2. Program profile

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2.1 Program Background and Objectives

The JPIP, initially implemented in 1996 under a different name, consolidated 25 existing funding agreements at that time. Today, the JPIP includes a number of components, which varied over the years in support to Justice Canada’s policy direction, government priorities, and changing conditions affecting Canadian justice policy.

The JPIP is a grants and contributions program that supports Justice Canada’s policy directions on family violence, access to justice, and other emerging justice-related issues. The Program provides funding to stimulate knowledge development and dissemination, foster partnership building and collaboration, and build community capacity. The JPIP is based on the premise that although many significant advances have been made over the last 25 years in services, legislation, policies and programs to facilitate access to justice, there are still many outstanding and emerging issues facing Canadians.

The specific objectives of the JPIP are to:

• promote and encourage involvement in the identification of emerging trends, issues and/or gaps and possible responses with respect to the justice system;
• build knowledge, awareness and understanding among justice stakeholders and/or the public on justice issues and other emerging justice-related issues; 
• strengthen the justice system’s response and promote public awareness of, and involvement in, the response to family violence; and,
• enable Canada to meet its financial obligations and fulfill its international policy objectives related to private law and criminal law, constitutionalism, democracy and the rule of law by participating in the work of international organizations.

2.2 Program Sub-Activities and Components

The JPIP funding is allocated through four sub-activities:

• Operational funding in the form of grants, provided to specific organizations on an annual basis. Those include:
  • Named grants to six selected organizations (namely the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police, the Canadian Association of Provincial Court Judges, the Canadian Society of Forensic Science, the National Judicial Institute, the Uniform Law Conference of Canada, and the Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy); and
  • Core funding to 10 provincially designated PLEI organizations.
• Project specific contribution funding to organizations and individuals conducting activities/initiatives related to priority areas of the JPIP. During the timeframe of the evaluation, the JPIP provided funding through the following components:
  • Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls;
  • Revitalization of Indigenous Laws – Call to Action 50;
  • Family Violence Initiative;
  • Family Justice Support;
  • Intimate Partner Violence/Independent Legal Advice/Representation;
  • JPIP General component; and
  • Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (out of scope).
• Annual educational funding to support Métis and Non-Status Indians^Footnote3 in their post-secondary educational pursuits in law studies (administered through Indspire, an Indigenous-led non-governmental organization).
• Annual funding to meet Canada’s assessed contributions for its memberships in international organizations to promote Canada’s international interests (out of scope).

2.3 Governance and Financial Resources

The administration and management of the grant and contribution (Gs&Cs) agreements under JPIP are handled by the Innovations, Analysis and Integration Directorate, within the Programs Branch. The Directorate manages the submission, allocation and reporting process for the agreements. The overall accountability for JPIP’s activities rests with the Director General of the Programs Branch.

For the evaluation period spanning 2017-18 to 2021-22, the total transfer payment budget for the JPIP was $30.9M. Additionally, the total combined salary, operating and maintenance (O&M) budget and employee benefit plan (EBP) from 2017-18 to 2021-22 was $1.8M. The specific breakdown per FY is presented in Table 1 below.

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