Grants and Contributions:
Title:
NAPS – Cadet Program
Agreement Number:
4485098
Agreement Value:
$1,256,257.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 22, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025
Description:
The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding to local members from the Mushkegowuk First Nation communities to become cadets, providing those officers to become full-scale officers after a 1-to-3-year term. This program aims to address officer recruitment and retention issues especially as officers do not live in the communities they serve. The cadet program will provide a pool of indigenous candidates to hire constables and provide needed assistance to constables.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:
This project is expected to have improved access to dedicated and responsive police services.
Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA P7B 2Y1
Reference Number:
088-2022-2023-Q4-00236
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Nishnawbe-Aski Police Service Board
Program:
(FNIPP) First Nations and Inuit Policing Program
Program Purpose:
The program purpose is to support policing services to First Nation and Inuit communities that are professional, dedicated and responsive to the communities they serve.