Grants and Contributions

The proposal seeks to expand a pilot project to hire human rights coordinators for Thunder Bay and Odawa Friendship Centres to support building knowledge of Indigenous human and civil rights.

Through its project titled “Enhancement Of Programing For Black and Indigenous Youth In The Justice System To Address Over-Representation”, the Ontario Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services aims to increase the capacity and responsiveness of its youth justice system to better address gender-based violence (GBV) and the over-representation of Black and Indigenous Youth in the Criminal Justice System. This project will also continue to empower community-based organizations/communities to address local self-identified current and emerging gaps and needs in the youth justice service system through programming and services that are culturally relevant. Additionally, this project will actively work with Provincial/ Territorial (PT) partners to share best practices on the programs, which in turn will mutually benefit different areas/sectors across the country.

Jurisdictional funding agreement for State-Funded Counsel

The funding supports a range of measures, such as hiring of bilingual provincial court staff, language training, signage, etc., deemed necessary to ensure that Prince Edward Island can guarantee access to justice services related to federal contraventions in both official languages on behalf of the federal government.

The “Community Youth Reintegration Program” will expand current justice services to provide youth reintegration programming in the communities under the Saskatoon Tribal Council. The goal of the program is to provide intensive mentorship for high-risk youth and will include culturally responsive programming unique to the communities' needs with the use of knowledge keeper and elders, community members, community resources and agencies, family and peers, to develop unique case plans. It will provide holistic, wrap-around services in the community. The main objectives of the program will be to reintegrate youth into their home communities, connect youth with appropriate resources and create supportive connections in the community using the inter-agency approach.

Over the next five years, the project will focus on the continued provision of wrap-around, holistic care service delivery and child-focused, trauma-informed collaborative response to child abuse, designed to facilitate powerful positive experiences for children and their families.

Jurisdictional funding agreement for State-Funded Counsel in Yukon.

HCA Dance Theatre (HCA DT) is working with its sister organizations: HCA Arts for All (HCA AFA) and Hamilton Conservatory for the Arts (HCA), to create an official archive, HCArchives, documenting the cultural and performing arts history in Hamilton; as it relates to the HCA family of organizations. This project was started in May of 2022 with the hiring of an archivist through the generous combined funding of Young Canada Works (YCW) and Youth Break Barriers to Employment (YBBE). HCA DT is endeavoring to build on this strong foundation, and make further progress on the cataloging and digitization of our documentary heritage. In the 9-month timeline proposed below, HCA DT will catalog and digitize 50% of the current collection, move the collection into safer storage using appropriate materials and, pursue external professional transfer of media from out-dated mediums to digital files (audio cassettes, VHS, DAT, etc. ).

The Maple Ridge Historical Society is turning much of its focus towards improved preservation of its physical archival records. The project revolves around the acquisition of specialized equipment to isolate materials from uncontrolled environments in the archival facility. The archives contains a variety of materials sensitive to degradation, including a collection of over 100,000 negatives from renowned Maple Ridge photographer, Don Waite. The acquisition of cold storage and humidity management equipment will allow sensitive materials to be preserved for future visitors and researchers to access.

This project involves recording the oral histories of at least 100 residents and former residents of the Lakes District, with a special emphasis on the oral histories of people of Indigenous and non-Caucasian descent. The history of the Lakes District is not just the history of the colonizers; many non-Caucasians contributed to the region’s growth.