Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Métis Youth Restorative Justice Program
Agreement Number:
12583368
Agreement Value:
$600,000.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
“The Métis Youth Restorative Justice Program” project will enable the creation of a Youth Diversion and Justice program and enhance overall systems capacity to deliver diversion and justice based interventions for Métis youth in conflict with the law. The program will be provincial in scope, trauma-informed and geared to youth who have had early police contact, have been charged with an offence, or are serving sentences in the community or in custody. The program will build staff capacity within the Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Justice Program, engage with external stakeholders and partners to promote referrals to the MNO Justice Program, and raise awareness around distinctions-based access to justice for Métis youth.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Location:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1P5H1
Reference Number:
119-2022-2023-Q4-00114
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
139398374
Additional Information:
Multi-year Project: from 20232024 to 20252026
Recipient's Legal Name:
MÉTIS NATION OF ONTARIO
Federal Riding Name:
Ottawa Centre
Federal Riding Number:
35075
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.