Grants and Contributions:

Title:
Durham Region - Youth Gun and Gang Strategy
Agreement Number:
23091
Agreement Value:
$4,344,200.00
Agreement Date:
Feb 6, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The Municipality of Durham plans to develop community-based prevention and intervention strategies and initiatives to tackle gun and gang. The outcome of the plan will reduce incidents of criminal involvement, particularly related to gun and gangs, support youth involved or at-risk of being involved with guns and gangs and promote overall community safety and well-being.
Organization:
Public Safety Canada
Expected Results:

Short-Term Outcomes:
• Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities have funding for prevention and intervention initiatives to address and respond to gun and gang violence.

Project Short Term Outcomes includes:
• support youth involved or at-risk of being involved with guns and gangs
and support their social human networks

Medium-Term Outcomes:
• Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities implement informed prevention and intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence.

Project Medium-Term Outcomes includes:
• Develop and enhance community partnerships

Long-Term Outcomes:
• Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities are equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives.

Project Long-Term Outcomes includes:
• Improve community safety and well-being

Location:
Whitby, Ontario, CA L1N 6A3
Reference Number:
088-2025-2026-Q4-00044
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Government
Additional Information:

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the agreement date to March 31, 2027. There is no change to Public Safety Canada funding.

Amendment Date
Mar 30, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Regional Municipality of Durham
Federal Riding Name:
Whitby
Federal Riding Number:
35116
Program:
(BSCF) Building Safer Communities Fund
Program Purpose:

The program purpose is to support Municipalities and Indigenous governments in their efforts to address gun and gang prevalence by providing a determined funding allocation to put in place community led projects to combat gun and gang violence and address knowledge gaps concerning the impacts of interventions in gun and gang violence.

Amendments: