This survey examines stakeholders’ perceptions of criminal justice system (CJS) efficiencies in general as well as explore the potential impacts of recent legislation concerning criminal court efficiencies, remote court attendance, and bail, and the COVID-19 pandemic on the CJS. Survey topics include, among others, remote court appearances, bail, administration of justice offences, judicial referral hearings, preliminary inquiries, and overall impacts on Indigenous and racialized people and other vulnerable populations.
The DOJ is seeking individual responses from lawyers to inform future policy development.
The survey can be accessed here, and the deadline is March 21, 2025.