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Justice

Ministry Summary

Vote	(thousands of dollars)	2010–11	2009–10	Difference
		Main Estimates	Main Estimates
	Justice
	Department
1	Operating expenditures	258,688	257,388	1,300
5	Grants and contributions	386,880	370,558	16,322
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	66,624	61,404	5,220
(S)	Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada –
	Salary and motor car allowance	79	78	. . . . .
	Total Department	712,271	689,429	22,842
	Canadian Human Rights Commission
10	Program expenditures	20,110	18,478	1,632
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	2,365	2,173	192
	Total Agency	22,475	20,651	1,824
	Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
15	Program expenditures	4,116	4,027	89
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	394	379	15
	Total Agency	4,510	4,406	104
	Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
20	Operating expenditures	8,055	7,504	551
25	Canadian Judicial Council – Operating expenditures	1,608	1,594	14
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	874	785	89
(S)	Judges' salaries, allowances and annuities, annuities
	to spouses and children of judges and lump sum
	payments to spouses of judges who die while in office	428,924	414,853	14,071
	Total Agency	439,462	424,736	14,726
	Courts Administration Service
30	Program expenditures	53,333	54,953	(1,619)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	6,376	6,121	254
	Total Agency	59,709	61,074	(1,365)
	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
35	Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions – Program
	expenditures	142,862	141,173	1,689
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	16,017	14,795	1,223
	Total Agency	158,879	155,968	2,912
	Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners
	of Canada
40	Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada –
	Program expenditures	10,750	7,540	3,210
45	Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada – Program
	expenditures	20,099	20,101	(2)
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	3,603	3,187	416
	Total Agency	34,453	30,829	3,624
	Supreme Court of Canada
50	Program expenditures	21,632	21,038	594
(S)	Contributions to employee benefit plans	2,281	2,180	101
(S)	Judges' salaries, allowances and annuities, annuities
	to spouses and children of judges and lump sum
	payments to spouses of judges who die while in office	5,488	5,388	100
	Total Agency	29,401	28,606	796

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.  

Department

Strategic Outcome

A fair, relevant and accessible justice system that reflects Canadian values.

Program Activity Descriptions

Justice policies, laws and programs

Under Canada's federal system, the administration of justice is an area of shared jurisdiction between the federal government and the provinces. Through this program activity, the Department fulfils its constitutional responsibility to ensure a bilingual and bijural national legal framework for the administration of justice by developing policies and laws and testing innovative approaches to strengthen the framework within the following domains: criminal law, youth criminal justice, sentencing, marriage and divorce, access to justice and Aboriginal justice. Through this program activity, the Department also provides significant ongoing funding to provinces and territories in support of their constitutional responsibility for the day to day administration of justice.

Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime

This program activity raises awareness of the needs and concerns of victims in areas of federal responsibility, provides an independent resource that addresses complaints of victims about compliance with the provisions of the Corrections and Conditional Release Act that apply to victims of offenders under federal supervision, and assists victims to access existing federal programs and services.

Strategic Outcome

A federal government that is supported by effective and responsive legal services.

Program Activity Descriptions

Services to government

As a common service provider, the Department of Justice provides an integrated suite of legal advisory, litigation and legislative services to departments and agencies to help them meet their policy and programming priorities and advance the overall objectives of the government. Through this program activity, the Department also provides legal services to the Justice Portfolio and supports the Minister as legal advisor to the Cabinet on complex, whole of government issues.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)		2010–11 Main Estimates				2009–10
		Budgetary			Total	Main Estimates
	Operating	Grants	Contributions	Less:
			and other	Revenues
			transfer	credited
			payments	to the vote
Justice policies, laws and programs	38,082	2,584	384,296	. . . . .	424,962	403,088
Services to government	396,906	. . . . .	. . . . .	215,000	181,906	184,498
Internal Services	104,094	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	104,094	100,548
Office of the Federal Ombudsman for
Victims of Crime	1,309	. . . . .	. . . . .	. . . . .	1,309	1,295
	540,391	2,584	384,296	215,000	712,271	689,429

