Welcome to the Programs Branch
The Department of Justice is dedicated to developing and maintaining
a fair and accessible Canadian justice system. To help the Department
achieve its broad policy objectives, the Programs Branch uses a variety
of programs including grants and contributions to test various approaches
to improving Canada's justice system, to contribute to policy development
and to support the Department's mission of a more accessible, equitable
and efficient justice system for Canadians.
The Programs Branch develops and implements programs that:
- Provide project support in the form of grants and contributions
to governments, non-governmental organizations and community members
to undertake projects and activities that are aimed at working
to improve the justice system; and,
- Provide contribution funding through funding arrangements with
the provinces and territories to support delivery of certain justice-related
services, such as Legal Aid, the Youth Justice Services Funding
Program, the Aboriginal Courtwork Program and Access to Justice
Services Agreements.