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Title:

Selkirk First Nation Community Safety Officer Project

Agreement Number:

26183

Agreement Value:

$231,840.00

Agreement Date:

Apr 1, 2025 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

This project will enhance community-based policing for Selkirk First Nation (SFN) members and improve on community connection, including the working relationship between SFN and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Community Safety Officers (CSO) will enhance community safety through priorities generated by the community, support members through a holistic approach, and incorporate SFN's principles of caring, sharing, respect, and teachings into their approach to community safety.

Organization:

Public Safety Canada

Expected Results:

Indigenous communities have access to this funding:
- Approximately 375 Indigenous People have access to services provided through this project.

Funded services are dedicated:
- Selkirk First Nation (SFN) will have access to five full-time Community Safety Officers (CSO) that provide dedicated, non-enforcement, community safety and wellness programs to the community.

Funded services are response to the needs and cultures of the First Nation and Inuit Communities they serve:
- SFN CSO staff will improve and expand necessary skills through training that supports their ability to work within the community and carry out project activities.
- SFN will have increased availability to culturally responsive services and programs that address mental health, substance abuse, and trauma.

People living in First Nation communities feel safe:
- The Scene Safety Response Unit team will contribute to a reduction in property damage and citizen health emergency response times.
- The community will have a decrease in animal safety concerns per the Canadian Animal Assistance Team visit.

Location:

Pelly Crossing, Yukon, CA Y0B 1P0

Reference Number:

088-2025-2026-Q3-00013

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:

Selkirk 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.