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SECTION III – SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

Organizational Information

Tables and Charts

Table 1: Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents
Table 2: Voted and Statutory Items in Main Estimates
Table 3: Services Received Without Charge
Table 4: Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
Table 5: Resource Requirement by Branch or Sector
Table 6: Details on Transfer Payments Programs
Table 7: Horizontal Initiatives
Table 8: Sustainable Development Strategy
Table 9: Internal Audits and Evaluations

Table 1. Departmental Planned Spending and Full Time Equivalents
($ millions)	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010
Developing Policies and Laws	30.7	41.1	36.2	35.8
Developing and Implementing Programs	296.6	273.4	257.4	257.0
Providing Legal Advisory, Litigation and Legislative Services to Government	507.7	281.2	278.7	275.6
Providing Prosecution Services	80.7	0.0	0.0	0.0
Total Main Estimates	915.7	595.7	572.4	568.4
Adjustments (Note 1):
Contributions respecting Legal Aid	44.5
Carry Forward	24.6
Contributions in support of Youth Justice Fund	2.5
Funding to combat against the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act	1.2
Funding for administration and delivery of the Universal Child Care Benefits to Canadian Families	0.3
Reallocation of Ministry's Regional responsibilities	0.3
Procurement Savings (ERC Savings )	-1.7
FPT financial arrangements concerning Youth Justice Services	-	53.8	53.8	53.8
Aboriginal Justice Strategy	-	4.0	4.0	4.0
Child-Centred Family Law Strategy	-	4.0	-
Strengthening Enforcement Budget 2003	-	-	3.8	3.8
Federal Accountability Action Plan	-	0.5	0.2	0.2
CRA 2006 Omnibus – Tax Legislation and Policy Changes	-	0.2	0.2	0.2
2006 Canada-United States Softwood Lumber Agreement	-	0.2	0.1	0.1
CRA 2006 Omnibus	-	0.2	0.2	0.2
Repeal S.67 of CHRA	-	0.8	0.6	0.9
Victims of Crime – Victims Strategy	-	7.6	7.6	7.6
Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime	-	1.5	1.5	1.5
Metis Litigation Strategy	-	4.2	4.2	-
Corporate Tax – Inter-Provincial Compliance	-	0.3	0.3	0.3
Contributions to the provinces and territories to assist in the operation of Legal Aid Systems	-	44.5	44.5	44.5
Internal Audit TB Vote 10 (inc. EBP) – Operations		0.1

Total Adjustments	71.7	120.5	119.4	115.5
Total Planned Spending	987.4	717.7	693.3	685.4

Total Planned Spending	987.4	717.7	693.3	685.4
Less: Cost Recovery (Note 3)	-164.8
Less: Non-Respendable Revenue	-10.4	-10.4	-11.6	-12.8
Plus: Cost of Services Received Without Charge	74.7	76.4	79.1	78.1
Net Cost of Program	886.9	783.7	760.8	750.7

Full Time Equivalents (Note 4)	4,088	4,140	4,150	4,150

Note 1: Adjustments for 2006-2007 include Supplementary Estimates (A) and (B) (EBP included). Adjustments for 2007-2008 and future years consists of amounts identified in the Expenditure Status Report dated July 12^th, 2007.

Note 2: The amounts listed include funding associated with accommodation for PWGSC.

Note 3: The Department recovers from client departments and agencies some of the costs incurred to deliver legal services. Through the Main Estimates process, Justice was granted authority to spend and recover $225.8 million (including EBP) in 2006-2007, $45.0 of which will not be used. From 2007-2008 and thereafter, it is included in Main Estimates as net recoveries.

Note 4: For 2007-2008 and future years, Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) will report their planned spending and associated FTEs. However, for 2006-07, FPS is still part of Department of Justice and includes FPS FTEs.

