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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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... -
Catalogue Entry: State of the Criminal Justice System - Annual Reports
The Department of Justice Canada created the first performance monitoring framework (“the Framework”) for Canada’s criminal justice system in 2019. The Framework identified... -
Catalogue Entry: Enhancement of Canadian Data on the Abuse of Older Persons: An exploratory study
This public opinion research report presents the results of a review of scientific literature, individual interviews with Canadian and international researchers as well as... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts - Cannabis crime statistics in Canada
These fact sheets are based on data from the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics (CCJS) Juristat Police-reported crime statistics in Canada, 2016, 2017, 2020. -
Catalogue Entry: A Review of the Measures to Address Prostitution Initiative (MAPI)
This study uses data from the Measures to Address Prostitution Initiative (MAPI) to present some of the socio-demographic characteristics and experiences of people who provide... -
Catalogue Entry: Use of Technology in the Family Justice System: Annotated Bibliography
The Department of Justice Canada Research and Statistics Division, in collaboration with the Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials - Family Justice Research Sub-committee,... -
Catalogue Entry: JustFacts: The Impact of Mandatory Minimum Penalties on Indigenous Peoples...
This fact sheet presents information on Canadian federal offenders who were admitted to federal custody between fiscal years 2010/11 and 2019/20 for an offence punishable by a... -
Catalogue Entry: Panel Discussion Report: Indigenous and Restorative Justice Approaches
The virtual panel explored how Indigenous justice, RJ or customary law approaches are used in two First Nations and one Inuit context. The panel helped to highlight that while... -
Catalogue Entry: Section 19 of the Youth Criminal Justice Act: A look at the use of...
The Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) came into force on April 1, 2003 to assist in reducing the notably high Canadian youth custody rate. The YCJA promotes youth rehabilitation... -
Catalogue Entry: A Summary of the Report on Examining the Social Security Tribunal’s...
This research study was undertaken with a view to fulfilling two goals. The first is to take stock of the strengths and weaknesses of the SST Navigator Service with a view to... -
Catalogue Entry: Parenting arrangements after divorce and separation: A 2018-2019 snapshot of...
The Survey of Family Courts (SFC) is a long-standing online survey that documents detailed information about the contents of court orders and separation agreements. This...