Department of Justice Canada: grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · all departments

Department of Justice Canada: grants and contributions: 4,517 agreements; $6.3B value; 1,560 recipients; 56 programs.

Assay record ASY-CA-0D0O2SS0Y8 · Cite as: Assay Systems, “Department of Justice Canada: grants and contributions”, https://assay-systems.com/register/ca/grants/department/department-of-justice-canada/

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4,517agreements
$6.3Bvalue
1,560recipients
56programs

Years

2026306agreements$75.9Mvalue1departments
2025538agreements$130Mvalue1departments
2024657agreements$570Mvalue1departments
2023563agreements$412Mvalue1departments
2022561agreements$1.4Bvalue1departments
2021497agreements$1.5Bvalue1departments
2020329agreements$107Mvalue1departments
2019421agreements$93.0Mvalue1departments
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2018451agreements$920Mvalue1departments
2017164agreements$1.0Bvalue1departments
201618agreements$40.2Mvalue1departments
201512agreements$9.0Mvalue1departments

Programs

Legal Aid140agreements$2.4Bvalue60recipients
Youth Justice Services Funding Program13agreements$1.1Bvalue13recipients
Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)155agreements$503Mvalue142recipients
Victims Fund1,657agreements$438Mvalue731recipients
Indigenous Justice Program862agreements$299Mvalue261recipients
Justice Partnership and Innovation Program377agreements$255Mvalue223recipients
Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program2agreements$159Mvalue0recipients
    Access to Justice Services Agreements10agreements$154Mvalue4recipients
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    Indigenous Courtwork Program118agreements$147Mvalue54recipients
    Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund277agreements$130Mvalue95recipients
    Canadian Family Justice Fund84agreements$105Mvalue54recipients
    Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)22agreements$89.6Mvalue21recipients
    Community diversification program / Community Economic Diversification Initiative - Vitality (CED-Diversification (CEDI-V))48agreements$76.9Mvalue44recipients
    Drug Treatment Court Funding Program21agreements$75.5Mvalue11recipients
    Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)115agreements$67.8Mvalue103recipients
    Contraventions Act Fund13agreements$58.3Mvalue8recipients
    INTENSIVE REHABILITATIVE CUSTODY AND SUPERVISION PROGRAM1agreements$55.2Mvalue1recipients
    Youth Justice Fund76agreements$38.2Mvalue62recipients
    Indigenous Partnership Fund168agreements$36.2Mvalue137recipients
    Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CD))38agreements$28.0Mvalue37recipients
    Community diversification program / Community Economic Facilities for the Regions (CED-Diversification (CEF) )2agreements$20.5Mvalue2recipients
    Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))44agreements$12.0Mvalue41recipients
    Community Diversification Program - Community Adjustment Fund (CD-CAF)14agreements$8.6Mvalue13recipients
    Justice Partnership and Innovation Program and Victims Fund1agreements$6.0Mvalue1recipients
    Justice Partnership and Innovation Program and Victims Fund1agreements$4.2Mvalue1recipients

    Largest recipients

    ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL16agreements$780Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Victims Fund
    • Contraventions Act Fund
    • Community Diversification Program - Community Adjustment Fund (CD-CAF)

    All grants to ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL18agreements$443Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Community diversification program / Community Economic Diversification Initiative - Vitality (CED-Diversification (CEDI-V))
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)
    • Indigenous Justice Program

    All grants to GOVERNMENT OF ALBERTA, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND SOLICITOR GENERAL

    ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CHILDREN, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH JUSTICE DIVISION5agreements$396Mvalue1departments
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Youth Justice Fund
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

    All grants to ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CHILDREN, COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL SERVICES, YOUTH JUSTICE DIVISION

    GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC2agreements$356Mvalue1departments
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

    All grants to GOVERNMENT OF QUEBEC

    LEGAL AID ONTARIO8agreements$356Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Community diversification program / Community Economic Diversification Initiative - Vitality (CED-Diversification (CEDI-V))
    • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program

    All grants to LEGAL AID ONTARIO

    MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE DU QUÉBEC9agreements$339Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)
    • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

    All grants to MINISTÈRE DE LA JUSTICE DU QUÉBEC

    ONTARIO MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES1agreements$255Mvalue1departments
    BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL5agreements$211Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund

    All grants to BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL

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    MANITOBA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE8agreements$203Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)
    • Youth Justice Fund
    • Indigenous Justice Program

    All grants to MANITOBA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE12agreements$177Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

    All grants to GOVERNMENT OF SASKATCHEWAN, MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

    BRITISH COLUMBIA GOVERNMENT, MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT3agreements$131Mvalue1departments
    MINISTRY OF JUSTICE QUEBEC8agreements$124Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program

    All grants to MINISTRY OF JUSTICE QUEBEC

    NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE7agreements$105Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
    • Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
    • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program

    All grants to NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT1agreements$88.4Mvalue1departments
    • Innovation Development Entrepreneurship and Access Program for SME (IDEA-SME)

