Grants and Contributions

This project will enhance community-based policing for Carcross/Tagish First Nation (C/TFN) members and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between C/TFN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety and Wellness (CSW) members will enhance community safety through proactive measures and projects, as well as provide low-risk responses to address community concerns, including incidents stemming from social issues such as addictions and mental health. The Community Safety Officers act as liaisons between local community members and the RCMP to ensure police response considers C/TFN culture and traditions.

This project will enhance community-based policing for Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) Citizens and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between KDFN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety Officers (CSO) will enhance community safety through proactive measures and projects, as well as provide low-risk responses to address community concerns, including incidents stemming from social issues such as addictions and mental health. The CSOs act as liaisons between local community members and the RCMP to ensure police response considers KDFN culture and traditions.

This project will enhance community-based policing for Selkirk First Nation (SFN) members and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between SFN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety Officers (CSO) will enhance community safety through priorities generated by the community, support members through a holistic approach, and incorporate SFN's principles of caring, sharing, respect, and teachings into their approach to community safety.

This project will enhance community-based policing for the Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) community and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between TTC and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety Officers (CSOs) will enhance community safety through proactive measures and projects, as well as provide low-risk responses to address community concerns, including incidents stemming from social issues such as addictions and mental health. The CSOs act as liaisons between local community members and the RCMP to ensure police response considers TTC culture and traditions.

The project activities include three recruit officers from Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service attending training programs as well as the purchase of a new IT server. These activities are essential steps toward fostering stronger ties within their communities and ensuring public safety remains a top priority.

The project will strengthen the Treaty Three Police Service (T3PS) by supporting salary adjustments, upgrading IT and transportation equipment, and enhancing operational stability. These investments aim to ensure consistent, well-equipped, and accountable policing services, ultimately improving community safety across Treaty Three territory.

This agreement will support the next stage of transition plan for Walpole Island towards a potential self-administered policing agreement. This agreement is subsequent to an earlier “stage 1” policing needs assessment. To this agreement will support the next steps from that previous assessment which is the establishment of a police board for Walpole Island First Nation

The purpose of this contribution will implement a Youth Support Hub project to reduce offending among at-risk youth and youth facing homelessness and crime, focusing on Indigenous youth.

This project will fund the construction of a new police facility for Blood Tribe and the procurement of all necessary furniture, fixtures and equipment for the delivery of police services from the facility to the community. The facility will improve the delivery of professional, dedicated and responsible policing services. In addition, police officers and the occupants of the facility will have a safe environment once the new detachment has been built.

Book Clubs for Inmates has applied for funding under the Grants Program to National Voluntary Organizations (GP to NVOs) which supports not-for-profit or national voluntary organizations that are active in the area of corrections, conditional release and/or community reintegration. The funding is meant to help these organizations maintain a national structure and cover core operating expenses. In the context of this program, the purpose of the grants is to contribute to the development of criminal justice policies and delivery of services.