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Public Safety Canada · Contribution program

(GGVAF) Gun and Gang Violence Action Fund

The program purpose is to support law enforcement and intervention initiatives at the provincial/territorial, municipal and community levels by providing funding to provincial and territorial governments to support police services and other organizations in enhancing efforts to prevent, disrupt and combat gun and gang violence, and increase awareness and understanding of related issues.

Total value
$1.1B
Agreements
35
Dec 2018 to Mar 2025
Median agreement
$13.3M
Typical range
$3.3M–$46.7M
the middle half of agreements

Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.

See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Public Safety Canada’s website.

Who got it

Organizations with the most funding under this program.

RecipientAgreementsTotal
Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario2$277M
Ministry of Public Safety Quebec1$131M
Province of Ontario2$127M
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia2$116M
Public Safety and Emergency Services - Public Security Division - Government of Alberta2$113M
Ministry of Public Safety Quebec / Ministère de la sécurité publique du Québec2$93.3M
Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario / Ministère du Solliciteur général d'Ontario1$65.5M
Manitoba Justice, Community Safety Division2$49.8M
Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety2$44.4M
Province of Alberta1$29.9M
Province of Nova Scotia2$18.2M
Province of Manitoba1$13.3M
Province of New Brunswick Department of Public Safety2$10.6M
Department of Justice, Government of Nunavut2$8.5M
Government of Yukon2$8.5M
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador2$7.3M
Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Justice and Public Safety2$7.1M
Department of Justice, Gov of NWT2$5.4M
Safe at Home Society1$3.4M
Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Justice and Public Safety / Gouvernement de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique1$1.6M
Province of Prince Edward Island1$1.6M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

YearAgreementsTotal
20182$8.5M
201927$1.1B
20214$10.2M
20241$3.2M
20251$3.4M

By province

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario5$470M
Quebec3$225M
Alberta3$143M
British Columbia2$116M
Manitoba3$63.2M
Saskatchewan2$44.4M
Nova Scotia2$18.2M
Yukon3$11.9M
New Brunswick2$10.6M
Prince Edward Island4$10.2M
Nunavut2$8.5M
Newfoundland and Labrador2$7.3M
Northwest Territories2$5.4M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government34$1.1B
Not-for-profit organizations and charities1$3.4M

Latest agreements

StartRecipientValue
Mar 2025Safe at Home Society$3,449,689
Jul 2024Department of Justice, Gov of NWT$3,198,556
Mar 2021Province of Prince Edward Island$1,550,002
Mar 2021Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Justice and Public Safety / Gouvernement de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Ministère de la Justice et de la Sécurité publique$1,550,002
Mar 2021Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Justice and Public Safety$4,890,001
Mar 2021Government of Prince Edward Island, Department of Justice and Public Safety$2,218,002
Nov 2019Ministry of Public Safety Quebec / Ministère de la sécurité publique du Québec$46,662,623
Nov 2019Ministry of Public Safety Quebec / Ministère de la sécurité publique du Québec$46,662,623
Nov 2019Ministry of Public Safety Quebec$131,492,003
Mar 2019Province of Manitoba$13,347,624
Mar 2019Manitoba Justice, Community Safety Division$36,468,273
Mar 2019Manitoba Justice, Community Safety Division$13,347,624
Mar 2019Department of Justice, Gov of NWT$2,250,735
Mar 2019Province of New Brunswick Department of Public Safety$7,936,082
Mar 2019Province of New Brunswick Department of Public Safety$2,709,797
Mar 2019Public Safety and Emergency Services - Public Security Division - Government of Alberta$82,893,211
Mar 2019Public Safety and Emergency Services - Public Security Division - Government of Alberta$29,862,806
Mar 2019Province of Alberta$29,862,806
Mar 2019Province of Newfoundland and Labrador$5,415,487
Mar 2019Province of Newfoundland and Labrador$1,843,987
Mar 2019Province of Nova Scotia$13,453,372
Mar 2019Province of Nova Scotia$4,731,447
Mar 2019Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety$32,484,786
Mar 2019Government of Saskatchewan, Ministry of Corrections, Policing and Public Safety$11,897,077
Feb 2019Department of Justice, Government of Nunavut$6,248,929