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Catalogue Entry: Fact Sheet: The Bail Process
Canada’s bail system promotes public safety, maintains confidence in the administration of justice, and ensures respect for the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It is an... -
Catalogue Entry: Charter Statement - Bill C-39: An Act to amend An Act to amend the Criminal...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary...-
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Catalogue Entry: Charter Statement - Bill C-38: An Act to amend the Indian Act (New...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary...-
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Catalogue Entry: Charter Statement: Bill C-35: An Act respecting early learning and child...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary...-
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Catalogue Entry: Charter Statement: Bill C-34: An Act to amend the Investment Canada Act
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary...-
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Catalogue Entry: Charter Statement - Bill C-33: An Act to amend the Customs Act, the Railway...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary...-
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Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Firearm-Related Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum Penalty,...
This fact sheet presents information on criminal court cases where the most serious offence in the case is a firearm-related offence subject to a mandatory minimum penalty... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Child-Related Sexual Offences Subject to a Mandatory Minimum...
This fact sheet presents information on criminal court cases where the most serious offence in the case is a child-related sexual offence subject to a mandatory minimum penalty... -
Catalogue Entry: The Voice of the Child in Family Law: Exploring Strategies, Challenges, and...
The objective of this project is to collect and collate research, describe existing methods to include the children’s voices in family law in Canada (and internationally where... -
Catalogue Entry: Department of Justice Canada Client Feedback Survey
The Department of Justice supports the Attorney General as a chief law officer of the Crown both in terms of the ongoing operations of the government as well as the development... -
Catalogue Entry: Hate as an Aggravating Factor at Sentencing. A Review of the Case Law from 2007–2020
This study examines the way courts have applied hate as an aggravating factor at sentencing (subparagraph 718.2(a)(i) of the Criminal Code). The main purpose of this research... -
Catalogue Entry: The Use of Restorative Justice to Address Criminal Offending in Canada
Restorative Justice (RJ) is based on an understanding that crime causes harm to people and relationships, and it affects communities. RJ is an approach to justice that seeks to... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Family Disputes and the Canadian Legal Problems Survey, 2021
This fact sheet is based on data from the 2021 Canadian Legal Problems Survey (CLPS) undertaken by Statistics Canada and commissioned by Justice Canada. The CLPS is a legal... -
Catalogue Entry: Navigator Programs in Canada
This Research in Brief describes navigator programs in Canada, a people-focused approach to enhancing access to justice by providing assistance to those with serious legal... -
Catalogue Entry: Charter Statement - Bill C-26: An Act respecting cyber security, amending...
Section 4.2 of the Department of Justice Act requires the Minister of Justice to prepare a Charter Statement for every government bill to help inform public and Parliamentary...-
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Catalogue Entry: Accessibility Plan for the Department of Justice of Canada
The Accessible Canada Act (2019) requires that Federal Departments publish Accessibility Plans. However, the mission behind this Plan goes far beyond meeting a requirement. The...-
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Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: Overrepresentation of Black People in the Canadian Criminal Justice System
Black people are overrepresented in Canada's criminal justice system as both victims and people accused or convicted of crime. This fact sheet presents a statistical overview of... -
Catalogue Entry: Victim Privacy and Open Justice: 2.0
The purpose of this report, commissioned by the Research and Statistics Division of the Department of Justice, is to review and update changes to open court and victim privacy... -
Catalogue Entry: Victims’ Rights in Canada in the 21st Century
As part of the Government of Canada’s Victims of Crime Initiative, the Policy Centre for Victim Issues was created in 2000. In that same year, I completed a report for the... -
Catalogue Entry: Themes from a review of Justice Canada funded projects for youth in conflict...
The Department of Justice Canada funds projects through the Youth Justice Fund that seek to help youth who are involved in the criminal justice system (CJS). The Youth Justice...