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Justice Canada

This evaluation examined what has happened as a result of the most recent (Criminal and Young Offender Legal Aid) cost-sharing agreements with the provinces and assessed the extent to which national legal aid objectives have been furthered by these agreements. The principal focus of this evaluation was on the role played by the federal Department of Justice in the national 'system' of criminal and Young Offender legal aid. It did not assess the services provided by the individual legal aid agencies in the provinces. The Access to Justice agreements with the territories were also excluded from the coverage of this evaluation.

The primary sources of data examined for this evaluation included interviews with officials in the Department of Justice, interviews with representatives of the provinces and the legal aid agencies, interviews with other key stakeholders, a review of program files, and an examination of available statistical data on the delivery of legal aid in Canada.