2016–17 Departmental Results Report

Supplementary information

Corporate information

Organizational profile

Appropriate minister:
Jody Wilson-Raybould
Institutional head:
Nathalie G. Drouin
Ministerial portfolio:
Justice
Enabling instrument[s]:
Department of Justice Act
Year of incorporation/commencement:
1868

Reporting framework

The Department of Justice Canada’s Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture of record for 2016–17 are shown below.

Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture

Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture

*The Office of the Federal Ombudsman is included in the Department’s Program Alignment Architecture for administrative purposes; however, the Ombudsman reports directly to the Minister of Justice and, as such, the Office falls outside the Department’s governance framework.

Strategic Outcomes and Program Alignment Architecture - Text version

This diagram presents the Department of Justice Canada’s Program Alignment Architecture (PAA). It consists of five levels assembled in a hierarchy. The Programs, in order from top to bottom, are: Strategic Outcomes, Programs, Sub Programs and Sub-Sub Programs.

Strategic Outcomes

  • Strategic Outcome 1 - A fair, relevant and accessible Canadian justice system supports SOCIAL AFFAIRS, A safe and secure Canada.
  • Strategic Outcome 2 - A federal government that is supported by high-quality legal services supports GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, well-managed and efficient government operations.

Programs

  • Program 1.1 - Stewardship of the Canadian Legal Framework supports Strategic Outcome 1: A fair, relevant and accessible Canadian justice system.
  • Program 1.2 - Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime supports Strategic Outcome 1: A fair, relevant and accessible Canadian justice system.
  • Program 2.1 - Legal Services to Government Program supports Strategic Outcome 2: A federal government that is supported by high-quality legal services.
  • Internal Services supports both strategic outcomes.

Sub-Programs:

  • Two sub-programs support Program 1.1– Stewardship of the Canadian legal framework:
    • Sub-program 1.1.1 Legal Policies and Laws
    • Sub-program 1.1.2 Justice System Support
  • Program 1.2– Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crime has no supporting sub-programs.
  • Program 2.1 – Legal Services to Government Program has no supporting sub-programs
  • Internal Services has no supporting sub-programs

Sub-Sub-Programs

  • Sub-program 1.1.1 Legal Policies and Laws has no supporting sub-sub-programs
  • Six sub-sub-programs support Sub-program 1.1.2 Justice System Support
    • 1.1.2.1 Criminal Justice and Legal Representation
    • 1.1.2.2 Victims of Crime
    • 1.1.2.3 Youth Justice
    • 1.1.2.4 Family Justice
    • 1.1.2.5 Aboriginal and Northern Justice
    • 1.1.2.6  Justice in Official Languages

Supporting information on lower-level programs

Supporting information on lower‑level programs is available on the Department of Justice’s website.

Supplementary information tables

The following supplementary information tables are available on Department of Justice’s website:

Federal tax expenditures

The tax system can be used to achieve public policy objectives through the application of special measures such as low tax rates, exemptions, deductions, deferrals and credits. The Department of Finance Canada publishes cost estimates and projections for these measures each year in the Report on Federal Tax Expenditures. This report also provides detailed background information on tax expenditures, including descriptions, objectives, historical information and references to related federal spending programs. The tax measures presented in this report are the responsibility of the Minister of Finance.

Organizational Contact Information

Public Inquiries
Communications Branch
Telephone: 613-957-4222
TDD/TTY: 613-992-4556
Email: webadmin@justice.gc.ca
Media Inquiries
Communications Branch
Telephone: 613-957-4207
Email: media@justice.gc.ca