Following items in the TBS Planned Spending Report belong to PPSC:
Strengthening Enforcement Budget 2003	-	4.7	4.7
Additional Police Officers – RCMP	-	1.2	1.0
Additional Police Officers – RCMP	9.0	13.5	16.9

Table 2. Voted and Statutory Items in Main Estimates
$ millions
2007-2008
Vote or Statutory Items:	Truncated Vote or Statutory Working:	Current Main Estimates	Previous Main Estimates
1	Operating expenditures	262.0	549.0
5	Grants and contributions	266.4	286.9
(S)	Minister of Justice salary and motor car allowance	0.1	0.1
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	67.2	79.8
Total Department of Justice		595.7	915.8

Table 3. Services Received Without Charge
$ millions			2007-2008
Accommodation provided by Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC)			42.7
Contributions covering employees' share of employees' insurance premiums and expenditures paid by TBS (excluding revolving funds)			33.5
Workers' compensation coverage provided by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada			0.2
Total 2007-2008 Services received without Charge			76.4

Table 4. Sources of Respendable and Non-Respendable Revenue
Non-Respendable Revenue
($ millions)	Forecast Revenue 2006-2007	Planned Revenue 2007-2008	Planned Revenue 2008-2009	Planned Revenue 2009-2010
Developing policies and laws
Family Order and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Program	7.9	7.9	8.8	9.7
Central Registry of Divorce Proceedings	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.1
Miscellaneous Revenues	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	8.8	8.8	9.8	10.8
Deleloping and implementing programs
Miscellaneous Revenues	0..0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Providing legal advisory, litigation and legislative services to government
Legal Services – Crown Corp. EBP	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5
Court costs	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.9
Royalties and Patents	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Miscellaneous Revenues	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5
	1.6	1.6	1.8	2.0
Total Non-Respendable Revenue	10.4	10.4	11.6	12.8

Table 5. Resource Requirement by Branch or Sector
2007-2008
($ thousands)	Developing policies and laws	Developing and implementing programs	Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime	Providing legal advisory, litigation and legislative services to government	Total Planned Spending
Policy Sector	42,565	385,488	1,501	-	429,554
Legislative Services				21,593	21,593
Civil Litigation and Public Law	1,555			15,727	17,282
Tax Law Portfolio				60,795	60,795
Citizenship Immigration and Public Safety Portfolio				77,449	77,449
Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio				34,069	34,069
Business and Regulatory Law Portfolio				66,530	66,530
Central Agencies Portfolio				10,365	10,365
Total	44,120	385,488	1,501	286,528	717,637

Note: Identified resource requirements include approved A-base allocations, authorized cost recovery, corporate costs and EBP

