Reports

If you are looking for more information on any of the reports listed below please email us via gencom@lao.on.ca.

Deputy Minister Advisory Panel on Criminal Legal Aid

The Deputy Minister Advisory Panel on Criminal Legal Aid was established with the mandate to advise the federal Deputy Minister of Justice on innovations, best practices and efficiencies that would contribute to maximizing the federal investment in criminal legal aid.

Department of Canada: Evaluation of the legal aid program

The final report for the evaluation of the Legal Aid Program. The evaluation addresses both the relevance and the performance of the Program. The evaluation covers the period from 2012‑13 to 2015‑16.

National Criminal Justice Symposium

The National Symposium on Criminal Justice Reform, Reinventing Criminal Justice brings together senior representatives from all sectors of the criminal justice system to discuss systemic issues facing the system and to recommend changes in the delivery of justice.

Proposed National Benchmarks for Public Legal Assistance Services

A joint Working Group of the Association of Legal Aid Plans of Canada (ALAP) and the Canadian Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee (CBA) agreed to collaborate to formulate national legal aid benchmarks for Canada.

Report of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights: Access to Justice

On 23 February 2016, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights undertook a study on access to justice. The first phase of the study consisted of reviewing the Court Challenges Program. The Committee tabled its report on the Court Challenges Program in September 2016.

Study on access to the justice system

The Canadian Bar Association’s Access to Justice Committee is pleased to contribute to the study of the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights on legal aid.