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Title:
City of Cornwall - BSCF
Agreement Number:
23084
Agreement Value:
$999,283.86
Agreement Date:
Nov 3, 2022 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
The overall objective of the City of Cornwall's - Building Safer Communities Fund (BSCF) program is to deliver youth-focused programming in a rented Youth Community Safe space where youth can congregate in a welcoming environment and where key support programs can take place.  The City will also engage key community partners through a series of micro-grants to target at risk youth populations.  This project will allow Cornwall an opportunity to launch programming and building its longer-term multi-year gun and gang strategy to deliver prevention and intervention strategies for youth at risk of gun and gang involvement. The overall goal is to close existing gaps in youth services, engage youth in productive and engaging programs that will keep them from entering gangs and committing acts of nuisance, increase awareness, and successfully combat gun and gang violence in the City of Cornwall.
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.

-  Implement the consultant's strategy to address gun and gang violence in the City of Cornwall. Through the rental of a youth-focused space, and community partners involved in micro-grant programming, the team will engage youth. 

Medium-term outcomes:

Identified
municipalities and Indigenous communities implement informed prevention and
intervention initiatives to respond to gun and gang violence.

  • Launch new and innovative programs aimed at identifying prevention/intervention initiatives to implement for the target population (youth), activities, budget requirements, resources required, etc.

    Long-term outcomes:

    Identified municipalities and Indigenous communities are equipped to address gun and gang violence through intervention and prevention initiatives.

  • Development of a sustainability plan to sustain the gun and gang
    strategy beyond the end of the BSCF funding (in March 2026), and enhanced
    programming in future years to keep youth out of difficult situations and away
    from guns and gangs.

  • Decrease in gun and gang activity statistics throughout the City of Cornwall.

Location:
Cornwall, Ontario, CA K6H 5T9
Reference Number:
088-2025-2026-Q4-00038
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 27, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
The Corporation of the City of Cornwall
Federal Riding Name:
Stormont—Dundas—Glengarry
Federal Riding Number:
35102
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:
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