Grants and Contributions

The project consists of building a new cell block, including an independent surveillance room, and a garage for the current police facility in the isolated community of Opticiwan. The current cell block does not comply with provincial standards and will instead be used as a storage and archive room. It will be designed in accordance with the National Building Code and provincial policing standards and will be led by qualified professionals. The project assessment, made by regional PS officers and Québec representatives, concluded that the cost of the project is reasonable in relation to the cost of similar facilities in Québec, the surface area, the remoteness of the location and the capacity of the community to implement this project. The council has appointed the technical services of their Tribal Council to manage the project and assure quality at each step.

Alberta Framework Agreement provides funding for 64 RCMP Regular Members (RMs) in 2023-24, increasing to 66 RMs as of 2024-25, to provide professional, dedicated, and responsive policing services to Alberta First Nations with a Community Tripartite Agreement (CTA).

This project aims to enhance community-based policing principles and improve the working relationship between Pikangikum First Nation and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). By providing funding for twenty Peacekeepers and two Project Coordinators, the program provides the First Nation with an additional mechanism to enhance community safety and engage in crime prevention. The program will provide funding for staff salaries, the purchase of equipment (including patrol vehicles), maintenance and support of infrastructure, training and administration.

The objective of the project is to provide funding to the Government of Manitoba to support community governance and strengthen the working relationships between First Nation and Inuit Communities and their police service/the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The funding will be further redistributed to communities that currently have a Community Tripartite Agreement in place under the First Nations and Inuit Policing (FNIPP) Program. This enables the establishment of Community Consultative Group (CCG) Boards which is a formal mechanism for communities and the RCMP to regularly engage and collaborate on policing needs and priorities.

The Manitoba First Nation Safety Officer Program (MFNSOP) was developed by the Province of Manitoba under Bill #5 to cover the gap created by the termination of the Band Constable Program.

As part of Budget 2021, Self-Administered Feasibility Assessments were identified as an area of important investment. Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. (MKO) was identified by the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP) Federal-Provincial-Territorial working group as one of the organizations to be selected for this project.

Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak Inc. is conducting development work in support of the development of a new self-administered police service to serve twenty-six (26) MKO First Nations in Northern Manitoba.

As part of Budget 2021, Self-Administered Feasibility Assessments were identified as an area of important investment. Southern Chiefs’ Organization Inc. was identified by the First Nations and Inuit Policing Program (FNIPP) Federal-Provincial-Territorial working group as one of the organizations to be selected for this project.

Southern Chiefs’ Organization Inc. is conducting development work in support of the development of a new self-administered police service to serve thirty four (34) SCO First Nations throughout Manitoba.

Paid Parental Leaves—SSHRC Scholarships and Fellowships are supplements that support SSHRC scholarships and fellowships recipients who become primary care givers following the birth or adoption of a child during the tenure of their award.

Paid Parental Leaves—Scholarships and Fellowships Through SSHRC Grants are supplements that support recipients of scholarships and fellowships through SSHRC grants who become primary care givers following the birth or adoption of a child during the tenure of their award.

The program provides financing for incentives offered to consumers who buy or lease an eligible ZEV.