Department of Justice Canada

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    Understanding the Development and Impact of Child Advocacy Centres (CACs)

    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...
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    Identifying and responding to family violence in family law cases: Results from the 2019 Survey of Lawyers and Quebec Notaries on Family Law and Fa...

    This report describes key findings from Justice Canada’s 2019 national Survey of Lawyers and Quebec Notaries on Family Law and Family Violence in Canada (“the 2019 survey”). The purpose of this survey was to assess how legal advisors identify and respond to family violence in their family law...
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    JustFacts - Child Support Cases, 2016-2017

    The Survey of Maintenance Enforcement Programs (SMEP) is an annual survey that collects statistical and descriptive information on child and spousal support payments and cases from maintenance enforcement programs. MEPs exist in every province and territory to assist in the enforcement of child...
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