Contribution: Contraventions Act Fund
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY |MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE ET DE LA SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE DE TERRE-NEUVE-ET-LABRADOR
$3,731,500.00
Contraventions Act Funding for NL 2023-2028
FY 2023-24 · 2023-04-01
Summary
The funding supports a range of measures, such as hiring of bilingual provincial court staff, language training, signage, etc., deemed necessary to ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador can guarantee access to justice services related to federal contraventions in both official languages on behalf of the federal government.
Department
Program
Contraventions Act Fund
Location
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Recipient Type
Government
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Amendment letter to decrease funding commitment by ($149,500.00)
Cost Centres:
Contraventions Act Fund
Additional Information (French)
Lettre de modification pour réduire l'engagement de fonds de (149 500,00 $)
Centres de coûts :
Fonds pour la Loi sur les contraventions
Agreement End Date
2028-03-31
Agreement Number
12269221
Agreement Start Date
2023-04-01
Agreement Title
Contraventions Act Funding for NL 2023-2028
Agreement Title (French)
Financement pour l'application de la Loi sur les contraventions pour T.-N.-L. 2023-2028
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$3,731,500.00
Amendment Date
2025-09-10
Amendment Number
2
Description
The funding supports a range of measures, such as hiring of bilingual provincial court staff, language training, signage, etc., deemed necessary to ensure that Newfoundland and Labrador can guarantee access to justice services related to federal contraventions in both official languages on behalf of the federal government.
Description (French)
Le financement appuie une gamme de mesures, dont la dotation du personnel bilingue, la formation linguistique, la signalisation, etc., jugées nécessaires pour que Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador puisse garantir l'accès dans les deux langues officielles aux services judiciaires liés aux contraventions pour le compte du gouvernement fédéral.
Expected Results
Increased access to justice in both official languages for offenders in proceedings instituted under the Contraventions Act.
Expected Results (French)
Accès accru à la justice dans les deux langues officielles pour les délinquants dans les procédures intentées en vertu de la Loi sur les contraventions.
Federal Riding
St. John's East
Federal Riding (French)
St. John's-Est
Federal Riding Number
10006
Organization Code
jus
Organization
Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice Canada
Program Name
Contraventions Act Fund
Program Name (French)
Fonds pour la Loi sur les contraventions
Program Purpose
The Contraventions Act Fund provides funding to provinces and territories and municipalities that, on behalf of the federal government, administer federal contraventions through their provincial ticketing schemes.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Fonds pour l'application de la Loi sur les contraventionsfournit du financement aux provinces, aux territoires et aux municipalités qui, au nom du gouvernement fédéral, administrent les contraventions fédérales au moyen de régimes de contravention provinciaux.
Recipient City
St. John's
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY |MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE ET DE LA SÉCURITÉ PUBLIQUE DE TERRE-NEUVE-ET-LABRADOR
Recipient Postal Code
A1B4J6
Recipient Province or Territory
NL
Recipient Type
G
Reference Number
119-2025-2026-Q2-00008