Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 41: Justice (25-42)

Funding to adapt police intervention towards victims of domestic violence

December 4, 2020

$18M funding to finance a set of measures intended to better adapt police intervention to the realities of Indigenous communities, in particular when it comes to women who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. Funding includes:

  • $1.2M to combat the sexual exploitation of Indigenous women and girls and countering all forms of sexual violence
  • $4M to improve the training of Indigenous police officers to be better equipped when intervening in situations of domestic violence or sexual assault.
  • $3.8M giving them access to the services offered by the Québec’s police school. 
  • Provide Indigenous police forces with liaison officers responsible for helping them better manage cases of sexual assault and to better inform victims of their rights in the event of legal recourse
  • Training on the reality Indigenous people experience in Québec will be designed and offered to correctional service officers, so that they have a better understanding of them.