Grants and Contributions

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

New Brunswick will create a Domestic Intimate Partner Violence (DIPV) Outreach Program for Indigenous women and girls subjected to DIPV in eight First Nation communities across the province. The program will provide culturally relevant, safe and sensitive services for Indigenous victims and survivors of DIPV. Services will include crisis intervention, risk assessments, safety planning, individual practical and emotional support, court accompaniment and general advocacy. The program will also work with First Nations leadership and communities to develop strategies to increase public awareness of and to prevent DIPV.

The Putting Indigenous Courtworkers Learnings from COVID to work: Towards Indigenous-informed and Client-Centres "Virtual" Service Provision project will identify the skills that ICWs need to support clients in virtual environments, including Indigenous-centred approaches to communication and interaction with virtual service delivery. This project will provide recommendations for training curriculum that can best support improvements in ICW training that reflect the evolution towards 'virtual' and hybrid service delivery (which includes a combination of face-to-face and virtual contact with clients and the courts).

The Building Capacity with Yukon Indigenous Courtworkers project will support an Indigenous led Courtworker training to increase and/or enhance knowledge, skills and understanding of the court process while supporting a trauma informed practice through the Criminal Justice system. This project will focus on developing a sustainable training to support ICW's around the territory.

The Yorkton Tribal Council (YTC) Courtworker Expansion Feasibility project is a short-term project to determine the needs of YTC member First Nations in the area of family court services. The project will develop research tools and methods to gather information for community consultations and presentations to highlight specific needs regarding Family Courtwork support.

The Access to Justice: Understanding Family Law project will fill gaps in services by providing awareness and understanding to the new/young parents who are dealing with family law issues and will extend to all clients who require assistance with family court matters, both in and out of court. The project will produce information pamphlets for community members to understand the issues that could arise from family law issues, what processes to expect when attending family court, etc.

The Senior Court Worker Training project aims to bring Legal Aid court workers together to participate in a two-week training.

The multi-year project will coordinate multi-sector efforts to address systemic barriers impacting Indigenous peoples in the criminal justice system in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Key activities include a GBA+ needs assessment, as well as the co-development and implementation of protocols with criminal justice system actors and human service providers. The project is also expected to benefit several communities in northern Saskatchewan served by the organization leading the project.

This multi-year project will lead to systemic change through the development of protocols to serve clients with mental health needs.