Justice committee  You are referring to my remarks where I spoke about the justice complaint mechanism that we developed after the coming into force of the CVBR. I can't speak to all the different questions and data that you asked for specifically or to whether we have the numbers for all the va

Justice committee  You had also raised this issue last June. We will look at it according to the recommendations and the information that will be given to us, as explained by my colleague Mr. Taylor earlier. At the moment, indirect victims are not included in the current definition.

Justice committee  Good afternoon. I was indeed here in June, but this time my colleague Cyndi Fuss, who manages the victims' program, is here with us, and she will be able to give you the information requested. I'll turn the floor over to her.

Justice committee  The definition of “victim” is found in section 2 of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights and in the Criminal Code. I'll give you the one from the Bill of Rights. A victim is “an individual who has suffered physical or emotional harm, property damage or economic loss as the result

Justice committee  Thank you for the opportunity to provide information on Justice Canada's measures that support the implementation of the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights. Former Bill C-32, an act to enact the Canadian Victims Bill of Rights, came into force in 2015. It gives victims of crime st

Justice committee  Are you referring to people who have been convicted in Canada only or abroad?

Justice committee  Victim services are varied and widespread across the country and come in many forms.

Justice committee  Unfortunately, I'm unable to answer that question.

Justice committee  Excuse me, but I'm having technical problems. I think my network is the problem.

Justice committee  May I continue? I'm hearing a....

Justice committee  Those who are victimized abroad have funding through the federal victims fund to help support them, and the Province of Quebec has just amended their provincial victim legislation, which has just come to pass and will be in force by the fall. They now recognize and will be provid

Justice committee  Each province and territory has its own support service, since each is responsible for direct service to victims. There are different agencies, different measures and different programs. It's very varied.

Justice committee  The definition of victim is provided in the CVBR and in the Criminal Code. It depends on the correlation, if the children of the offender were offended against themselves by the offender who has been....

Justice committee  As you will know, the CVBR is the overarching bill, and when it was passed, a number of Criminal Code amendments were provided. There have been many changes to the Criminal Code to provide for different measures, including testimonial aids and publication bans. Accompanying all

Justice committee  We are currently monitoring the case law to see if, in effect, the amendments to the Criminal Code are having the impact that was envisioned when they were implemented to ensure the victim is not forgotten, and that there's real attention paid to restitution. We're still analyz