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2010–11	2009–10
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Grants
Grants in support of the Youth Justice Fund	730,000	730,000
Grants under the Justice Partnership and Innovation Fund	500,655	513,031
Grants for the Victims of Crime Initiative	500,000	850,000
National Judicial Institute	268,345	268,345
Grants under the Aboriginal Justice Strategy Fund	260,000	260,000
Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges	100,000	100,000
Grants under the Access to Justice in both Official Languages Support
Fund	50,000	50,000
Canadian Society for Forensic Science	50,000	38,600
Uniform Law Conference of Canada, Grants – Administration Grant	50,000	18,170
Grants in support of the Supporting Families Fund	50,000	. . . . .
Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police for the Law Amendments
Committee	25,000	12,274
Total grants	2,584,000	2,840,420
Contributions
Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of the youth
justice services	177,302,415	177,302,415
Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of legal aid
systems	119,827,507	119,827,507
Contributions in support of the Supporting Families Fund	15,950,000	. . . . .
Contributions under the Aboriginal Justice Strategy Fund	12,240,000	12,240,000
Contributions to the provinces and territoires in support of the youth
justice services – Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision
Program	11,048,000	11,048,000
Contributions to support the implementation of official languages
requirements under the Contraventions Act	9,094,900	9,094,900
Contributions under the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages
Support Fund	7,175,845	2,842,845
Contributions for the Victims of Crime Initiative	5,250,000	7,958,000
Contributions to the provinces under the Aboriginal Courtwork Program	4,911,363	4,911,363
Contributions for Access to Justice Services to the Territories (being
Legal Aid, Aboriginal Courtwork and Public Legal Education and
Information Services)	4,856,593	4,856,593
Contributions in support of the Youth Justice Fund	4,275,000	4,275,000
Drug Treatment Court Funding Program	3,631,276	3,631,276
Contributions under the Justice Partnership and Innovation Program	2,503,101	2,503,101
Integrated Market Enforcement Teams Reserve Fund	2,250,000	. . . . .
Contributions in support of Public Security and Anti-Terrorism – Legal
Aid	2,000,000	2,000,000
Contributions in support of Federal Court Ordered Counsel Cases	1,650,000	1,650,000
Contributions to the Hague Conference on Private International Law	250,000	250,000
Contributions to the International Institute for the Unification of Private
Law (UNIDROIT)	80,000	80,000
Total contributions	384,296,000	364,471,000
Items not required
Contributions under the Special Advocates Program	. . . . .	3,203,280
Equitas International Centre for Human Rights Education	. . . . .	26,600
Hague Academy of International Law	. . . . .	8,620
British Institute of International and Comparative Law	. . . . .	7,220
Institut international de droit d'expression fran�aise	. . . . .	1,140
Total items not required	. . . . .	3,246,860
Total	386,880,000	370,558,280

Canadian Human Rights Commission

Strategic Outcome

Equality, respect for human rights and protection from discrimination by fostering understanding of, and compliance with, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act by federally regulated employers and service providers, as well as the public whom they serve.

Program Activity Descriptions

Human Rights Dispute Resolution Program

Resolution in compliance with the Canadian Human Rights Act of individual human rights complaints against federal departments and agencies; federally regulated workplaces, crown corporations, private sector organizations; and the public.

The resolution of complaints may involve a range of dispute resolution mechanisms, as well as an investigation if unresolved by the parties, prior to a decision by Commissioners. Once a case has been referred to the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) litigation team is involved in all mediations, and represents the public interest where appropriate in cases moving through administrative tribunals and the courts.

Discrimination Prevention Program

Increased equality of opportunity without discrimination on prohibited grounds, in federal and federally regulated workplaces and service centres, through the implementation of the employment equity audits and employer liaison activities. Stakeholder engagement may involve federal departments and agencies, crown corporations and federally regulated workplaces, private sector organizations, provincial and territorial government bodies, international agencies, and non-governmental organizations. Employees and employers within the federal public service and federally regulated service organizations are covered by the legislation, as well as the public whom they serve.

