ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICES INC.: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Toronto | Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Thunder Bay—Superior North

ABORIGINAL LEGAL SERVICES INC.: federal grants and contributions: 20 agreements; $7.2M value; 2 departments; 8 programs.

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20agreements
$7.2Mvalue
2departments
8programs

Largest agreements

Community Council Program$1.6Mvalue2021start2027end

The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or mediation, including civil and family mediation, Sentencing options, Gladue Aftercare/Post-sentence supports, Support to victims, and, Offender reintegration.

Community Council Program$1.3Mvalue2021start2027end

The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or mediation, including civil and family mediation, Sentencing options, Gladue Aftercare/Post-sentence supports, Support to victims, and, Offender reintegration.

Toronto National Gathering on Unmarked Burials$995Kvalue2023start2023end
Healing for Families Victim Rights Advocate$750Kvalue2024start2029end

The project will provide the services of a Victims Rights Advocate to assist families attending Court and Circle processes, especially families dealing with the Child Protection System. The Victims Rights Advocate will work with Victim Services, the Giiwedin Anang Council (an Indigenous Family Dispute Resolution Program) and a Legal Clinic Child Protection Lawyer to support victims through the Giiwedin Anang Council and Talking Circle process either through the child welfare or the civil stream. A dedicated Victims Rights Advocate will increase access to justice and a sense of community for In

Gladue Program$659Kvalue2021start2027end

The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or mediation, including civil and family mediation, Sentencing options, Gladue Aftercare/Post-sentence supports, Support to victims, and, Offender reintegration.

Gladue Program$598Kvalue2021start2027end

The recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through Public awareness and prevention, Diversion, Dispute resolution or mediation, including civil and family mediation, Sentencing options, Gladue Aftercare/Post-sentence supports, Support to victims, and, Offender reintegration.

Expansion of Indigenous Alternative Dispute Resolution and Land Based Teachings$290Kvalue2020start2022end

Anti-Racism Action Program

Needs Assessments for Toronto Courthouse and Bail Centre$249Kvalue2022start2025end

This multi-year project will address the challenges and opportunities presented by the centralization of the Gladue Courts in Toronto, Ontario. A key focus of this project will be to ensure greater Indigenous input into decisions about the Gladue Courts and how they incorporate Gladue Principles.

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Ontario Indigenous Courtwork Training 2023 Project$178Kvalue2023start2024end

The Ontario Indigenous Courtwork Training 2023 Project will consist of six virtual focus groups conducted by a facilitator to identify areas for training including hybrid virtual/in-person work environment. The focus groups will also identify additional areas of concern and need for further training. A training module will then be developed and delivered over 2 in-person training sessions to be held in Fall 2023. Organizations include: Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS), Ontario Federation of Indigenous Friendship Centers (OFIFC), Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO), and Mohawk Council of Akwesasne (MC

ALS Strategic Plan and Elders Gathering$175Kvalue2022start2024end

These projects will support an Elders Gathering on the land to develop the future direction of ALS, and the Strategic plan which will provide a clear path and roadmap for a broader journey of continued growth, innovation and service excellence.

An Indigenous Justice Strategy for Toronto$125Kvalue2022start2024end

This multi-year project will focus on engaging urban Indigenous people in the development of Indigenous Justice Strategy in the greater Toronto area.

INDIGENOUS JUSTICE PROGRAM ONTARIO REGIONAL GATHERING$100Kvalue2023start2024end

To bring together restorative justice programs and Gladue caseworkers from all Indigenous communities in Ontario for two days in Toronto to learn, discuss best practices, celebrate sucesses and network.

Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))$94.2Kvalue2019start–end

This project will support a 14 month pilot project that would involve the writing of 8-12 cultural history reports to determine the effectiveness of these reports in resolving disputes for families involved with the child welfare system. ALS will hire and train a Report Writer who will work with a working group composed of judges, counsel, ALS staff, Indigenous child welfare authorities, and the Office of the Children's Lawyer to develop best practice guidelines.

Gladue Casework/Aftercare Knowledge Sharing Event$30.9Kvalue2022start2022end

This project will support an online knowledge exchange for Indigenous community-based justice programs to share lessons learned and best practices on support and follow-up services for individuals who have had a Gladue Report.

Elder Gathering$25.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Hold a one-day conference, in conjunction with our Indigenous Knowledge Keeper program, on Indigenous Legal Traditions.

FASD and Youth Justice: Information, tools & strategies for better outcomes$16.0Kvalue2021start2022end

This funding will support Aboriginal Legal Services and the FASD Justice Committee in developing and disseminating information on the specific impacts of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders on justice-involved youth including practical information to legal professionals and other youth justice stakeholders on strategies to support youth with FASD who have become involved in the criminal justice system. The materials will include short animated videos and will be made available on the fasdjustice.ca Website.

Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)$11.8Kvalue2019start–end

This project will support a one-time initiative to provide travel support to enable 8 Indigenous Courtworkers from Ontario to attend the Indigenous Courtwork Program National Gathering and related meetings March 4-8, 2019 in Ottawa, Ontario. The National Gathering of Indigenous Courtworkers will provide an opportunity to build on existing partnerships by sharing information and best practices in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program mandate and objectives. The gathering will provide an opportunity for networking in support of skill building and capacity development for Courtworkers.

ICW National Gathering Travel Support - Aboriginal Legal Services$5.0Kvalue2025start2026end

Support the travel costs for 6 Indigenous Courtworkers from Aboriginal Legal Services to attend the Indigenous Courtworker Program National Gathering 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, February, 2026.

Recidivism Study Participation$5.0Kvalue2025start2026end

The grant is in support of costs associated with gathering and validating client data from the program for the Indigenous Justice Program’s (IJP) recidivism study.

Indigenous Justice Program Recidivism Study$3.4Kvalue2020start2020end

The purpose of the recidivism study is to assess how IJP funded community-based justice programs reduce the likelihood of re-offending (recidivism) among participants.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada19agreements$6.9Mvalue7programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Victims Fund
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))
  • Youth Justice Fund

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Canadian Heritage1agreements$290Kvalue1programs
  • Anti-Racism Action Program

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Years

20252agreements$10.0Kvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20242agreements$775Kvalue2programs
  • Victims Fund
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20233agreements$1.3Mvalue3programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20224agreements$580Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20215agreements$4.1Mvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Youth Justice Fund
20202agreements$293Kvalue2programs
  • Anti-Racism Action Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20192agreements$106Kvalue2programs
  • Community Adjustment Fund (Community Adjustment Fund (CER))
  • Community diversification program (CED-Diversification)

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.