Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Record Suspension Program (JHS TB)
Agreement Number:
22974
Agreement Value:
$1,192,000.00
Agreement Date:
Sep 20, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
With this funding, the John Howard Society of Thunder Bay and District, in collaboration with the John Howard Society of Sault Ste. Marie and District and the John Howard Society of Sudbury, will expand and administer record suspension application support services across Northern Ontario. The project will increase staffing capacity and provide direct financial and administrative assistance to individuals with criminal records, including support with application fees and required documentation. By reducing financial, geographic, and systemic barriers for marginalized, disadvantaged, and underprivileged populations (including those in rural, Indigenous, and remote communities) the project aims to improve access to record suspensions and support successful rehabilitation and reintegration into society.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

The specific objective of the contribution stream is to provide funding to eligible recipients to create or expand application support services for individuals with criminal records looking to apply for a record suspension.

Ultimately, JHS TB’s goal is to assist individuals with record suspension applications and increase their likelihood of successfully attaining a record suspension. The results of receiving a record suspension for an individual with a criminal record include
the removal of barriers and further supports successful reintegration of people who have been incarcerated back into the community through access to adequate and ongoing resources, as well as employment opportunities to lessen the likelihood of their reoffending.

Additionally, JHS TB and their partners propose their project will add to the greater Ontario project which will provide the opportunity to disseminate knowledge and produce educational materials to not only other JHS organizations but other organizations in general. Ultimately, they propose this dissemination of information will lead to increased knowledge and understanding of how Canada’s federal corrections and criminal justice system rehabilitates and reintegrates individuals.

JHS TB has addressed fulfilling the following results and outcomes of the Program’s terms and conditions:
Immediate Outcomes:
Increased knowledge and understanding for decision-making in Canada’s criminal justice and corrections systems
Shared knowledge and awareness leading to enhanced delivery of services, such as dissemination of information.
Contribution recipients have the capacity to administer support services for pardon application assistance through program funding.

Intermediate Outcomes:
Increased capacity NVOs to fulfill their mandates.
Contribution recipients implement support services for pardon application assistance through program funding.

Long-Term Outcomes:
Individuals with criminal records are using supports provided by government-funded projects.
Canada’s federal corrections and criminal justice system rehabilitates and reintegrates offenders.

Location:
Thunder Bay, Ontario, CA P7E 1E2
Reference Number:
088-2025-2026-Q4-00012
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2027 and to increase the Public Safety Canada funding amount from $1,082,000.00 to $1,192,000.00.

Amendment Date
Feb 26, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
John Howard Society of Thunder Bay and District
Federal Riding Name:
Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Federal Riding Number:
35107
Program:
(GCP-VO) Grants and Contribution Program to Voluntary Organizations
Program Purpose:

The Grants and Contributions Program to Voluntary Organizations (GCP VO) supports the development of public safety policies and delivery of services by providing funding to voluntary organizations to maintain a national structure and cover core operating expenses.

Amendments: