Actions and Commitments

Call to Action # 31 : Justice (25-42)

Funding for increased deployment of courtworker services

March 5, 2021

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As part of the government’s response to the Viens Commission, the MMIWG Inquiry and the Report on Racism, funding for an increased deployment of courtworker services for Indigenous people ($6 million):

  • Adjustment of the compensation for courtworkers already employed ($1 million);
  • Increased funding for the operation of Indigenous organizations responsible for providing courtworker services ($2.5 million);
  • Hiring of new courtworkers from within the community for First Nations and Inuit ($2.5 million);