InfoBase) |
| 2023-24 | Indicators dropped: Number/percentage of court-imposed community-based sentences as compared to number/percentage of incarceration sentences.; Percentage of identified, eligible Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision cases receiving specialized treatment. | Departmental Results Framework (GC InfoBase) |
| 2026-27 | Planned spending $30.7M, against $51.9M in 2025-26 (−41%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
| 2027-28 | Planned spending $21.9M, against $30.7M in 2026-27 (−29%). | Latest Departmental Plan |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 100% | 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 |
| 2023-24 | ≥ 100% | 2024 | 101% | Met |
| 2024-25 | ≥ 100% | 2025 | 103.6% The result is over 100% due to funds that were received through Budget 2024 that were not reflected in the initial planned spending. | Met |
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | — | 2019 | — Most recent data published by Statistics Canada is for 2016-17. | No result reported |
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | ≥ 100% | 2019 | 100% | Met |
| 2019-20 | ≥ 100% | 2020 | 100% | Met |
| 2020-21 | ≥ 100% | 2021 | 100% The percentage of identified, eligible Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision cases receiving specialized treatment was successfully maintained at 100%. | Met |
| 2021-22 | ≥ 100% | 2022 | 100% | Met |
| 2022-23 | ≥ 100% | 2023 | 100% | Met |
Current: the 2026-27 plan's targets
Bars: result reported. Dashed line: target.
| Report year | Target | Due | Result | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | ≥ 100% | 2027 | — | Planned |
Future goals: targets due after 2026-27
No targets with a later due date.
Spending and employees: planned against actual
Spending
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | $10.1M | $11.7M |
| 2019-20 | $12.9M | $18.4M |
| 2020-21 | $21M | $20.5M |
| 2021-22 | $26.1M | $28.9M |
| 2022-23 | $48M | $47.2M |
| 2023-24 | $52.2M | $53.2M |
| 2024-25 | $48.8M | $50.8M |
| 2025-26 | $51.9M | — |
| 2026-27 | $30.7M | — |
| 2027-28 | $21.9M* | — |
| 2028-29 | $18.2M* | — |
Employees (FTEs)
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| Fiscal year | Planned | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 2 | 3 |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021-22 | 1 | 6 |
| 2022-23 | 6 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | 8 | 7 |
| 2024-25 | 7 | 6 |
| 2025-26 | 6 | — |
| 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 | $10,143,186 | $10,143,186 | $9,817,132 | ||||||||
| 2019-20 plan | $12,899,262 | $12,573,208 | $12,573,208 | ||||||||
| 2020-21 plan | $21,008,416 | $22,011,573 | $21,261,967 | ||||||||
| 2021-22 plan | $26,081,573 | $25,631,967 | $24,462,598 | ||||||||
| 2022-23 plan | $47,977,935 | $45,973,659 | $38,373,028 | ||||||||
| 2023-24 plan | $52,151,367 | $45,086,377 | $40,108,253 | ||||||||
| 2024-25 plan | $48,844,180 | $43,882,104 | $19,881,050 | ||||||||
| 2025-26 plan | $51,893,066 | $27,890,582 | $21,886,529 | ||||||||
| 2026-27 plan | $30,694,600 | $21,890,547 | $18,240,547 | ||||||||
| Actual | $11,699,809 | $18,420,815 | $20,496,986 | $28,885,687 | $47,180,420 | $53,194,531 | $50,799,179 |
Actual spending is from Departmental Results Reports and the Public Accounts, as published in GC InfoBase. FTEs are full-time equivalents.
