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Title:

Kwanlin Dün First Nation Community Safety Officer Project

Agreement Number:

26181

Agreement Value:

$231,840.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

This project will enhance community-based policing for Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) Citizens and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between KDFN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety Officers (CSO) will enhance community safety through proactive measures and projects, as well as provide low-risk responses to address community concerns, including incidents stemming from social issues such as addictions and mental health. The CSOs act as liaisons between local community members and the RCMP to ensure police response considers KDFN culture and traditions.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Indigenous communities have access to this funding:
- Approximately 800 Indigenous People have access to services provided through this project.

Funded services are dedicated:
- Kwanlin Dün First Nation (KDFN) will have access to five full-time Community Safety Officers (CSO) officers that provide dedicated, non-enforcement, community safety programs to the community.

Funded services are response to the needs and cultures of the First Nation and Inuit Communities they serve:
- KDFN CSOs receive culturally appropriate and trauma informed training; and,
- KDFN CSOs participate meaningfully in cultural and restorative justice practices with KDFN citizens.

People living in First Nation and Inuit communities feel safe:
- Increased sense of community safety among KDFN citizens is experienced as a result of the presence, availability, and approach of KDFN CSOs;
- Increased engagement and improved relationships between KDFN Citizens and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP); and,
- Increased collaboration between KDFN, the RCMP, the justice system, and external service providers in the delivery of community safety programs, policing, justice, and other services.

Location:

Whitehorse, Yukon, CA Y1A 5A5

Reference Number:

088-2025-2026-Q3-00012

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Indigenous recipients

Additional Information:

Project was preapproved to start April 1, 2025, although the agreement was signed December 22, 2025.

Recipient's Legal Name:

Kwanlin Dün 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.