Resources

This area of the web site provides links to additional resources relating to the Youth Criminal Justice Act (YCJA). This will be an evolving aspect of the web site.

• Department of Justice Canada: Youth Justice Renewal Website

  http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/index.html
  This is the section of the Department of Justice Canada website which provides specific information on the YCJA.

 
• The "YCJA Explained" link at http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/repository/index.html provides access to a comprehensive set of materials that include (among other resources):
  1. an overview of the Act
  2. modules that describe the processes set in place by the Act. These modules include helpful flow charts and checklists
  3. the full text of the Act http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/yj/repository/6legisln/6000001a.html

 

• Nova Scotia Department of Justice Website

  http://www.gov.ns.ca/just/rj/rj-index.htm
  This is the portion of the website which deals with the Nova Scotia Restorative Justice program, a key component of the implementation of the changes brought about by the YCJA.