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The Indigenous Justice Program supports Indigenous community-based justice programs that offer alternatives to mainstream justice processes in appropriate circumstances.
Eligible Applicants
The Indigenous Justice Program consists of two funding components:
For Community-Based Justice Fund
- Inuit, Métis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
- regional/municipal governments including their agencies and institutions;
- non-profit community organizations, societies, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose; and,
- provincial and territorial governments (in the case of flow-through agreements).
For Capacity-Building Fund
- Inuit, Métis, First Nations, bands, Tribal Councils, local, regional and national Indigenous organizations;
- regional/municipal governments including their agencies and institutions;
- non-profit community organizations, societies, and associations which have voluntarily associated themselves for a non-profit purpose;
- provincial and territorial governments;
- individuals.
Eligible Expenses
Objectives of the Indigenous Justice Program:
- to assist Indigenous people in assuming greater responsibility for the administration of justice in their communities;
- to reflect and include Indigenous values within the justice system; and,
- to contribute to a decrease in the rate of victimization, crime and incarceration among Indigenous people in communities with community-based justice programs funded by the IJP.
Deadline Date
There is currently no open call for proposal process for this program.Contact
Phone Number: (867) 393-7973
Website: https://www.justice.gc.ca/eng/fund-fina/acf-fca/ajs-sja/index.html
