Moving the conversation forward : Faire avancer le débat : un forum pour les victimes, les défenseurs des droits des victimes et les organismes de services aux victimes, organisé par le Bureau de l'ombudsman fédéral des victimes d'actes criminels (les 18 et 19 avril 2013)

The Victims Fund may help cover the following expenses: • travel expenses to return to the country where the crime occurred in order to attend the preliminary hearing and/or trial or equivalent process • travel expenses to return to the country where the crime occurred in order to testify at the preliminary hearing and/or trial if the host country in unwilling or unable to pay • travel expenses fo [...] Recognizing the limited services available for victims who were victimized abroad and the challenges in relation to the jurisdictional boundaries within Canada (wherein the provinces and territories are responsible for the majority of the delivery of victim services), the OFOVC made the following recommendation to the Government of Canada in its submission for the Victims Bill of Rights. [...] Victims who wish to attend a Parole Board of Canada (PBC) hearing may receive travel funding assistance if they have: • registered with the CSC or the PBC pursuant to the CCRA; • applied to the PBC to attend a hearing of the offender who harmed them, either to observe or to present a victim impact statement; • been approved by the PBC to attend the hearing; and • attended the hearing. [...] Below are the recommendations the OFOVC made to the Government in June 2013 for inclusion in the Victims Bill of Rights in order to ensure victims are sufficiently informed, and which the Office encourages the Government to act on in light of the participants’ perspectives on this issue. [...] Greater awareness of federal services and programs In 2010, the Government of Canada initiated a national advertising campaign with overall goals of informing Canadians of the needs of victims of crime; encouraging Canadians to visit a Government of Canada website outlining the federal services and information available to victims of crime; and encouraging victims of crime and their support networ