Youth Justice Fund

• Applicant representative contact details.
• Project description, including objectives, target groups, expected impacts, team, partners, and results.
• Project timeline and work plan, including monitoring or evaluation approach if applicable.
• Detailed project budget, including the amount requested and other funding or in-kind support.
• For new applicants, organizational information such as legal status, mandate, experience, financial statements, and any previous Justice Canada funding received.

Who is eligible?

• Non-profit community organizations, societies, and associations.
• Canadian institutions and boards of education.
• Bands, First Nations, Tribal Councils, and local, regional, or national Indigenous organizations.
• Provincial, territorial, and municipal governments and their agencies or institutions.
• Private sector organizations, for-profit enterprises for research or evaluation activities, research or evaluation organizations, and individuals.

Who is not eligible

• Federal Crown corporations.
• For-profit businesses applying for activities other than research or evaluation.
• Private sector organizations that would make a profit on the work performed.

Eligible expenses

• Project staff salaries, wages, and related employee benefits.
• Specialized service fees, such as translation, web or video production, training, audit, evaluation, and legal services.
• Office and facility costs, including rent, utilities, insurance, supplies, printing, postage, and licenses.
• Minor equipment and materials, transportation, travel, accommodations, meals, and participant-related costs.
• Honoraria for Elders, culturally appropriate expenses, and research or evaluation costs.

Ineligible Costs and Activities

• Costs incurred before the agreement start date.
• Major capital costs over $10,000 per item, such as buildings, land, and vehicles.
• Operational costs to sustain existing programs.
• Projects focused on youth only at risk of entering the justice system, rather than youth already involved in it.

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada

• Youth Justice Fund staff review submitted applications to confirm project eligibility.
• Eligible applications are assessed by a Department of Justice Canada committee, with additional expertise consulted as needed.
• A program analyst contacts the applicant once the review is complete.
• If approved, the applicant enters into a funding agreement with the Department.
• Funded recipients may need to submit interim and final reports and financial statements before final payment is released.

• Organizations serving Indigenous, Black, and other racialized youth are especially encouraged to apply.
• Project design should consider diversity, gender equality, and official language minority communities.
• Electronic submission is encouraged to help reduce environmental impacts.
• Past project evaluations, feature projects, and videos are available as reference resources.