| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Across the country, governments, police, lawyers, judges and community groups are working in close partnership with communities and families to prevent youth crime and to ensure a fair and effective youth justice system.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
The Government of Canada is committed to walking the shared path of reconciliation with Indigenous peoples, and remains focused on renewing this relationship.
| Department of Justice Canada | media advisories
The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a funding announcement regarding support for vulnerable youth in Montréal.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Family violence and intimate partner violence (IPV) are serious public health issues and have immediate and long-term consequences for victims, including physical, mental, cognitive and financial.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
Violence against Indigenous women, girls, Two Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex and asexual (2SLGBTQQIA+) people in Canada is an ongoing national tragedy that needs to end.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
On May 1, 2020, the Government of Canada banned over 1,500 models and variants of assault-style firearms and some of their components and made an accompanying two year Amnesty Order.
| Department of Justice Canada | media advisories
The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a funding announcement related to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Call to Action 50. He will be joined by Chief Thomas Neeposh from the Cree Nation of Mistissini.
| Department of Justice Canada | media advisories
On behalf of the Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, Gary Anandasangaree, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Sean Casey, Member of Parliament for Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, will make a funding announcement regarding support for survivors of sexual assault and intimate partner violence in Prince Edward Island.
| Department of Justice Canada | media advisories
The Honourable David Lametti, P.C., Q.C., Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, will make a funding announcement regarding support for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people in Quebec.
| Department of Justice Canada | news releases
A fair justice system must be compassionate, accessible, and prioritize the safety and well-being of the victims, perpetrators and communities affected by crime. Expanding the use of restorative justice is an effective way to respond to crime, promote safer communities, increase access to justice, and help address the over-representation of marginalized people in the criminal justice system.
