Funding Programs

The Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund provides project support in the form of grants and contributions to governments, non-governmental organizations and community members to undertake projects and activities that are aimed at working to improve the justice system. These areas include:

• Family Violence Initiative
• Legal Studies for Aboriginal People (LSAP) Program
• Nunavut Initiative
• Public Legal Education and Information (PLEI)

Information is also provided on the following Funding Programs:

• Aboriginal Justice Strategy
• Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund
• Child-centred Family Justice Fund
• Drug Treatment Court Funding Program
• Victims Fund

When you go through this site, you will learn about the nature and purpose of these programs, their eligibility criteria, and any additional information that you may require.

In support of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act the Department is committed to facilitate the participation of official language minority communities and their organizations in the development and assessment of the Department's policies, programs and services having significant impact on the development of the communities; and to take measures to ensure that the Department of Justice's programs and services reach official language minority communities. In the context of project funding, these measures include:

• Outreach to official language minority communities to enhance their understanding of the Department of Justice funding programs
  
• Encouraging contacts between organizations that are receiving financial assistance and official language minority organizations/groups to ensure that the needs of these communities are taken into consideration in relation to the proposed projects to be considered for Department of Justice Canada funding.