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Title:

Pikangikum Community Safety Officer Program

Agreement Number:

3105-23830

Agreement Value:

$3,545,744.69

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

This project aims to enhance community-based policing principles and improve the working relationship between Pikangikum First Nation and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). By providing funding for twenty Peacekeepers and two Project Coordinators, the program provides the First Nation with an additional mechanism to enhance community safety and engage in crime prevention. The program will provide funding for staff salaries, the purchase of equipment (including patrol vehicles), maintenance and support of infrastructure, training and administration.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Indigenous communities have access to the funding.
- Funding for the Pikangikum Community Safety Officer Program will deliver low-risk community safety services

Funded policing services are dedicated.
- This initiative will increase the uniformed presence at the local level

Funded policing services are responsive to the needs and cultures of the First Nation and Inuit communities they serve.
- This initiative will improve relations between the communities and the OPP, support the communities in feeling safer, and will provide a service that is responsive to the unique needs of Pikangikum.

People living in First Nation and Inuit communities feel safe.
- This initiative will: enhance health and safety of community residents, reduce
police-reported crime over time, improve public trust in police services, and further advance Pikangikum First Nation's stewardship.

Location:

Pikangikum, Ontario, CA P0V 2L0

Reference Number:

088-2023-2024-Q4-00337

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Additional Information:

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Recipient's Legal Name:

Pikangikum First Nation

Program:

(FNIPP) First Nations and Inuit Policing Program

Program Purpose:

To enhance the effectiveness of policing services in First Nation and Inuit communities in terms of cultural relevance and responsiveness to the public safety need of communities.

To support policing services to First Nation and Inuit communities that are professional, dedicated and culturally responsive to the communities they serve.