MI'KMAW LEGAL SUPPORT NETWORK, THE: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Eskasoni | Eskasoni, NS · grants and contributions register · South Shore—St. Margarets

MI'KMAW LEGAL SUPPORT NETWORK, THE: federal grants and contributions: 21 agreements; $5.0M value; 1 departments; 3 programs.

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21agreements
$5.0Mvalue
1departments
3programs

Largest agreements

Gladue Aftercare and Integrity of MLCP$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.

Mi'kmaq Customary Law Program$1.3Mvalue2022start2027end

The Recipient agrees to contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through activities such as Gladue aftercare, civil/family mediation, prevention, diversion and/or reintegration.

Mi'kmaq Customary Law Program$1.0Mvalue2018start2022end

The Recipient agrees to: contribute to addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in the criminal justice system through prevention, diversion and reintegration activities.

Gladue Aftercare and Integrity of Mi'kmaq Customary Law Program (MCLP)$584Kvalue2021start2027end

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.

Partners In Learning and Change - Building Capacity$300Kvalue2022start2024end

This multi-year project will educate and engage justice partners to bring the use of Gladue Principles to the center of decision-making at every point in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. Key activities include consultations, workshops, symposiums, knowledge mobilization, and procedure development.

Atlantic Justice Gathering$99.0Kvalue2024start2025end

Hosting and coordinating the 2024 Atlantic Gathering which will be bringing together Indigenous justice programs from across the Atlantic Region, this project will create a community of practice, enabling us to learn from each other and share resources and best practices.

Nova Scotia Family Courtworker Framework Project$98.7Kvalue2023start2023end

The Nova Scotia Family Courtworker Framework Project, aims to create an Indigenous Family Courtwork framework. They will meet with Nova Scotia Justice, Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn (KMK) 13 Band Designates and Mi'gmaq Child and Family Services to create a steering committee and guide engagements to determine the best model for Nova Scotia. This will include how many family courtworkers and what services are needed, how they should be managed, costs, training options, etc. This will ultimately lead to developing a team of family court workers at a future date that will provide much-needed support t

Gladue Writers Training$72.7Kvalue2023start2024end

The Gladue Writers Project will consist of two separate three-day training opportunities for a total of 40 current and new Gladue writers. One workshop will be located on Cape Breton Island and the other will be located on the mainland of Nova Scotia. Writers will receive consistent, up to date training and tool kit to ensure reports contain accurate information.

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Gladue Writers Training$72.7Kvalue2023start2025end

The Gladue Writers Project will consist of two separate three-day training opportunities for a total of 40 current and new Gladue writers. One workshop will be located on Cape Breton Island and the other will be located on the mainland of Nova Scotia. Writers will receive consistent, up to date training and tool kit to ensure reports contain accurate information.

Court worker mental Health and Wellness Training$61.6Kvalue2025start2025end

Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network: Court worker mental Health and Wellness Training project will bring together 25 court service team members, including Elders and knowledge keepers for a 3-day mental health first aid training and cultural activity. The training will increase awareness, confidence and capacity of staff involved with supporting ICW clients and families involved in the court process.

ASSIST Training and Equipment upgrade$43.9Kvalue2025start2025end

This funding will support attending an ASIST training and an equipment upgrade.

NS Virtual Regional Gathering$40.0Kvalue2023start2023end

To create collaboration among justice system stakeholders, funders, staff, and participants to share experiences on what is effective in terms of restorative justice. To gather and network to improve relationships and build bridges between the mainstream justice system and Indigenous communities in order to pave a new path for indigenous justice.

Staff Professional Development$25.2Kvalue2026start2027end

Mi’kmaq Customary Law Program staff will attend the 2026 annual conference from the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice entitled "Reimagining Law and Justice Through Restorative Approaches".

ICW National Gathering Travel Support -MLSN$16.5Kvalue2025start2026end

Support the travel costs for nine Indigenous Courtworker from the Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network to attend the Indigenous Courtworker National Gathering 2026 in Vancouver, British Columbia, February, 2026.

Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)$13.5Kvalue2019start–end

This project will support a one-time initiative to provide travel support to enable 8 Indigenous Courtworkers from Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network 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

Project funding in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program 2020/2021$8.2Kvalue2021start2021end

Project funding in support of the Indigenous Courtwork Program 2020/2021 will provide much needed support for Indigenous Courtworkers to carry out their duties. In response to COVID-19 pandemic challenges, this project will address technological and operational or training needs in support of increasing the capacity and supporting the safety and well-being of Indigenous Courtworkers and their clients.

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.

Office equipment support$5.0Kvalue2023start2023end

This project is to support buying office equipment for Justice Staff.

Support to communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.$3.9Kvalue2020start2021end

This project is to support the Recipient in realigning program activities that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic..

Indigenous Justice Program Recidivism Study$3.4Kvalue2020start2021end

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.

Participation in the 2019 Restorative Justice Symposium$3.0Kvalue2019start2020end

This project is to support travel to the 2019 National Restorative Justice Symposium. The Symposium is a national gathering that brings together representatives from community organizations, policy-makers, and restorative justice leaders to share innovative approaches.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada21agreements$5.0Mvalue3programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Years

20261agreements$25.2Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20254agreements$127Kvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20241agreements$99.0Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20235agreements$289Kvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20222agreements$1.6Mvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20213agreements$1.9Mvalue2programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
  • Indigenous Courtwork Program
20202agreements$7.3Kvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20192agreements$16.6Kvalue2programs
  • Business and Regional Growth Program (CED-Business)
  • Indigenous Justice Program
20181agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • Indigenous Justice Program

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.