Table 6. Details on Transfer Payments Programs
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2009-2010
GRANTS
Developing and Implementing Programs
Uniform Law Conference of Canada – Administration Grant	18,170	18,170	18,170	18,170
Institut international de droit d'expression française	0	1,140	1,140	1,140
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for the Law Amendments Committee	12,274	12,274	12,274	12,274
British Institute of International and Comparative Law	0	7,220	7,220	7,220
Hague Academy of International Law	8,620	8,620	8,620	8,620
Canadian Human Rights Foundation	26,600	26,600	26,600	26,600
National Judicial Institute	268,345	268,345	268,345	268,345
Canadian Society for Forensic Science	38,600	38,600	38,600	38,600
Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges	100,000	100,000	100,000	100,000
Grants in support of the Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund	165,031	565,031	565,031	565,031
Grants in support of the Aboriginal Justice Strategy	50,000	0	0	0
Grants in support of the Child-Centred Family Justice Fund	50,000	50,000	0	0
Grants in support of the Youth Justice Fund	1,015,000	880,000	880,000	880,000
Grants for the Victims of Crime Initiative	350,000	350,000	350,000	350,000
Grants under the Access to Justice in both Official Languages Support Fund	0	50,000	50,000	50,000
Total Grants	2,102,640	2,376,000	2,326,000	2,226,000
CONTRIBUTIONS
Developing and Implementing Programs
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of Legal Aid Systems	119,827,507	79,827,507	79,827,507	79,827,507
Contributions in support of Public Security and Anti-terrorism – Legal Aid	1,089,000	2,000,000	2,000,000	2,000,000
Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of Youth Justice Services	177,302,415	144,750,000	144,750,000	144,750,000
Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of Youth Justice Services – Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program	3,500,000
Contributions to the provinces under the Aboriginal Courtwork Program	4,836,363	4,836,363	4,836,363	4,836,363
Contributions under the Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund	2,489,415	2,553,251	2,553,108	2,253,108
Contributions under the Aboriginal Justice Strategy Fund	7,250,000	2,900,000	2,900,000	2,900,000
Contributions in support of the Child-Centred Family Justice Fund	16,200,027	11,950,027
Contributions for Access to Justice Services to the Territories (being Legal Aid, Aboriginal Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services)	4,856,593	3,356,593	3,356,593	3,356,593
Contributions in support of the Youth Justice Fund	3,835,000	2,650,000	2,650,000	2,650,000
Contributions for the Victims of Crime Initiative	2,250,000	2,400,000	2,550,000	2,708,000
Contributions under the Access to Justice in both Official Languages Support Fund	3,502,546	2,842,846	2,842,845	2,842,845
Contributions to support the implementation of official languages requirements under the Contraventions Act	3,114,900	8,686,829	9,393,000	9,393,000
Contributions in support of Federal Court-Ordered Counsel	978,000	0	0	0
Contributions in support of Federal Court-Ordered Counsel – Unique Legal Aid Cases	507,307	0	0	0
Contributions in support of Legal Aid Pilot Projects	955,000	0	0	0
Drug Treatment Court Funding Program	2,341,894	1,703,584	1,703,584	1,703,584
Contributions to the provinces under the Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMETs) Reserve Fund	0	3,750,000	0	0
Total Contributions	354,835,967	264,007,000	249,163,000	249,021,000
Total Grants and Contributions as per Main Estimates	356,938,607	266,383,000	251,489,000	251,247,000
Adjustments (note 1)
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of Legal Aid Systems		40,000,000	40,000,000	40,000,000
Grants for the Victims of Crime Initiative		1,400,000	1,400,000	1,400,000
ontributions for the Victims of Crime Initiative		4,350,000	4,350,000	4,350,000
Contributions under the Aboriginal Justice Strategy Fund		4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Contributions in support of the Child-Centred Family Justice Fund		4,000,000
Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of Youth Justice Services		32,552,415	32,552,415	32,552,415
Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of Youth Justice Services – Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program		21,248,000	21,248,000	21,248,000
Contributions to the provinces under the Integrated Market Enforcement Teams (IMETs) Reserve Fund	0	0	3,750,000	3,750,000
Contributions in support of Federal Court-Ordered Counsel		1,400,000	1,400,000	1,400,000
Contributions in support of Federal Court-Ordered Counsel – Unique Legal Aid Cases		250,000	250,000	250,000
Contributions in support of Legal Aid Pilot Projects		955,000	955,000	955,000
Contributions for Access to Justice Services to the Territories (being Legal Aid, Aboriginal Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services)		1,500,000	1,500,000	1,500,000
Total Adjustments	0	111,655,415	111,405,415	111,405,415
Total Grants and Contributions	356,892,607	378,038,415	362,894,415	362,652,415

Note 1: Adjustments for 2007-2008 and future years consists of amounts identified in the Expenditure Status Report dated January 19^th, 2007.

For further detail regarding the Department's key transfer payment programs see http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/est-pre/20062007/p3a-eng.asp.

Details on Transfer Payments Programs

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Legal Aid Program
Start Date: August 17, 1971		End Date: Ongoing
Description: Contribution funding in support of criminal legal aid service delivery by provinces. (Funding for criminal and civil legal aid in the territories is provided through Access to Justice Services Agreements.)
Strategic outcomes: A fair, relevant and accessible justice system.
Expected Results: Agreements are negotiated and contribution funding for legal aid is provided to the provinces to assist them in delivering legal aid services to economically disadvantaged persons involved in serious criminal and youth criminal justice matters.
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Program Activity (PA)	-	-	-	-
Total Grants	0	0	0	0-
Total Contributions	$119,827,507	$119,827,507	$119,827,507	$119,827,507
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	0	0	0	0
Total PA	$119,827,507	$119,827,507	$119,827,507	$119,827,507
Planned Audits and Evaluations: Formative evaluation completed in 2005-2006.

* A three-year Legal Aid Strategy ended March 31, 2006 and was extended for one year (fiscal year 2006-2007).

