Grants and Contributions

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 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. Southern Chief’s Organization (SCO) will work with mainstream justice system partners to identify and raise awareness about barriers to successful outcomes for Indigenous offenders. SCO represents 34 southern First Nation communities in Manitoba, the project will be working directly with seven first nation communities and will also benefit First Nation citizens in nearby First Nation communities and non-First Nation communities.

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

SBQuantum (SBQ) is introducing ‘Magnetic Intelligence’ (MI), combining multiple
innovations in magnetometry to enhance operational teams’ ability to ‘see’ underground,underwater or in other obscured environments. The Project will involve collaboration between SBQuantum, McGill University, Institut Quantique at Université de Sherbrooke and the National Research Council to explore the use of a novel quantum sensor, a magnetometer based on quantum impurities in diamonds, to enhance the understanding of the magnetic environment compared to conventional magnetometers. It will improve users understanding of magnetic data and open novel market opportunities, beyond the traditional defense and geophysical applications. SBQ intends to create a new system which will leverage the strengths of the quantum sensor to enhance MI, to be known as the ‘Sherloq’product. Centrally it will remove the limits to current alternatives and unlock new deployment methods, such as on autonomous submarines and unmanned aerial vehicles.

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

The objective of this project is to develop visitor experiences both in the Stirling Festival Theatre and outside in other areas of the region.

To enhance the visitor experience and increase seasonal dispersion through infrastructure, facility and amenity upgrades and increased accessibility.

To enhance visitor experience and increase seasonal dispersion through the winterization of cabins as well as infrastructure, facility and amenity upgrades and increased accessibility which is anticipated to result in the business to be able to offer services year round.

Expansion of local recording/production studio into a new larger and updated facility.