Victims Fund - Financial Assistance for Canadians Victimized Abroad
Program Summary
Canadians who have been the victim of a serious violent crime in a foreign country may be eligible for financial assistance through the Victims Fund.
Eligible Recipients
Any Canadian may apply to the Victims Fund for financial assistance if he or she is:
- the victim of a serious violent crime in a foreign jurisdiction;
- a family member of a Canadian victim who is dead, ill or incapacitated due to their victimization in a foreign jurisdiction; or
- in the case of a child, a parent or the person responsible for the care and support of the child.
Financial assistance may be available in the case of the following serious violent crimes committed in a foreign jurisdiction:
- Homicide
- Sexual assault
- Aggravated assault
- Assault with serious personal violence, including against a child.
Contact Information
The application form may also be obtained by contacting the Victims Fund Manager:
1.888.606.5111
Victims-Abroad-Fund-Manager@justice.gc.ca
613.954.4893
By writing at:
Victims Fund Manager, Department of Justice
Programs Branch
284 Wellington Street, 6th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H8
