About this report

This report, which is tabled under section 20 of the Service Fees Act2, theLow‑Materiality Fees Regulations3, and subsection 4.2.8 of the Treasury Board Directive on Charging and Special Financial Authorities4, contains information about the fees the Department of Justice had the authority to set in fiscal year 2022–23.

The report covers fees that are subject to the Service Fees Act.

For reporting purposes, fees are categorized by fee-setting mechanism. There are three mechanisms:

  1. Act, regulation or fees notice

    The authority to set these fees is delegated to a department, minister or Governor in Council pursuant to an act of Parliament.

  2. Contract

    Ministers have the inherent authority to enter into contracts, which are usually negotiated between the minister and an individual or organization, and which cover fees and other terms and conditions. In some cases, that authority may also be provided by an act of Parliament.

  3. Market rate or auction

    The authority to set these fees is pursuant to an act of Parliament or a regulation, and the minister, department or Governor in Council has no control over the fee amount.

For fees set by act, regulation or fees notice, the report provides totals for fee groupings, as well as detailed information for each fee. For fees set by contract, the report provides totals only.

Although the fees the Department of Justice charges under the Access to Information Act were subject to the Service Fees Act, they are not included in this report. Information on the Department of Justice’s access to information fees for 2022–23 is in our annual report to Parliament on the administration of the Access to Information Act, Department of Justice Access to Information and Privacy Research and Reports5.