In an effort to recover millions of dollars in unpaid fines owed to the province, the Ministry of Justice and Attorney General began partnering with the Canada Revenue Agency in the 2008-09 tax season to garnish federal government income tax and GST credits from people who have not paid fines.
310-1874 Scarth Street
Regina, SK. S4P 4B3
Phone (306) 787-3481
Fax (306) 787-9008
Functions - provides policy advice on criminal law issues, representation on national committees and implementation co-ordination and training support on criminal law changes;
- provides policy advice and co-ordination on family law issues, including representation on national and interdepartmental committees, as well as, co-ordination and training support for federal and provincial family law changes;
- represents the government of Saskatchewan as Central Authority on International Child Abductions;
- provides policy advice on youth justice issues, including representation on national and interdepartmental committees, as well as, co-ordination and training support on youth justice law changes;
- provides policy advice on aboriginal justice issues, including representation on national and interdepartmental committees;
- develops, designs and supports program review and evaluation for departmental programs;
- represents the department on a range of committees at the interdepartmental and national level dealing with issues that affect justice;
- supports effective use of information and research through co-ordination of departmental libraries, providing support to the departmental and national analysis and collection of statistical and research information on the justice system;
- provides support to the departmental strategic planning and performance managing activities.
General Information
General information on Family Justice; Criminal Justice; Youth Justice; and other areas of law dealt with by Policy, Planning and Evaluation can be found in the following brochures, prepared by the Public Legal Education Association (PLEA).
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