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Youth Justice Services Funding Program
Start Date: 04-02-1984		End Date: On-going
Description: To support the governmentÕs broad policy objectives with respect to youth justice.
Strategic outcomes: A fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values.
Expected Results: Implementation of the new financial agreements with the provinces and territories. These new agreements are expected to sustain an adequate range of programs and services that encourage accountability measures, effective rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders and target the use of the formal court system, detention and custody to serious offences.
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Program Activity (PA)	-	-	-	-
Total Grants	0	0	0	0-
Total Contributions	177,302,415	177,302,415	177,302,415	177,302,415
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	0	0	0	0
Total PA	177,302,415	177,302,415	177,302,415	177,302,415
Planned Audits and Evaluations: Formative evaluation completed in 2005-2006.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Youth Justice Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program
Start Date: 04-01-2002		End Date: On-going
Description: To support programs required for the IRCS sentencing option
Strategic outcomes: A fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values.
Expected Results: Programs are in place to deal with individuals receiving an Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision order.
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Program Activity (PA)	-	-	-	-
Total Grants	0	0	0	0-
Total Contributions	3,870,850	11,048,000	11,048,000	11,048,000
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	0	0	0	0
Total PA	3,870,850	11,048,000	11,048,000	11,048,000
Planned Audits and Evaluations: Formative evaluation completed in 2005-2006.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Aboriginal Justice Strategy
Start Date: December 1996		End Date: March 2007
Description: Aboriginal people continue to be over-represented in the criminal justice system, both as victims and accused. When Aboriginal people come into contact with the justice system as victims or accused, their needs –related to culture, economic positions and social circumstances –must be taken into account to ensure the system is fair, relevant and effective for them. One of the federal governmentÕs key responses to addressing these issues has been the Aboriginal Justice Strategy (AJS), which co-funds diversion, sentencing, and family and civil mediation projects in Aboriginal communities with provinces and territories. In response to recommendations related to justice made by the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, the AJS was established in 1996, and extended in 2002, with a mandate to: contribute to a reduction in rates of crime, victimization and incarceration among Aboriginal people; help Aboriginal people assume greater responsibility for the administration of justice in their communities; and promote the inclusion of Aboriginal values within the Canadian justice system. The AJS is managed by the Department of Justice CanadaÕs (DOJ) Aboriginal Justice Directorate (AJD). In collaboration with provincial and territorial counterparts, the AJD pursues the goals of the AJS through community-based justice program funding; training and development and capacity-building funding; and enhancing partnerships. The AJS supports activities in Aboriginal communities on- and off- reserve and in urban settings.
Strategic outcomes: A fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values
Expected Results: Strengthen justice administration and contribute to a reduction in crime and victimization in Aboriginal communities through the delivery of community-based justice programs Programs developed in response to identified needs/gaps in the area of community-based justice programs within Aboriginal communities and integrated with Government priorities and commitments Program policies developed in response to identified needs/gaps in the area of community-based justice programs within Aboriginal communities and integrated with Government priorities and commitments
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Program Activity (PA)	-	-	-	-
Total Grants	50,000	0	0	0-
Total Contributions	7,250,000	6,900,000	6,900,000	6,900,000
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	0	0	0	0
Total PA	7,300,000	6,900,000	6,900,000	6,900,000
Planned Audits and Evaluations: Given the AJS mandate is currently being considered for renewal, a new AJS RMAF outlining planned audits and evaluations will be developed.

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Child-centred Family Justice Fund
Start Date: 08-12-2003		End Date: 03-31-2008
Description: The Child-centred Family Justice Fund (CCFJF) is a key component of the Child-centred Family Justice Strategy. While the federal government does not provide direct services to separated and divorced parents since the provinces and territories are responsible for the administration of justice, the Department of Justice is committed to assisting and promoting the development, expansion and maintenance of such services through the CCFJF.
Strategic outcomes: A fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values.
Expected Results: Programs are developed and implemented in response to identified needs and gaps and are integrated within Government priorities and commitments.
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Program Activity (PA)	-	-	-	-
Total Grants	50,000	50,000	0	0-
Total Contributions	16,200,027	15,950,027	0	0
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	0	0	0	0
Total PA	16,250,027	16,000,027	0	0
Planned Audits and Evaluations Audits to be undertaken in 2007-2008: Ontario, Quebec and Prince Edward Island A Summative Evaluation is to be completed in 2007-2008

