Thank you for your question.
The administration of justice falls under provincial jurisdiction. It can therefore vary from one province to another, depending on how it was established. For example, each stakeholder has a role to play in the criminal process. It starts with the police, and goes all the way to the Parole Board of Canada. Therefore, it’s very important for everyone to recognize that they have a duty to victims and work to do with them. That responsibility does not fall to a single person or a single official, but to all those involved at every step of the criminal process. They all have an obligation towards victims.
Next, I think that it falls on the provinces to decide how they want to establish the real administration of justice, and to do so based on what’s available at the regional level in terms of victims’ help services. In Québec, for example, there are CAVACs, or Crime Victims Assistance Centres. There are also other groups, sexual assault centres known as CALACs. There are many community groups. It can vary from one province to the next. However, the important thing is to ensure that, as professor Waller said, minimum standards exist throughout the country.