Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Family Information Liaison Unit (NS FILU)
Agreement Number:
13470873
Agreement Value:
$2,176,300.00
Agreement Date:
Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2030
Description:
The Nova Scotia Family Information Liaison Unit will continue to provide a dedicated liaison function between families of missing and murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) and other agencies and services, including the criminal justice system, social services, policing and Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network. Families of MMIP will be supported through therapeutic and/or culturally appropriate healing supports. The FILU will continue their partnership with the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association who will provide direct service to family members of MMIP in all thirteen First Nation communities in Nova Scotia as well as those located in other urban and rural areas. An additional Community Outreach Specialist will be hired for the Sydney area of Cape Breton to focus on outreach to support the high population of vulnerable Indigenous persons in that area.
Organization:
Department of Justice Canada
Expected Results:
Expanded scope and reach of victim services.
Location:
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CA B3J1V7
Reference Number:
119-2025-2026-Q1-00026
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:
Cost Centres:
Family Information Liaison Units
Recipient's Legal Name:
NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT AND VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION
Federal Riding Name:
Halifax
Federal Riding Number:
12005
Program:
Victims Fund
Program Purpose:
The Victims Fund, supports the Department of Justice’s mandate to ensure that Canada is a just and law-abiding society with a fair, relevant and accessible Canadian justice system.