New authorities funding helps youngsters and youth affected by abuse in Saskatchewan

August 26, 2025 — Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan — Department of Justice Canada

The Government of Canada is investing greater than $470,000 over two years to help the opening of the Moose Jaw Little Oak Child and Youth Justice Centre and to develop the Victim Services Responder program. These investments, in partnership with the provincial authorities, will assist create protected, child-friendly areas and trauma-informed providers for kids and youth who’re victims of abuse, so youngsters, youth, and households are supported all through their therapeutic journey.

The announcement was made right this moment by the Honourable Buckley Belanger, Secretary of State (Rural Development), on behalf of the Honourable Sean Fraser, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada and Minister answerable for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, alongside the Honourable Tim McLeod, Okay.C., Saskatchewan’s Minister of Justice and Attorney General and Minister of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety. The Secretary of State additionally toured the newly opened CYAC in Moose Jaw with Minister McLeod and representatives from the Moose Jaw Police Service.

The new CYAC, which receives funding from Justice Canada’s Victims Fund, offers a cushty and protected child-friendly atmosphere for kids and youth who’re victims of abuse and helps them and their households navigate the assorted techniques they encounter with the help of a collaborative and coordinated multi-disciplinary staff.

The Government of Canada continues to advertise entry to justice, enhance the capability of service suppliers and enhance the notice of accessible providers to victims and survivors of crime and their households.