Action plan to address family violence and violent crimes against aboriginal women and girls / : Plan d'action pour contrer la violence familiale et les crimes violents à l'endroit des femmes et des filles autochtones

As part of our Government’s longstanding commitment to protect the vulnerable and safeguard Canadians, my colleagues – the Ministers of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Justice, Public Safety and Canadian Heritage – and I are releasing this Action Plan to Address Family Violence and Violent Crimes Against Aboriginal Women and Girls. [...] The Compendium of Promising Practices to Reduce Violence and Increase Safety of Aboriginal Women includes programs across Canada showing promising results in reducing violence and increasing the safety of Aboriginal women and girls. [...] Projects will raise awareness through education and related activities to increase understanding about the impacts of violence; engage Aboriginal men and boys to prevent violence; and empower Aboriginal women and girls to speak out about violence and to seek support from service providers and law enforcement officials. [...] This is in addition to ongoing investments in the Aboriginal Skills and Employment Training Strategy, Skills and Partnership Fund, the First Nation and Inuit Youth Employment Strategy, and the First Nations Job Fund, which aim to increase the participation of all Aboriginal people in the economy. [...] The legislation would also make the harm done to victims and the community a key consideration in determining the sentence of an offender, ensuring an emphasis on community safety and the protection of women and children.