The national Action Committee on Access to Justice in Civil and Family Matters published their annual report on Canada’s justice development goals. The 2024 publication provides details on access to justice initiatives and projects that took place nationally, and in Canada’s provinces and territories during 2023. For the recently released report, 253 organizations provided feedback on their activities.

The report includes progress on the following goals:

• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 1: Address Everyday Legal Problems
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 2: Meet Legal Needs
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 3: Make Courts Work Better
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 4: Improve Family Justice
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 5: Work Together
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 6: Build Capability
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 7: Innovate
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 8: Analyze and Learn
• Justice Development Goal (JDG) 9: Improve Funding Strategies

Canada’s Justice Development Goals: 2023 Highlights is available in English here: https://ajrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/75a92-2023jdgshighlights.pdf  and in French here: https://ajrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/cb3e7-french2023odj.pdf.