    All grants to BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT

    SASKATCHEWAN MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONS AND POLICING2agreements$79.0Mvalue1departments
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

    All grants to SASKATCHEWAN MINISTRY OF CORRECTIONS AND POLICING

    NUNAVUT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COMMUNITY JUSTICE DIVISION4agreements$58.5Mvalue1departments
    ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES1agreements$55.2Mvalue1departments
    • INTENSIVE REHABILITATIVE CUSTODY AND SUPERVISION PROGRAM

    All grants to ALL PROVINCES AND TERRITORIES

    LEGAL AID BRITISH COLUMBIA10agreements$54.1Mvalue1departments
    NORTHWEST TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE12agreements$53.2Mvalue1departments
    • Access to Justice Services Agreements
    • Legal Aid
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program

    All grants to NORTHWEST TERRITORIES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY17agreements$50.3Mvalue1departments
    • Legal Aid
    • Contraventions Act Fund
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
    • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
    • Victims Fund

    All grants to NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY

    GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR2agreements$49.8Mvalue1departments
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Community diversification program / Community Economic Facilities for the Regions (CED-Diversification (CEF) )

    All grants to GOVERNMENT OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR

    NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COURT SERVICES DIVISION15agreements$48.0Mvalue1departments
    • Contraventions Act Fund
    • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
    • Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

    All grants to NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COURT SERVICES DIVISION

    NEW BRUNSWICK DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL5agreements$31.9Mvalue1departments
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Victims Fund
    • Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)

    All grants to NEW BRUNSWICK DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

    YUKON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE11agreements$30.5Mvalue1departments
    • Access to Justice Services Agreements
    • Indigenous Courtwork Program
    • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

    All grants to YUKON DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COMMUNITY JUSTICE DIVISION10agreements$30.3Mvalue1departments
    • Victims Fund
    • Indigenous Justice Program
    • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program and Victims Fund
    • Drug Treatment Court Funding Program

    All grants to GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, COMMUNITY JUSTICE DIVISION

    BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, FAMILY JUSTICE SERVICES DIVISION6agreements$28.9Mvalue1departments
    • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
    • Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund

    All grants to BRITISH COLUMBIA MINISTRY OF ATTORNEY GENERAL, FAMILY JUSTICE SERVICES DIVISION

    NEW BRUNSWICK DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND OFFICE OF ATTORNEY GENERAL5agreements$28.6Mvalue1departments
    DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, VICTIM SERVICES, GOVERNMENT OF YUKON9agreements$24.5Mvalue1departments
    GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE7agreements$23.7Mvalue1departments
    • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
    • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
    • Canadian Family Justice Fund
    • Indigenous Justice Program
    • Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CD))

    All grants to GOVERNMENT OF NUNAVUT, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

    MANITOBA JUSTICE - VICTIM SERVICES7agreements$22.5Mvalue1departments

    139 agreements worth $20.0M went to individuals, who are not named. 56 batch reports of small grants carry $184M.

    Federal ridings

    University–Rosedale68agreements$1.4Bvalue26recipients
    Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk23agreements$478Mvalue6recipients
    Edmonton Centre63agreements$401Mvalue20recipients
    Winnipeg Centre136agreements$270Mvalue41recipients
    Victoria41agreements$240Mvalue16recipients
    Ottawa Centre163agreements$225Mvalue33recipients
    Regina–Wascana30agreements$220Mvalue12recipients
    Québec9agreements$216Mvalue6recipients

    All grants in Québec

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    Halifax77agreements$160Mvalue24recipients
    Saanich–Gulf Islands9agreements$152Mvalue4recipients
    Nunavut57agreements$144Mvalue16recipients
    Northwest Territories86agreements$117Mvalue35recipients
    Yukon113agreements$97.1Mvalue29recipients
    St. John's East43agreements$96.1Mvalue10recipients
    Vancouver Centre48agreements$90.4Mvalue19recipients
    Fredericton53agreements$89.6Mvalue23recipients
    Thunder Bay—Superior North64agreements$45.8Mvalue17recipients
    Charlottetown62agreements$36.1Mvalue19recipients
    Edmonton Centre23agreements$28.9Mvalue9recipients
    Saint Boniface–Saint Vital40agreements$27.8Mvalue12recipients
    Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs55agreements$21.8Mvalue20recipients
    Spadina–Fort York21agreements$20.4Mvalue12recipients
    Elmwood-Transcona61agreements$20.0Mvalue15recipients
    Skeena–Bulkley Valley65agreements$17.7Mvalue22recipients
    Taiaiako'n-Parkdale-High Park22agreements$16.0Mvalue4recipients
    Chilliwack—Hope25agreements$15.4Mvalue7recipients
    Egmont8agreements$14.4Mvalue3recipients
    University–Rosedale5agreements$14.2Mvalue4recipients

    All grants in University–Rosedale

    Saskatoon West37agreements$13.9Mvalue17recipients
    Saskatoon–University22agreements$13.4Mvalue8recipients

    Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value.Years are the agreement start year.Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.