Name of Transfer Payment Program: Victims of Crime Initiative
Start Date: 2000		Start Date: 2000 End Date: VCI funding sunsets 2010
Description: The Victims of Crime Initiative (VCI) is administered by the Policy Centre for Victim Issues (PCVI). The PCVI provides the "victims lens" for all criminal law reform and criminal justice policy development for which the Department of Justice is responsible and works closely with other federal departments to ensure a consistent approach to victim issues. The Centre has a broad mandate to conduct research, raise awareness about the needs and concerns of victims, develop public information materials, and to consult with victims, victim advocates, criminal justice personnel, service providers, and others involved in the criminal justice system to identify issues of concern and to develop policy and options for law reform. The Centre works closely with provinces and territories that have a key role in providing services for victims and Chairs the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Working Group on Victims of Crime. The PCVI also administers the federal Victims Fund, which has a broad set of objectives that, like all PCVI activities and responsibilities, is intended to improve the experience of victims in the criminal justice system. The Fund can be accessed by victim service providers, non- governmental organizations, provincial and territorial governments, victim advocates and researchers, as well as victims (including CSC registered victims of crime who can access the Parole Fund).¹
Strategic outcomes: A fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values.
Expected Results: The objective of the VCI is to improve the experience of victims of crime in the criminal justice system by: ensuring that victims of crime and their families are aware of their role in the criminal justice system and services and assistance available to support them; enhancing our capacity to develop policy, legislation and other initiatives which take into consideration the perspectives of victims; increasing the awareness of criminal justice system personnel, allied professionals and the public about the needs of victims of crime, legislative provisions designed to protect them and services available to support them; and developing and disseminating information about effective approaches both within Canada and internationally to respond to the needs of victims of crime.
	Forecast Spending 2006-2007²	Planned Spending 2007-2008	Planned Spending 2008-2009	Planned Spending 2008-2009 Planned Spending 2009-2010
Program Activity (PA)	-	-	-	-
Total Grants	$ 350,000	$ 850,000	$ 850,000	$ 850,000
Total Contributions	$ 2,250,000	$ 7,650,000	$ 7,800,000	$ 7, 958, 000
Total Other Types of Transfer Payments	0	0	0	0
Total PA	$ 2,600,000	$ 8,500,000	$ 8,650,000	$ 8,808,000
Planned Audits and Evaluations: The VCI has a comprehensive evaluation strategy that includes case studies, sub-studies, a mid term evaluation (2008) and a summative evaluation (2010). Previous evaluation reports, from the first mandate (2000-2005) were undertaken in 2002 and 2005.

¹ The Federal Victims Strategy, awaiting Treasury Board approval, will significantly enhance the reach and impact of the Victims of Crime Initiative. It will also alter the end date to 2011.

² This amount includes the current Victims Fund resources (approximately $ 2M per year 2005-06 to 2009-2010), as well as the amount transferred from Public Safety to DOJ administer the Financial Assistance for Victims to Attend National Parole Board Hearings component of the Fund (approximately $500,000 increasing every year).

Table 7: Horizontal Initiatives

Over the next three years, the Department of Justice will be involved in the following horizontal initiatives as either the lead or a partner:

Name of Horizontal Initiative	DOJ Role
1. Drug Strategy Note: The Drug Treatment Court Funding Program, managed by the Department of Justice, is a component of the Drug Strategy	Partner
2. Action Plan Against Racism	Partner
3. Public Security and Anti-terrorism Initiative	Partner
4. Federal Accountability Act	Partner
5. Youth Justice Renewal	Lead
6. Family Violence Initiative	Partner

Supplementary information on Horizontal Initiatives can be found at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/rma/eppi-ibdrp/hrdb-rhbd/profil-eng.asp.

