Efficiency - Funding to Support CJCs

The management approach to the CJC Initiative efficiently supported the achievement of objectives. In addition, while the CJCs/IJCs are still in the early stages of implementation, their approach demonstrates potential to create efficiencies in serving target populations.

The flexibility in the approach to the management of the Initiative enables it to achieve its objectives within its limited time horizon of five years. In addition, the CJCs’ approach also demonstrates potential efficiencies in providing services to their target populations.

CJC Initiative efficiencies

The flexible approach to the initiative allowed for adjustments to accommodate emerging issues and delays.

The funding was structured to increase over the first two years, to correspond with the identification and establishment of additional CJC locations. Recipients were also offered flexibility within their funding agreements to seek approval for reallocation of funds between approved categories to address emerging needs or changes to implementation plans.

To minimize risks created by the short timelines when it took longer than anticipated to identify funding recipients in MB, Justice Canada worked with MMF and MKO to develop CJCs with a smaller scope and budget that could be achieved in the available time.

In selecting the pilot locations, a lesson learned was the importance of considering interest, readiness of the host organization, and provincial buy-in. This broader consideration of factors in selecting pilots would enable identifying supports needed to assist with timely implementation.

CJC approach

Each of the funded CJCs models have similarities in approach that can create efficiencies.