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The December 2021 Mandate Letter tasked the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada with the development of Canada’s Black Justice Strategy (the Strategy) to address the overrepresentation of Black people in the criminal justice system, including as victims of crime. An external...

Justice Canada’s Open Government (OpenGov) Advisory Group is an internal advisory group that provides expert guidance and endorses the Department's open government initiatives. This internal advisory group reports annually to senior managers within the Department on their activities through a...

This audit looked at whether the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Communications Security Establishment Canada, the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, and Public Safety Canada had the capacity and capability to effectively enforce laws against cybercrime activities to...

The National Justice Survey is an annual public opinion research survey conducted to explore Canadians’ perceptions and knowledge of justice-related issues. Findings from the survey are used to inform policy development, public engagement, and communications.

This audit will focus on whether Public Safety Canada, under the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program, worked in partnership with Indigenous communities to provide equitable access to policing services that are tailored to the needs of those communities and, whether the Royal Canadian Mounted...

Structured Intervention Units (SIUs) were incorporated into the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) on November 30th, 2019. Such units are intended to provide intervention-focused accommodations to offenders who cannot be safely managed in the mainstream offender population.

This study was undertaken by the Department of Justice Canada to better understand how Gladue reports are being prepared across the country and how they and Gladue principles are being considered by the courts. The study involved an environmental scan of public websites and a review of 530 cases...

This report describes the findings from the 2022–2023 CAC/CYAC National Operational Survey. Given that many new CACs/CYACs have been established in the eight years since the last operational survey, the purpose of the survey was to provide an updated national picture of how CACs/CYACs work, their...

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) delivers in-person correctional programs to target offenders’ criminogenic need areas. However, the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a catalyst to change how CSC delivers these programs. Please note that this report is a one page summary. If you wish to have a...

Recognizing the overrepresentation of Indigenous persons in the federal correctional system, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) has incorporated a model of Indigenous corrections. This model includes specialized interventions and services at all sentence stages and ongoing...