Horizontal Initiatives

1) Name of Horizontal Initiative: Youth Justice Initiative		2) Name of Lead Department(s): Department of Justice
3) Start Date of the Horizontal Initiative: April 1, 1999		4) End Date of the Horizontal Initiative: On-going
5) Total Federal Funding Allocation: $ on-going
6) Description of the Horizontal Initiative: The Youth Justice Initiative (YJI) is aimed at achieving, over time, a fairer and more effective youth justice system through (among other things) promoting proportionate and meaningful accountability measures that foster offender rehabilitation and reintegration. The major focus of 2007-2008 and beyond will be monitoring the impact of the YJI and the Youth Criminal Justice Act as well as reviewing the legislation to assess where amendments are necessary to achieve a more responsive and effective youth justice system. Other key activities will be supporting innovative projects in response to service delivery gaps and problems as well as continuing to support provinces and territories in their delivery of an adequate range of programs and services that encourage accountability measures, rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders and targets the use of the formal court system, detention and custody to the serious offences. A primary focus for 2007-08 will be the implementation of the new long-term financial arrangements with the provinces and territories to sustain the youth justice delivery systems. A new emphasis for the Youth Justice Fund for 2007-08 and on-ward will be responding to the governmentÕs commitment of youth crime prevention by working with youth involved in or at-risk of involvement in guns, gangs and drugs. For more information on the Youth Justice Initiative, visit web site: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/yoas3.html.
7) Shared Outcome(s): A fair and effective youth justice system that targets the most serious interventions for the most serious offences and finds constructive community-based options for less serious offences. The Department will continue to work with provinces and territories, and stakeholders, with a focus on achieving a fairer and more effective youth justice system. The major indicators of success of the Initiative are long-term. A summative evaluation of the Youth Justice Initiative, however, was finalized in 2006-2007. The evaluation concluded that the YJI was successful in achieving the objectives of reducing the over use of youth court, reducing the over use of custody for non-violent offences, and improving the extent to which responses to youth crime are proportionate to the seriousness of the offence. The evaluation concluded that the success of the initiative can be attributed to the multi-pronged approach of the YJI, which consisted of legislation, financial incentives to the provinces, training, the funding of programs and services, and building partnerships with a variety of groups including officials of the youth justice system, NGOs working in the justice area, other NGOs that serve youth and community groups made an important contribution to the achievement of the intended results.
8) Governance Structure(s): The Department of Justice leads the Youth Justice Initiative. The Youth Justice Policy Section in the Department manages the implementation of the Initiative, with the Programs Branch managing the Youth Justice Services agreements with the provinces and territories.
9) Federal Partners Involved in each program	10) Names of Programs	11) Total Allocation	12) Planned Spending for 2007-2008	13) Expected Results for 2007-2008
Justice ⁽¹⁾	Youth Justice Services Agreements and Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision (IRCS) Agreements	$on-going	$188,350,415	a) Spending of federal resources is consistent with the YJI b) The provinces and territories continue to support an adequate range of programs and services that encourage accountability measures, the effective rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders, and target the use of the formal court system, detention and custody, to serious offences. c) Additional or enhanced rehabilitative and reintegration opportunities (including the IRCS program for serious violent offenders) are being developed and used by the youth justice system.
	Youth Justice Fund	$on-going	$3,530,000	a) To provide funding to youth justice partners: to support youth justice services and activities consistent with the objectives of the youth justice legislation, to address programming and knowledge gaps, and to work to avoid further marginalization of particular groups of young people who are in conflict with the law, such as Aboriginal youth, youth in care, youth affected by FASD, as well as other groups with unique needs. To support youth involved in or at-risk of involvement in guns, gangs and drugs by working collaboratively with provinces to identify communities in need and supporting projects that support this target population.
		Total: $ on-going	Total: $191,880,415
15) Contact Information: Catherine Latimer Director General and General Counsel, Youth Justice Policy Policy Sector, Department of Justice (613) 957-9623

⁽¹⁾ The planned spending for 2007-2008 and beyond includes funding earmarked in the fiscal framework for the main Youth Justice Services and IRCS Agreements with the provinces and territories, and yet to be transferred to the departmental budget, following Treasury Board approval.

(2) The Youth Justice Initiative works with officials from the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Public Safety, Canadian Heritage, Human Resources and Social Development, Health, Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Northern Strategy) where our interests in youth justice issues meet or are complementary. These federal departments, however, did not receive funding under this Initiative.

