Quebec’s Ministry of Justice, together with the Chambre des notaires du Québec and the Barreau du Québec have announced a commitment of $80 million through 2029 to support better access to justice for Quebecers.

A significant percentage of this funding will support access to justice for self-represented litigants, with priority given to litigants in family, civil, and youth protection disputes. Specifically, funding will support the deployment of lawyers and notaries in courthouses to assist self-represented parties and in community organizations “to improve the front-line services on offer”.

An infographic published by Quebec’s Ministry of Justice provides insight on the spending breakdown for the first tranche of funding:

• $10 M to support projects aimed at improving access to justice. A call for project proposals is forthcoming.
• $21 M to support timely access to legal support from lawyers and notaries at courthouses.
• $17.3 M to support the deployment of lawyers and notaries in community-based organizations (such as, for example, consumer or tenant rights organizations).

The press release by Quebec’s Justice Ministry is available here (French only): https://www.quebec.ca/nouvelles/actualites/details/le-ministre-de-la-justice-la-chambre-des-notaires-du-quebec-et-le-barreau-du-quebec-concluent-une-entente-historique-80-millions-de-dollars-pour-favoriser-lacces-a-la-justice-62254.

The infographic outlining first-round spending priorities is available here (French only): https://cdn-contenu.quebec.ca/cdn-contenu/adm/min/justice/programmes/justice-citoyens/PUB_Napperon_Entente_MJQ.pdf.

A news article discussing Quebec’s $80 M access to justice commitment is available (in English) here: https://montreal.citynews.ca/2025/04/15/quebec-support-citizens-represent-themselves-court/.