Grants and Contributions

Provide financial assistance to an individual Canadian victim of a specified serious violent crime in a foreign jurisdiction for emergency situations of undue hardship where no other source of financial assistance is available (specified categories of crimes are homicide, sexual assault, aggravated assault or assault with serious personal violence, or threat of serious violence, including against a child) or to an individual support person to accompany, attend with or support a Canadian victimized in a foreign jurisdiction. A total of 16 individuals received financial assistance in this regard.

The Government of New Brunswick Family Information Liaison Unit will provide information and culturally-responsive and trauma-informed services for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. This will include education and mentorship training in First Nation Communities in New Brunswick to increase awareness about MMIWG and intimate partner violence.

The PEI Family Information Liaison Unit will provide information and culturally-responsive and trauma-informed services for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. This will provide a centralized, coordinated mechanism for family members to access requested information related to the loss of their loved one.

The Newfoundland and Labrador Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) will continue to respond to information requests and support the needs of families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls by providing assistance in a culturally safe, trauma informed manner. The FILU will coordinate counselling and culturally responsive services for families, offered through community-based organizations. The FILU staff will travel to meet families in both the Inuit communities as well as a focus on the island portion of the province to increase requests from a variety of cultures and families.

The Manitoba Family Information Liaison Unit will continue to provide information and support to families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Counselling and traditional healing opportunities will be made available to families to support them in their healing journey. Community Family Liaison Contacts (FLC), located in the Indigenous communities of Ka Ni Kanichihk in Winnipeg and Manitoba Keewatinowki Okimakanak (MKO) in Thompson, will address a service gap by assisting and supporting families and by bridging information sharing between families and the FLCs employed through Victim Services in Winnipeg.

The Nunavut Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU ) Cultural Support Program will continue to be a one-stop for information gathering and sharing for those affected by the issues of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. The FILU will facilitate meetings for families with the information providers such as RCMP, Coroner, Department of Health and the Department of Family Services. The FILU will work in collaboration with their partners to inform grieving families about accessing community-based culturally relevant supports which includes community and/or family healing sessions.

The Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General's Aboriginal Justice Division, Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) will continue as a "one-stop information service" providing comprehensive and up-to-date case specific information for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. This information will be delivered to family members using a trauma-informed and victim-centred approach.

The Department of Justice of Quebec will deliver a Family Information Liaison Unit for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls in Quebec, which will offer a coordinated response to questions from families about their missing and murdered loved ones. By offering complete information in a culturally relevant and safe manner, families will better understand their role in the justice system.

The Government of New Brunswick Family Information Liaison Unit will provide information and culturally-responsive and trauma-informed services for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. This will include education and mentorship training in First Nation Communities in New Brunswick to increase awareness about MMIWG and intimate partner violence.

The Manitoba Family Information Liaison Unit will continue to provide information and support to families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. Counselling and traditional healing opportunities will be made available to families to support them in their healing journey. Community Family Liaison Contacts (FLC), located in the Indigenous communities of Ka Ni Kanichihk in Winnipeg and Manitoba Keewatinowki Okimakanak (MKO) in Thompson, will address a service gap by assisting and supporting families and by bridging information sharing between families and the FLCs employed through Victim Services in Winnipeg.