NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT AND VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION: federal grants and contributions

Updated 11 October 2026 · Halifax | Halifax, NS · grants and contributions register · Halifax

NOVA SCOTIA DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, MAINTENANCE ENFORCEMENT AND VICTIM SERVICES DIVISION: federal grants and contributions: 5 agreements; $14.8M value; 1 departments; 1 programs.

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5agreements
$14.8Mvalue
1departments
1programs

Largest agreements

Enhancement of Services for Victims of Crime in Nova Scotia$6.2Mvalue2021start2026end

The Province of Nova Scotia will undertake several activities over five fiscal years to advance victim services and access to justice for victims, while giving victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. Planned activities include: support services of the Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network; an Aboriginal Victim Case Coordinator; implementation of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights through a designated Restitution Coordinator; and, independent legal advice for victims of sexual assault.

Enhancement of Services for Victims of Crime in Nova Scotia$4.2Mvalue2021start2026end

The Province of Nova Scotia will undertake several activities over five fiscal years to advance victim services and access to justice for victims, while giving victims a more effective voice in the criminal justice system in Nova Scotia. Planned activities include: support services of the Mi'kmaw Legal Support Network; an Aboriginal Victim Case Coordinator; implementation of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights through a designated Restitution Coordinator; and, independent legal advice for victims of sexual assault.

Family Information Liaison Unit (NS FILU)$2.2Mvalue2025start2030end

The Nova Scotia Family Information Liaison Unit will continue to provide a dedicated liaison function between families of missing and murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP) and other agencies and services, including the criminal justice system, social services, policing and Mi’kmaw Legal Support Network. Families of MMIP will be supported through therapeutic and/or culturally appropriate healing supports. The FILU will continue their partnership with the Nova Scotia Native Women's Association who will provide direct service to family members of MMIP in all thirteen First Nation communities in Nova

Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls$1.4Mvalue2020start2025end

The Family Information Liaison Unit of Nova Scotia will continue to be a "one-stop information service" for families, providing a dedicated liaison function between families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) and other agencies and services, including working in collaboration with other Provincial and Territorial Family Information Liaison Units. The Family Information Liaison Unit will provide direct service to family members of MMIWG in all thirteen First Nation communities in Nova Scotia, as well as the Sydney area of Cape Breton.

Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (NS FILU)$846Kvalue2020start2023end

The Family Information Liaison Unit (FILU) of Nova Scotia will continue to be a "one-stop information service" for families, providing a dedicated liaison function between families of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) and other agencies and services, including working in collaboration with other PT FILUs. The FILU will provide direct service to family members of MMIWG in all thirteen First Nation communities in Nova Scotia, as well as the Sydney area of Cape Breton.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada5agreements$14.8Mvalue1programs

Years

20251agreements$2.2Mvalue1programs
  • Victims Fund
20212agreements$10.4Mvalue1programs
  • Victims Fund
20202agreements$2.2Mvalue1programs
  • Victims Fund

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.