| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Providing the necessary supports and services to respond to the immediate and ongoing needs of victims, survivors, their families and their communities is an important part of a fair and accessible criminal justice system
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Separation and divorce can be very stressful for families. In cases where there is ongoing high conflict between parents, there can be long-term, negative effects on children.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
The Victims Fund is a grants and contributions program administered by Justice Canada. Funds are available each year to provinces, territories and non-governmental organizations whose projects and activities support the objectives of the Federal Victims Strategy.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Biographical Notes of recent Judicial Appointments
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
The Government of Canada currently contributes $128 million a year towards legal aid.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Victims and Survivors of Crime Week takes place from May 29, 2016 to June 4, 2016. The Week is an annual outreach initiative of the Government of Canada.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
Gender identity is each person's internal and individual experience of gender.
| Department of Justice Canada | backgrounders
In 2015, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in the Carter decision that sections of the Criminal Code that make it illegal for anyone, including a doctor, to cause the death of another person who consents to die or to assist a person to end their own life, are unconstitutional.
