Justice
How Justice spent its budget in fiscal year 2014-15, shown as net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II.
Department Spending
In FY 2014-15,
$2.25B
was spent by Justice
In FY 2014-15,
0.8%
of federal spending was by Justice
On the consolidated accrual basis (Volume I), this portfolio’s expenses were $1.58B in FY 2014-15 — see the overview and methodology.
How did Justice spend its budget in 2014-15?
Spending by entity, FY 2014-15
Justice Department
Office of the Commissioner for Federal Judicial Affairs
Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions
Courts Administration Service
Administrative Tribunals Support Service of Canada
Offices of the Information and Privacy Commissioners of Canada
Registrar of the Supreme Court of Canada
Canadian Human Rights Commission
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal
$1.3B
$517.7M
$213.7M
$69.2M
$45.7M
$37.3M
$32M
$25.5M
$2.5M
Justice’s share of federal spending
Percentage of federal spending, 2014–2025
Line items
Every transfer-payment (grant and contribution) program, in dollars. These are the named programs behind the transfer-payments object in the chart above. Search, sort, and download the full table.
| Category | Description | Amount ▼ |
|---|---|---|
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of the youth justice services | $141,692,415 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces to assist in the operation of legal aid services and systems | $120,327,507 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Supporting Families Fund | $15,827,448 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Aboriginal Justice Strategy Fund | $12,551,752 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces and territories in support of the youth justice services — Intensive Rehabilitative Custody and Supervision Program | $10,846,381 |
| Contributions | Contributions for the Victims of Crime Initiative | $9,274,761 |
| Contributions | Contributions under the Access to Justice in Both Official Languages Support Fund | $6,225,962 |
| Contributions | Contributions to the provinces under the Aboriginal Courtwork Program | $5,568,507 |
| Contributions | Contributions for Access to Justice Services to the Territories (being Legal Aid, Aboriginal Courtwork and Public Legal Education and Information Services) | $4,856,593 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of the Youth Justice Fund | $3,935,312 |
| Contributions | Contributions to support the implementation of official languages requirements under the Contraventions Act | $3,810,821 |
| Contributions | Drug Treatment Court Funding Program | $3,627,823 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Federal Court ordered counsel cases | $2,509,246 |
| Contributions | Contributions in support of Public Security and Anti‑Terrorism — Legal Aid | $1,984,364 |
| Grants | Grants for the Victims of Crime Initiative | $1,870,918 |
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Justice figures are net expenditures by standard object from Public Accounts Volume II, and will not match the Volume I consolidated headline totals. See the methodology for details.