Table 8: Sustainable Development Strategy

The Department of Justice's fourth Sustainable Development Strategy (SDS), covering the period 2007-2009, has been developed by building on accomplishments and challenges from the previous strategies, by responding to the government guidance for a more coordinated and consistent approach to implementing sustainable development in the Government of Canada, and by linking sustainable development efforts in the Department to other key activities under the Department's Program Activity Architecture (PAA).

The Strategy contains three key objectives:

Further develop the capacity of the Department to support provision of legal services related to sustainable development;
Incorporate sustainable development principles and practices into the Department's policy and program operations; and
Improve the environmental sustainability of the Department's physical operations.

All objectives are aimed at improving the existing capacity and practices in the Department towards achieving sustainable development in its internal operations, as well as in its work with its client organizations, as appropriate.

The first objective supports the Department's second strategic outcome to ensure that "federal government is supported by effective and responsive legal services", by developing capacity for greater integration of sustainable development into the Department's legal services to the Government of Canada, as appropriate.

The second objective supports the achievement of the Department's first strategic outcome to ensure "a fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values" through the development and implementation of policies, laws, and programs, by integrating more rigorously sustainable development principles and practices into its policies and programs.

The third objective represents a component of the corporate activity of "managing the Department and providing common services", which will be better achieved by enhancing the awareness of staff and by increasing efforts to reduce the Department's impact on our environment, including the implementation of the federal governmentÕs Green Procurement Policy.

Further details on this Sustainable Development Strategy may be obtained at: http://www.justice.gc.ca/en/dept/pub/sds/07_09/index.html

SDS Departmental Goal: Incorporate sustainable development principles and practices into the Department's policy and program operations

Federal SD Goal including GGO goals

Performance Measure from current SDS

Department's Expected Results for 2007-08

Goal #4: Communities enjoy a prosperous economy, a vibrant and equitable society, and a healthy environment for current and future generations

Goal #6: Strengthen federal governance and decision making to support sustainable development

Sustainable development principles and practices are clearly linked to the work of the Department (case studies, best practices).
Areas are identified to further incorporate sustainable development.
Guidelines, learning and practical tools are created to assist employees in applying sustainable development in their work.
Training is offered and conducted to build additional expertise within the Department, as appropriate.
Full compliance with the Cabinet Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive is achieved.
Policy research capacity is in place to analyze long-term effects of environmental degradation, emerging technologies, and social and economic issues on the work of the Department.
Policy and legal services priorities and activities are linked to government's priorities to address the environmental, social and economic pillars of sustainable development.
Sustainable development is integrated into the Management Accountability framework; sustainable development activities are re-grouped according to the departmental Program Activity Architecture structure.
Link is established between Legal Risk Management in the Department and the implementation of sustainable development.
Sustainable development is considered a departmental priority.
Procedures are in place to collect data and to monitor and report on progress in sustainable development efforts.

A minimum of 5 case studies and/or best practices will be developed to demonstrate clear link to sustainable development
Areas where sustainable development can be applied more rigorously will be identified
Full compliance will be achieved with the Cabinet Strategic Environmental Assessment Directive
Policy research capacity will be enhanced to address sustainable development issues impacts on the Department's work
SD activities will be re-grouped and linked to the Department's Program Activity Architecture
Legal risk management will be linked to sustainable development
Sustainable development will be integrated into our corporate priorities
Processes and systems will be developed to monitor progress of sustainable development activities

SDS Departmental Goal: Improve the environmental sustainability of the Department's physical operations

