Please Note: Services may be impacted in response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Please contact any service prior to visiting in person to receive up to date information on changes to their availability (e.g. hours of operation etc.)
Ontario. Ministry of the Attorney General
Northern Region - Victim / Witness Assistance Program
- Description
COVID19 Update: Court case backlog -- clients may experience difficulties contacting local offices and should leave a message with return phone number; VWAP staff will return voicemail as soon as possible- Provides information and assistance to support participation in the criminal court process
- Services begin once police have laid charges and continue until the court case is over
- Case-specific information (court dates, bail conditions)
- Court preparation
- Needs assessment
- Emotional support
- Crisis intervention
- Referrals to community agencies
Provides financial and court-based supports to enable victims of crime and families of homicide victims to attend court, including:- Travel arrangements and expenses
- Language interpretation
- Real-time captioning or other equipment for victims with disabilities
- Comments
- Satellite offices located in Dryden and Fort Frances (see separate listings) and Satellite courts located in Atikokan, Bearskin Lake, Big Trout Lake, Cat Lake, Deer Lake, Fort Severn, Ignace, Lac Seul, Kasabonika, Keewaywin, Kingfisher, Muskrat Dam, North Spirit Lake, Pickle Lake, Pikangikum, Poplar Hill, Rainy River, Red Lake, Sachigo Lake, Sandy Lake, Sioux Lookout, Wapekeka, Weagamow Lake and Wunnumin Lake
- Eligibility
- Victims and witnesses of:
- Intimate partner abuse/domestic violence
- Child physical and sexual abuse
- Sexual assault (including historical sexual assault and human trafficking)
- Intimate partner abuse/domestic violence
- Families of homicide victims
- Families of motor vehicle fatalities
- Elderly victims
- Victims with disabilities
- Victims of hate crime
Vulnerable Victims and Family Fund- Eligibility determined on case-by-case basis
- Victims and witnesses of:
- Application Process
- Referral by police, Crown Attorney, community agency, or self-referral
- Toll Free
- 1-866-931-3484
- Office
- 807-468-2839
- Fax
- 807-468-2888
- Web Site
- https://www.attorneygeneral.jus.gov.on.ca/english/ovss
- Languages
- English
- Contact
- Keira Belair, Administrative Assistant
Email: keira.belair@ontario.ca - Regional Manager
- Lara Dowdell
Email: laura.dowdell@ontario.ca - Fees
- None
- Documents Required
- None
- Accessibility
- Fully Accessible
- Legal Status
- Government - Provincial
- Topic(s)
- Agency Information
- View Agency Profile
- Copyright
- 211 Ontario North
- Last Verified On
- May 4, 2020
- Address
- 220 Main St S, Lower Level
Kenora, ON, P9N 1T2
Located at Main St S and 3rd St S
Open in Google Maps - Hours of Operation
- Mon0830 - 1700Tue0830 - 1700Wed0830 - 1700Thu0830 - 1700Fri0830 - 1700
Mon-Fri 8:30 am-5 pm - Service Area(s)
- Atikokan
- Bearskin Lake First Nation
- Cat Lake First Nation
- Deer Lake First Nation
- Dryden
- Fort Frances
- Fort Severn First Nation
- Kasabonika Lake First Nation
- Kenora
- Kenora District
- Kenora, Unorganized
- Kingfisher Lake First Nation
- Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug First Nation
- Muskrat Dam First Nation
- North Caribou First Nation
- North Spirit Lake First Nation
- Pikangikum First Nation
- Poplar Hill First Nation
- Rainy River
- Sachigo Lake First Nation
- Wapekeka First Nation
