Status Report 2002-2003

Implementation of Section 41 of the
Official Languages Act

Youth Justice Policy

OBJECTIVE: Ensure the dissemination of information on the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA) and its implementation in both official languages.

PRINCIPAL MEASURES

OUTPUTS 2002-2003

• Distribute explanatory material with regard to the implementation of the YCJA in both official languages.

• 20,000 YCJA Summary booklets and 10,000 Explanatory Materials CDs were distributed. See information on the following website: www.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/
  repository/index.html

• Hold national conferences on specific issues related to the YCJA.

• Meetings for justice stakeholders in all jurisdictions were held in Fall 2002, over 1700 participants attended.

• Hold roundtable discussions of experts on specific issues related to youth justice.

• Six national forums were hosted by YJP, simultaneous translation was available.

• Distribute YCJA learning tool for youth in both official languages.

• A number of Public Legal Education and Information publications are available in both official languages

• Negotiate agreements with public legal education organisations to ensure that the needs of both official languages communities are considered in developing publications on youth justice and in particular on the YCJA.

(See Annex B for projects description).

• Ensure that the postings on the Youth Justice web site are in both official languages.

• Information posted on the Youth Justice website is simultaneously available in English and French.
  http://www.justice.gc.ca
  /en/ps/yj/index.html

Person responsible:
Catherine Latimer, General Counsel and Director General, Youth Justice Policy, Criminal Law Policy and Community Justice Branch