Department of Justice

Performance Report

For the period ending March 31, 2004

Irwin Cotler
Minister of Justice
and Attorney General of Canada

Table of Contents

1. Messages
   1. Minister's Message
   2. Management Representation
2. Context
   1. Canada's Justice System
   2. Mandate and Role of the Department
   3. Our Work
   4. The Challenges
   5. Organizational Structure
   6. Reallocations to Higher Priorities
   7. Departmental Review
   8. Effects of Government Reorganization of December 2003
   9. Summary of Departmental Performance and Logic Model
   10. Linking Previous Strategic Directions with Revised Strategic Outcomes
3. Performance by Strategic Outcome
   1. A Fair, Relevant, Accessible Justice System that Reflects Canadian Values
      1. Promoting Access to, and Efficiencies in, the Justice System
         • Legal Aid
         • Access to Justice in Both Official Languages
         • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
         • Other Initiatives
      2. Protecting Children, Youth and Vulnerable People under the Law and within the Justice System
         • Youth Justice Renewal
         • Victims of Crime Initiative
         • Child-Centred Family Justice Strategy
      3. Aboriginal Justice Strategy
         • Addressing the Needs of Aboriginal People in the Justice System
   2. A Safer, More Secure Society
      1. Combating High-Tech Crime, Organized Crime and Terrorism
         • Organized Crime
         • Public Security and Anti-Terrorism
         • Federal Prosecution Service
      2. Modernizing the Criminal Law
         • Criminal Law Reform
      3. Improving Capacity to Respond to International Requests and Transnational Crime
         • International Law
         • International Cooperation Group
   3. High-Quality Legal Services to Support the Federal Government
      1. Supporting our Clients with High-Quality Legal Services
         • Legislative Services Branch
         • Civil Litigation Branch
         • Public Law Group
         • Tax Law Services Portfolio
         • Citizenship, Immigration and Public Safety Portfolio
         • Aboriginal Affairs Portfolio
         • Business and Regulatory Law Portfolio
         • Central Agencies Portfolio 
      2. Establishing a Sustainable Funding Strategy for Legal Services
      3. Improving Performance Measurement
      4. Legal Risk Management
   4. Enhancing Enabling Work Environment
      • Communications
      • Human Resource Management
      • Finance, Administration and Programs
      • Information Management and Information Technology
4. Horizontal Government-wide Initiatives
   • Government-wide Initiatives
   • Sustainable Development Strategy 
5. Financial Tables 
6. Annexes
   1. Legislation Administered by Department of Justice Canada
   2. Research Reports
   3. Audits and Evaluations
   4. Reports to Parliamentary Committees 
7. Contact Information