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The Multi-stakeholder Forum (MSF) on Open Government supports ongoing dialogue between government and Canadian civil society on open government. Its mandate is to provide input and advice on the Government of Canada’s commitments on open government, identify new areas of focus, and build the open...

The Gender-Based Analysis plus (GBA+) Action Plan 2019-21outlines how the Public Service Commission of Canada intends to integrate GBA+ across its activities and business processes between 2019 and 2021. The document identifies specific goals and measures related to the following five components...

Child Advocacy Centres (CACs) and Child and Youth Advocacy Centres (CYACs) arose out of a need to reduce stress placed on child/youth victims during sexual abuse investigations. Previously, a lack of coordination between social services and the criminal justice system meant victims were...

This policy statement formalizes the RCMP's commitment to implement GBA Plus and confirms the requirement to apply GBA Plus as standard practice in the development and implementation of all RCMP policies, programs, initiatives and operations.

In recent years, there has been an increased focus on the role of victims in the criminal justice system, with significant policy and legislative changes having occurred in recognition of their importance.

Profiles of women admissions and in-custody differ substantially due to the accumulation of individual's with longer sentences.

Comparing the case characteristics of Black inmates in SIUs with others in SIUs as well as the mainstream Black inmate population may yield some important information especially with respect to providing targeted interventions to these individuals.

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) regularly conducts population forecasts and monitors historical trends of federal offender counts both in custody and under community supervision. The systematic monitoring of breaks in a longer-term line can help to signal when net demand for...

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has an ethnoculturally diverse offender population. Study 2 of a three-part study examined in-custody indicators, looking for differences among ethnocultural, White, and Indigenous offenders. This summary focuses on results for women. It is important to...

The criminal record of every offender admitted and re-admitted to federal custody is systematically documented at time of admission for prior youth (<18) and/or adult history. Indicators gathered include convictions, court dispositions and outcomes. These variables are an element of objective...