NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Halifax | Halifax, NS · grants and contributions register · Halifax

NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: federal grants and contributions: 12 agreements; $114M value; 3 departments; 8 programs.

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12agreements
$114Mvalue
3departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Youth Justice Services Funding Program$35.0Mvalue2021start2027end

The province of Nova Scotia has entered into an Agreement with the Department of Justice Canada to share in the costs of youth justice services and programs within their jurisdiction. The priority of the Agreement is to support and promote programs and services that are consistent with the following objectives: - To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely; - To encourage effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities; - To target the formal court process to the most serious offences; and, - To target de

Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)$24.7Mvalue2018start–end

The province of Nova Scotia has entered into an Agreement with the Department of Justice Canada to share in the costs of youth justice services and programs within their jurisdiction. The priority of the Agreement is to support and promote programs and services that are consistent with the following objectives: - To encourage accountability measures for unlawful behaviour that are proportionate and timely; - To encourage effective rehabilitation and reintegration of young persons into their communities; - To target the formal court process to the most serious offences; and, - To target de

Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid$22.7Mvalue2022start2027end

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia for the delivery of criminal legal aid. Nova Scotia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $21,030,438. Nova Scotia will also receive an additional $1,629,623 in 2023-24 from the $60 million announced in Budget 2022 for criminal legal aid. This additional funding is subject to the approval by the Treasury Board of Canada and the appropriation of funds by the Parliament of Canada.

Agreement Respecting Criminal Legal Aid and Immigration and Refugee Legal Aid$21.3Mvalue2017start2022end

Five-year cost-shared agreement between Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia for the delivery of criminal, and immigration and refugee legal aid. Nova Scotia's five-year allocation for criminal legal aid will be $20,391,340.

Building and Enhancing Law Enforcement Capacity in Nova Scotia to Address Drug-Impaired Driving in Canada$5.2Mvalue2020start2025end

The overarching objective of the drug-impaired driving project is to protect public safety on roadways in Canada by equipping law enforcement with the training, tools and technology necessary to enforce new and existing drug-impaired driving legislation, and to deter drug-impaired driving through research, public awareness and the development of evidence-based policies.

Healthy Schools for Safe Futures$2.0Mvalue2026start2030end

The purpose of this contribution to prevent gender-based violence through education from Primary to Grade 12.

IRCA (Impact of Race and Culture Assessment) Agreement with the Province of Nova Scotia$1.4Mvalue2021start2026end

This project will provide funding to Nova Scotia, over five years, to prepare Impact of Race and Culture Assessments (IRCAs) for qualified legal aid clients in the province of Nova Scotia. IRCAs are pre-sentencing reports that assist courts in considering the effect that racism and other unique circumstances experienced by Black persons and potentially other racialized minorities, have contributed to their contact with the criminal justice system.

Building local Internet Child Exploitation unit capacity in Nova Scotia to combat child sexual exploitation online$758Kvalue2024start2027end

The objective of this project is to increase capacity of local internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Units in Nova Scotia. Funding will be used for staffing, the purchase and/or lease of equipment/technological tools and training.

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Nova Scotia Court Monitored Drug Treatment Program$505Kvalue2018start2023end

The funding will support the operation and expansion of existing Drug Treatment Courts (DTCs) as well as the establishment of new DTCs. This funding will contribute to reduce recidivism rates by supporting eligible offenders in addressing their cycle of problematic substance use and criminal behaviour through the availability of treatment as an alternative to incarceration.

Building local Internet Child Exploitation unit capacity in Nova Scotia to combat child sexual exploitation online$428Kvalue2021start2022end

This project is to increase capacity of local internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Units by providing training to Halifax Regional Police (HRP) staff members within the Digital Forensic Unit (DFU).

Development of an African Nova Scotian Justice Plan$200Kvalue2020start2022end

Anti-Racism Action Program

Community Justice Centres - Engagement Sessions$25.2Kvalue2022start2023end

The Nova Scotia Department of Justice will hold three engagement sessions with different stakeholder groups, including African Nova Scotian community based agencies and Indigenous justice stakeholders, to determine the feasibility of, and proposed approach to, the establishment of Community Justice Centres in Nova Scotia.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada7agreements$105Mvalue5programs
  • 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 from Department of Justice Canada

Public Safety Canada4agreements$8.3Mvalue2programs
  • (CPCSOC) Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime
  • (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund

All grants from Public Safety Canada

Canadian Heritage1agreements$200Kvalue1programs
  • Anti-Racism Action Program

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Years

20261agreements$2.0Mvalue1programs
  • (CPAF) Crime Prevention Action Fund
20241agreements$758Kvalue1programs
  • (CPCSOC) Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime
20222agreements$22.7Mvalue2programs
  • Legal Aid
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
20213agreements$36.8Mvalue3programs
  • Youth Justice Services Funding Program
  • Legal Aid
  • (CPCSOC) Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime
20202agreements$5.4Mvalue2programs
  • (CPCSOC) Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime
  • Anti-Racism Action Program
20182agreements$25.2Mvalue2programs
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
  • Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
20171agreements$21.3Mvalue1programs
  • Legal Aid

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.