Department of Justice Canada · Contribution program
Youth Justice Fund
The Youth Justice Fund supports individual projects that encourage a more effective youth justice system, responds to emerging youth justice issues and enables greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.
- Total value
- $42.3M
- Agreements
- 83
- Jun 2017 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $494K
- Typical range
- $295K–$669K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Department of Justice Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 4 agreements ($1.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 2 | $942K |
| 2018 | 1 | $488K |
| 2019 | 1 | $10K |
| 2020 | 24 | $10.6M |
| 2021 | 8 | $5.8M |
| 2022 | 2 | $27K |
| 2023 | 22 | $13.5M |
| 2024 | 14 | $6.7M |
| 2025 | 1 | $10K |
| 2026 | 8 | $4.3M |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 24 | $16.7M |
| Alberta | 14 | $7.2M |
| British Columbia | 12 | $4M |
| Saskatchewan | 6 | $3.3M |
| Quebec | 9 | $3.3M |
| Manitoba | 4 | $2.2M |
| New Brunswick | 6 | $2.1M |
| Nova Scotia | 3 | $1.2M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 1 | $802K |
| Prince Edward Island | 3 | $800K |
| Northwest Territories | 1 | $587K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not stated by the department | 54 | $25.9M |
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 21 | $12.5M |
| Government | 5 | $3.2M |
| Indigenous recipients | 1 | $737K |
| Other organizations | 2 | $20K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | City of Grande Prairie | Diversion FirstContribution | $705,699 |
| Apr 2026 | Youth Anchorage Point | Bridges to Reintegration and Restorative Justice – A Crossroads of Hope and ReconstructionContribution | $322,882 |
| Apr 2026 | Ummah Society | Pathways to Purpose: A Youth Empowerment and Justice Reintegration ProgramContribution | $325,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Le Conseil de la Nation Anishnabe du Lac Simon | Mino-Padakigan Project – Justice, Cooking, and FutureContribution | $737,400 |
| Apr 2026 | École De La Relève | The Next Generation Rises: reintegration and accountability for justice-involved youthContribution | $524,959 |
| Apr 2026 | Creating Hope Society of Alberta | Indigenous Girls Matter Too!Contribution | $619,583 |
| Apr 2026 | Beausejour Family Crisis Resource Centre Inc. | Piloting the PACIS group intervention program for justice-involved youth that engaged in sexual harm in Southeast New BrunswickContribution | $483,138 |
| Apr 2026 | Heritage Skills Development Centre | Scarborough Youth ReStart Initiative (SYRI)Contribution | $607,596 |
| Jul 2025 | Service De Police De L’Agglomération De Longueuil | Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Award 2025Grant | $10,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Organized Crime Agency Of British Columbia | Minister of Justice National Youth Justice Policing Award 2024Grant | $10,000 |
| Aug 2024 | Manitoba Department Of Justice | Section 19 Conference Coordinator Positions and Project EvaluationContribution | $600,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Youth Association for Academics, Athletics and Character Education | The Transitional School for Transformation: Socioculturally Reflective Models of SupportContribution | $929,700 |
| Apr 2024 | Youth Association for Academics, Athletics and Character Education | The Transitional School for Transformation: Socioculturally Reflective Models of SupportContribution | $704,700 |
| Apr 2024 | Young Men's Christian Association Of Edmonton O/A Ymca Of Northern Alberta | YMCA YOU-Turn: Youth Reintegration PathwaysContribution | $695,078 |
| Apr 2024 | Young Men's Christian Association Of Edmonton O/A Ymca Of Northern Alberta | YMCA YOU-Turn: Youth Reintegration PathwaysContribution | $747,400 |
| Apr 2024 | Young Men's Christian Association Of Edmonton O/A Ymca Of Northern Alberta | YMCA YOU-Turn: Youth Reintegration PathwaysContribution | $602,400 |
| Apr 2024 | Radius Child and Youth Services | Youth Dating Violence Training and Intervention ProgramContribution | $0 |
| Apr 2024 | Radius Child and Youth Services | Youth Dating Violence Training and Intervention ProgramContribution | $589,736 |
| Apr 2024 | Provincial Association Of Residential And Community Agencies | Reclaiming Justice for Indigenous YouthContribution | $100,000 |
| Apr 2024 | The Government of the province of Prince Edward Island | Enhanced Rehabilitative Programming for Racialized and Marginalized YouthContribution | $440,000 |
| Apr 2024 | The Government of the province of Prince Edward Island | Enhanced Rehabilitative Programming for Racialized and Marginalized YouthContribution | $260,000 |
| Apr 2024 | Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia | The Elizabeth Fry Society of Mainland Nova Scotia's Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Reduced Recidivism of Criminalized Youth in Yarmouth, Antigonish, and TruroContribution | $672,000 |
| May 2023 | Friends in Toronto Community Services | Circle of Change Restorative JusticeContribution | $894,989 |
| May 2023 | Friends in Toronto Community Services | Circle of Change Restorative Justice CCRJContribution | $569,989 |
| Apr 2023 | Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick | Exploring Access to Justice for Wolastoqey Youth in New BrunswickContribution | $193,600 |