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Title:

The National Indigenous Court Workers: Indigenous Youth-Centered Justice Project

Agreement Number:

10821037

Agreement Value:

$2,496,567.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this project, Indigenous Courtwork Programs, in partnership with Ryerson University, will pilot innovative community-driven case coordination processes in five Canadian jurisdictions (British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, and Nunavut) with the aim to improve outcomes for Indigenous youth who are dually involved in the child welfare and youth justice systems. The approaches will be based on three key pillars: youth-centred, trauma informed and anti-oppressive practice; and involve multiple stakeholders from various service sectors (e.g. Justice, Child Welfare, Health, Education, etc.) who will coordinate through local steering committees to create a sustainable local infrastructure to address the complex needs of Indigenous youth who are dually involved. The objective of this project is to reduce/eliminate custody for Indigenous youth, reduce length of time spent in the youth criminal justice system, and prevent youth from graduating to the adult criminal justice sys

Organization:

Department of Justice Canada

Location:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M5B2K3

Reference Number:

119-2020-2021-Q4-00068

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Business Number:

119130383

Additional Information:

Multi-year Project: from 20212022 to 20252026

Recipient's Legal Name:

RYERSON UNIVERSITY

Federal Riding Name:

Toronto Centre

Federal Riding Number:

35108

Program:

Youth Justice Fund

Program Purpose:

The Youth Justice Fund supports individual projects that encourage a more effective youth justice system, responds to emerging youth justice issues and enables greater citizen and community participation in the youth justice system.