Human Rights Knowledge Development and Dissemination Program

Development and dissemination of research, policies, and regulatory instruments to help foster understanding of and compliance with, the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act for advice to and use by the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC), federal departments and agencies, crown corporations and federally regulated workplaces, private sector organizations, provincial and territorial government bodies, international agencies, nongovernmental organizations and the public. CHRC's international involvement is primarily under the auspices of the United Nations.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Human Rights Dispute Resolution Program	8,109	8,109	8,126
Internal Services	6,062	6,062	5,080
Discrimination Prevention Program	4,515	4,515	4,721
Human Rights Knowledge Development and Dissemination
Program	3,789	3,789	2,725
	22,475	22,475	20,651

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Canadian Human Rights Tribunal

Strategic Outcome

Individuals have access, as determined by the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Employment Equity Act, to fair and equitable adjudication of human rights and employment equity cases that are brought before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal.

Program Activity Descriptions

Hearings of complaints before the Tribunal

This Program inquires into complaints of discrimination to decide, following a hearing before Tribunal members, if particular practices have contravened the Canadian Human Rights Act . Tribunal members also conduct hearings into applications from the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and requests from employers in order to adjudicate on decisions and directions given by the CHRC under the Employment Equity Act .

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Hearings of complaints before the Tribunal	2,606	2,606	2,501
Internal Services	1,904	1,904	1,904
	4,510	4,510	4,406

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs

Strategic Outcome

An independent and efficient Federal Judiciary.

Program Activity Descriptions

Payments Pursuant to the Judges Act

Payments of salaries, allowance and annuities to federally appointed judges, and their survivors, in the superior courts and courts of appeal in Canada.

Federal Judicial Affairs

Provides other services to federally appointed judges including language training, editing of the federal courts reports, and services to the Minister of Justice through the Judicial Appointments Secretariat.

Canadian Judicial Council

Administrative support to the various committees established by the Council which is made up of all of the Chief and Associate Chief Justices in Canada as well as the senior judges from the superior courts in Nunavut, Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates			2009–10
	Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Less:		Estimates
		Revenues
		credited
		to the vote
Payments Pursuant to the Judges Act	428,924	. . . . .	428,924	414,853
Federal Judicial Affairs	8,245	275	7,970	7,333
Canadian Judicial Council	1,698	. . . . .	1,698	1,680
Internal Services	870	. . . . .	870	870
	439,737	275	439,462	424,736

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Courts Administration Service

Strategic Outcome

The public has timely and fair access, to the litigation processes of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada.

Program Activity Descriptions

Registry Services

The Registry Services processes legal documents and applications for judicial review under the jurisdiction of the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada and the Tax Court of Canada. It also ensures the proper court records management and adequate operation of the litigation and court access process.

Judicial Services

Judicial Services provides direct support to all the Justices through the efforts of judicial assistants, law clerks, jurilinguists, chauffeurs and court attendants, and library personnel. The services provided include research, documentation, revision, editing, and linguistic and terminological advice, the object of which is to assist the judges in preparing their judgments and reasons for judgment.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Registry Services	24,609	24,609	26,272
Judicial Services	18,896	18,896	19,284
Internal Services	16,203	16,203	15,518
	59,709	59,709	61,074

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions

Strategic Outcome

Criminal and regulatory offences under federal law are prosecuted in an independent, impartial and fair manner.

Program Activity Descriptions

Drug, Criminal Code, and terrorism prosecution program

This program supports the protection of society against crime through the provision of legal advice and litigation support during police investigations, and the prosecution of: all drug offences under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act and any related organized crime offences throughout Canada, except in Quebec and New Brunswick, where the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions prosecutes such offences only where charges are laid by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; proceeds of crime offences; pursuant to understandings with the provinces, Criminal Code offences where they are related to drug charges; all Criminal Code offences in the three territories; terrorism offences; and war crimes and crimes against humanity offences. This program activity also involves the promotion of federal/provincial/territorial cooperation on criminal justice issues of mutual concern.

Regulatory offences and economic crime prosecution program

This program supports the protection of society against crime through the provision of legal advice and litigation support to federal investigative agencies, and the prosecution of : offences under federal statutes aimed at protecting the environment and natural resources as well as the country's economic and social health (e.g., Fisheries Act , Income Tax Act , Copyright Act , Canada Elections Act , Canadian Environmental Protection Act , Competition Act , Customs Act , Excise Act , and the Excise Tax Act ); offences involving fraud against the government; capital market fraud offences; and any organized crime offences related to the foregoing offences. This program also includes the recovery of outstanding federal fines and the promotion of federal/provincial/territorial cooperation on criminal justice issues of mutual concern.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Material Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Drug, Criminal Code, and terrorism prosecution program	118,899	118,899	117,152
Internal Services	23,605	23,605	28,165
Regulatory offences and economic crime prosecution
program	16,375	16,375	10,650
	158,879	158,879	155,968

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada

Strategic Outcome

The privacy rights of individuals are protected.

