Grants and Contributions:
Indigenous communities have access to this funding:
- Approximately 300 Indigenous People have access to services provided through this project.
Funded services are dedicated:
- Teslin Tlingit Council (TTC) Citizens will benefit from four full-time staff under this project, all of which will provide dedicated, non-enforcement, community safety programs to the community.
Funded services are responsive to the needs and cultures of the First Nation and Inuit Communities they serve:
- TTC Community Safety Officers (CSOs) receive culturally appropriate training and maintain culturally relevant attitudes; and,
- TTC CSOs participate meaningfully in cultural activities with TTC Citizens.
People living in First Nation and Inuit communities feel safe:
- Increased sense of community safety among TTC Citizens is experienced as a result of the presence, availability, and approach of TTC CSOs;
- CSOs will foster positive relationships with TTC Citizens based on trust and care;
- Assist Citizens in need to take them to safe space or refer them to family or other support services in the community;
- Support referral services to Citizens and community members in need and assist in getting supports from existing community resources for their wellness and safety;
- CSOs will reports any issues with community buildings (for example, unsecure building) to the owner and provide safety recommendations;
- CSOs will report crime, suspicious activity, crisis, or emergency to Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Emergency Response and/or Safer Communities and Neighborhoods personnel as required, and ensure fair treatment; and,
- CSOs will identify problem areas/people of high incidents and high activity and compare statistics month to month and year to year.
Project was preapproved to start April 1, 2025, although the agreement was signed December 19, 2025.
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.