Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative

This initiative provides funding to implement Indigenous-designed projects to improve community safety and well-being.

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About the initiative

Community services, such as policing, are an important part of supporting community safety and well-being. However, to proactively support community protection and well-being, a holistic approach must also include complementary, Indigenous-led initiatives which offer a broad spectrum of community support.

The Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative will provide $103.8 million over 5 years to assist First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities and partners, both on and off-reserve, to implement Indigenous-designed projects to improve community safety and well-being.

This initiative will support projects which:

The Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative will not support enforcement activities or fund policing bodies or organizations.

You can find a list of eligible activities and the terms and conditions of the initiative at:

Who this supports

Deadline

There is no deadline for this funding.

How it works

Indigenous Services Canada will work with Indigenous communities and organizations to identify projects to support. These may include those which have already been identified in First Nations community safety plans or comprehensive community plans and are ready to be implemented.

To request funding for your community or organization's project, please contact us.

Contact us

To find out more please contact the Pathways to Safe Indigenous Communities Initiative administration at vcas-psic@sac-isc.gc.ca.

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