Program Activity Descriptions

Compliance Activities

Through this program, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) conducts audits to assess whether federal and private sector organizations are complying with requirements set out in the two federal privacy laws, carries out reviews of privacy impact assessments and makes recommendations pursuant to the Treasury Board Secretariat policy, and investigates complaints and responds to inquiries received from individuals and organizations that contact the OPC for advice and assistance on a wide range of privacy-related issues. This program is supported by a legal team that provides legal advice and litigation services, and a research team that offers technical and risk assessment support.

Research and Policy Development

Through this program, the OPC provides Parliamentarians and other stakeholders with advice and information on potential privacy implications of proposed legislation, government programs and private sector initiatives. As such, the OPC serves as a centre of expertise on emerging privacy issues in Canada and abroad by researching trends and technological developments, monitoring legislative and regulatory initiatives, providing legal, policy and technical analyses on key issues, developing policy positions that advance the protection of privacy rights, and sharing information with stakeholders to advance files of common interest. All of this work leads to more privacy resilient laws, regulations, policies, initiatives and to improved privacy management practices.

Public Outreach

Through this program, the OPC delivers a number of public education and communications activities, including speaking engagements and special events, media relations, and the production and dissemination of promotional and educational material. Through public outreach activities, individuals have access to information about privacy and personal data protection to enable them to protect themselves and exercise their rights. The activities also allow organizations to understand their obligations under federal privacy legislations.

Strategic Outcome

Individuals' rights under the Access to Information Act are safeguarded.

Program Activity Descriptions

Compliance with access to information obligations

The Access to Information Act is the legislative authority for the oversight activities of the Information Commissioner, which are: to investigate complaints from individuals and corporations; to review the performance of government institutions; to report the results of investigations/reviews and recommendations to complainants, government institutions, and Parliament; to pursue judicial enforcement; and to provide advice to Parliament on access to information matters.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services – Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Internal Services – Office of the Information Commissioner

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates			2009–10
	Budgetary		Total	Main
	Operating	Contributions		Estimates
		and other
		transfer
		payments
Compliance Activities	9,120	. . . . .	9,120	8,640
Compliance with access to information obligations	8,201	. . . . .	8,201	6,230
Internal Services – Office of the Privacy Commissioner	4,996	. . . . .	4,996	6,455
Research and Policy Development	4,163	500	4,663	3,937
Internal Services – Office of the Information Commissioner	3,861	. . . . .	3,861	2,276
Public Outreach	3,612	. . . . .	3,612	3,291
	33,953	500	34,453	30,829

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

Transfer Payments

(dollars)	2010–11	2009–10
	Main Estimates	Main Estimates
Contributions
The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
Class Contribution Program	500,000	500,000
Total contributions	500,000	500,000

Supreme Court of Canada

Strategic Outcome

The administration of Canada's final court of appeal is effective and independent.

Program Activity Descriptions

Process hearings and decisions

The Office of the Registrar exists to provide the services the Court must have to render its decisions as the Court of last resort. The principal responsibilities of the Office of the Registrar are to provide a full range of administrative and support services to the Judges and to manage cases coming to the Court.

Strategic Outcome

The following program activity supports all strategic outcomes within this organization.

Program Activity Descriptions

Internal Services

Internal Services are groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are: Management and Oversight Services; Communications Services; Legal Services; Human Resources Management Services; Financial Management Services; Information Management Services; Information Technology Services; Real Property Services; Materiel Services; Acquisition Services; and Travel and Other Administrative Services. Internal Services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.

Program by Activities

(thousands of dollars)	2010–11 Main Estimates		2009–10
	Budgetary	Total	Main
	Operating		Estimates
Process hearings and decisions	21,472	21,472	25,204
Internal Services	7,930	7,930	3,401
	29,401	29,401	28,606

Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding.

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