Victim and legal concerns

Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program

The Indian Residential Schools Resolution Health Support Program provides mental health and emotional support services to former Indian Residential School students and their families before, during and after their participation in Settlement Agreement processes, including the Common Experience Payments and the Independent Assessment Process, and those participating in Truth and Reconciliation Commission events and Commemoration activities.

Legal Aid

This program provides legal representation to eligible individuals who cannot afford legal services.

Victim Notification Program

This program allows victims to apply to receive information about the offender who was convicted of a crime against them.

Victim Services

This website provides information on assistance and support for victims of crime and tragedy. Community organizations are funded by the Department of Justice to provide local Victim Services programs.

Victims Of Crime Emergency Fund

This is a time-limited program designed to provide limited financial assistance to help victims of serious violent crime with emergency needs. Funding for this program is provided by the Department of Justice Canada.

Victims of Crime Initiative - Emergency Financial Assistance

This program provides emergency financial assistance to individual victims of crime in exceptional circumstances and to surviving family members who incur expenses to attend early parole eligibility hearings.