Federal SD Goal including GGO goals

Performance Measure from current SDS

Department's Expected Results for 2007-08

Goal #1: Clean and secure water for people, marine and freshwater ecosystems

Goal #2: Clean air for people to breathe and ecosystems to function well

Goal #3: Reduce greenhouse gas emissions Reduce greenhouse gas

Goal #5: Sustainable development and use of natural resources

All areas of significant environmental impact by the Department are identified and measures are identified to reduce this impact by a minimum of 20%.
Double-sided printing is promoted and set as a default standard across the Department, to the extent possible.
Practices are in place to promote electronic data disclosure and sharing, reducing paper consumption by 30% from the 2006 level.
Paper consumption levels are stabilized and monitored.
Diversion of solid waste in Headquarters' operations is increased from 78% to 86%, as recommended by the 2006 audit (based on baseline year 1999).
Monitoring process and measures to track waste diversion efforts are in place and are reported on regularly.
Training for managers on environmental sustainable development practices is created and delivered.
Specific targets and performance measures are in place and included in managersÕ performance agreements to demonstrate and monitor progress of their commitments to implementing sustainable development.
Recommendations from energy and solid waste management audits for Headquarters buildings are implemented and monitored.
All appropriate staff are trained on the application of the Green Procurement Policy.
All suppliers used offer green products.
Green procurement is considered in every transaction.
Green stock purchases amount to a minimum of 50% of all purchases.
Green procurement targets are developed and built into all responsible managers' and staff performance agreements.
Spending data has been assessed, baseline established and specific targets developed by 2009 for the main five categories of purchases.
A standard reporting mechanism is developed within the financial system to monitor the Department's compliance with the Policy.

All areas of significant impact will be identified
A pilot area will be established and measures implemented to reduce environmental impact in one area by 20%
Double-sided printing will be monitored and increased by 20%
Paper consumption levels will be monitored and measures put in place to reduce consumption by 10%
Diversion of solid waste will be increased from 78 to 80%
Training will be developed for all appropriate managers on sustainable development practices
Specific sustainable development targets will be developed and included in senior managers' performance agreements, including targets on green procurement
Implementation of at least two recommendations from the energy and solid waste audits will be initiated
All appropriate staff will have received training on Green Procurement Policy
Increase in suppliers offering green products will be monitored
Spending data will be assessed and baseline for future purchases established

Table 9: Completed and Upcoming Internal Audits and Evaluations (Last 3 fiscal years)

1. Name of Internal Audit/Evaluation	2. Audit Type/Evaluation Type	3. Status	4. Actual Completion Date
Citizenship & Immigration LSU	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Royal Canadian Mounted Police LSU	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Contracting Process	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Materiel Management	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
PAYE Process	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Security at HQ	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Fire and Emergency	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
iCase – Phase II	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
CCFJF (RBAF) – Canada Child-centred Family Justice Fund	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Management of Information Technology Security	Audit	In-progress	March 2007
Canada Revenue Agency LSU	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Comptrollership Function	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Occupational Health & Safety	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Accrual Accounting	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Salary Management System (SMS)	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Human Resources/Skills Development LSU	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Ontario Regional Office – Finance & Administration	Audit	Planned	March 2008
Summative Evaluation of Aboriginal Justice Strategy	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
PSAT Summative Evaluation	Evaluation	In-progress	2007-2008
Measures to Combat Organized Crime Summative Evaluation – DOJ Component	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Unified Family Court (UFC) Summative Evaluation	Evaluation	In-progress	2007-2008
Summative Evaluation of the Family Law Assistance Services Section	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Summative Evaluation of the Child Centred Family Law Strategy (CCFLS)	Evaluation	In-progress	2007-2008
Formative Evaluation of Contraventions Act Fund	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Summative Evaluation of Contraventions Act Fund	Evaluation	In-progress	2007-2008
Summative Evaluation-Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund (Official Languages Act)	Evaluation	In-progress	2007-2008
Formative Evaluation of Aboriginal Courtworker Program	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Formative Evaluation of Nunavut Unified Court	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Youth Justice Renewal Initiative (YJRI) Summative Evaluation	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Summative Evaluation of JPIP	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Formative Evaluation-Legal Risk Management	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Interdepartmental Formative Evaluation – Canada's Drug Strategy	Evaluation	In-progress	2006-2007
Formative Evaluation of Victims of Crime Renewal Initiative	Evaluation	Planned	2007-2008
Summative Evaluation of the Youth Criminal Justice Act	Evaluation	Planned	2007-2008
Summative Evaluation – Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program	Evaluation	Planned	2008-2009
Interdepartmental Summative Evaluation – Canada's Drug Strategy	Evaluation	Planned	2008-2009
Drug Treatment Court Formative Evaluation	Evaluation	Planned	2008-2009
Electronic Link to Internal Audit and Evaluation Plan: Index of Completed Internal Audits: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/dept-min/pub/aud-ver/index.html Index of Completed Evaluations: http://canada.justice.gc.ca/eng/pi/eval/index.html

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