Grants and Contributions

The project will publish the 4th French edition and the first English translation of Language Rights in Canada. This edition will provide a vital bilingual resource for practitioners and students of official language law.

The project will provide coordinated, trauma-informed support before, during, and after court, enabling survivors to maintain stability while equipping justice partners to respond with compassion and competence. The project will be embedded within the organization’s enhanced Next Step Network, making it a ‘day one’ ready program that will provide integrated, wraparound support for survivors in long-term stabilization. By situating the Court Support stream within this established program, the project will benefit from existing trauma-informed staffing, clinical oversight through the Nurse Practitioner-led clinic, and EMHware-based reporting and evaluation systems. This structure enables immediate implementation, simplified triage, and seamless continuity of care, ensuring survivors have consistent access to mental health, housing, and peer supports from crisis through recovery and justice engagement. The project will also extend access to survivors who have been criminalized, those charged within the context of their trafficking experience or later as a result of socioeconomic marginalization. By offering non-discriminatory, trauma-informed navigation, the project will ensure that all survivors, regardless of legal status, receive equitable care and connection to supports.

The National Judicial Institute will develop a national, bilingual online course for Canadian judges on hate crimes and the unique dynamics of hate crimes. The project will contribute to increased knowledge and awareness within the judiciary of the legislation, jurisprudence and sentencing pertaining to hate crimes, social context information on the individuals or communities that have been the target of hate crime and the impact of victimization on both individuals and communities.

The recipient will undertake an external evaluation of the National Justice Training Network, to improve its impact and orient its strategic development in advance of the Action Plan for Official Languages in 2028-2033.

Over the next five fiscal years, British Columbia will advance victim services and enhance access to justice for victims and their families by providing training and wellness supports for Community Safety and Victim Services staff; strengthening the work of Child Advocacy Centres and promoting ongoing coordination among the multi-disciplinary partners; supporting and developing the Restitution Program and broader restitution processes; delivering Trauma Informed Practice training to police, Crown counsel, victim service and anti violence programs, corrections, and lawyers; enhancing and expanding access to independent legal advice and representation for victims of sexual assault navigating disclosure processes; and exploring, piloting, and evaluating a centralized Information Gatherer service to provide court related information to community based victim and sexual assault support programs across British Columbia.

The organization will offer the first trauma-informed digital outreach and prevention model in Alberta, designed to identify and support individuals trafficked online or through deceptive labour recruitment. Offering a safe, non-judgmental digital pathways to help, the organization will reach victims who are otherwise invisible to traditional systems, enabling early intervention, emotional support, and connection to comprehensive services that promote healing and long-term stability. Through this project, the organization will create a sustainable, trauma-informed digital model that will strengthen Alberta’s and Canada’s overall response to human trafficking through bridging the gap between online exploitation and real-world safety and recovery.

This project supports core capacity for ongoing consultation and cooperation activities in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UN Declaration), the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (UNDA) and measures included in the Action Plan.

The Northwest Territories (NWT) will undertake several activities over five fiscal years to advance victim services and access to justice for victims and their families. Activities will include enhancing the existing Victim Services Outreach Programs; building capacity and leadership of the NWT Victim Services staff and frontline Victim Services Workers through various training initiatives; and undertaking various activities to support the implementation of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights.

Nunavut will undertake several activities over five fiscal years to advance victim services and access to justice for victims and their families. Activities will include providing supports and services for victims of crime and Canadian Victims Bill of Rights components of the victims’ rights to information, participation, protection and right to seek restitution are implemented with culturally appropriate measures. In addition, Nunavut will also provide financial assistance programs for victims and their families to attend court proceedings, especially when hearings are held in Iqaluit or other regional hubs. This directly supports the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights principle of participation, ensuring victims can be present and heard during proceedings such as preliminary hearings, trials and sentencing. By grounding the program in these Inuit values, we ensure that services are culturally safe, trauma-informed, and responsive to the diverse needs of victims in Nunavut, while reflecting the federal principles for victims of crime.

This funding will support the Therapeutic Justice Program (TJP) to reduce recidivism, reduce overrepresentation of indigenous offenders in the justice system, increase front-line services to Nunavummiut for mental health issues, substance abuse and trauma, and enhance community-resource capacity by empowering local leaders and organizations. The TJP will offer an alternative to incarceration in the sentencing process by offering a clinical and cultural approach to address the underlying reasons for the criminal behaviour.