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Public Safety Canada · Contribution program

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
$55.6M
Agreements
11
Jan 2019 to Mar 2019
Median agreement
$3.1M
Typical range
$2.3M–$6.5M
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
Province of Ontario2$19.1M
Province of Saskatchewan1$11.9M
Province of British Columbia1$5.3M
Province of Nova Scotia1$4.7M
Province of Alberta1$3.1M
Province of New Brunswick Department of Public Safety1$2.7M
Province of Manitoba1$2.3M
Northwest Territories1$2.3M
Nunavut1$2.3M
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador1$1.8M

By year

Agreements by the year they started.

$0$30M$60M2019
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YearAgreementsTotal
201911$55.6M

By province

Alberta: $3.1M in 1 agreement, $1 per residentBritish Columbia: $5.3M in 1 agreement, $1 per residentManitoba: $2.3M in 1 agreement, $2 per residentNew Brunswick: $2.7M in 1 agreement, $3 per residentNewfoundland and Labrador: $1.8M in 1 agreement, $3 per residentNova Scotia: $4.7M in 1 agreement, $4 per residentNorthwest Territories: $2.3M in 1 agreement, $49 per residentNunavut: $2.3M in 1 agreement, $52 per residentOntario: $19.1M in 2 agreements, $1 per residentPE: none hereQC: none hereSaskatchewan: $11.9M in 1 agreement, $9 per residentYT: none hereABBCMBNBNLNSNTNUONPEQCSKYT
$1–$2$3–$4$9$49–$52

Per resident: the total over the whole window divided by the population on 1 July 2026 (Statistics Canada, table 17-10-0009-01). Agreements are placed by the recipient’s address, so a national organization’s funding counts where its office is.

Province or territoryAgreementsTotal
Ontario2$19.1M
Saskatchewan1$11.9M
British Columbia1$5.3M
Nova Scotia1$4.7M
Alberta1$3.1M
New Brunswick1$2.7M
Manitoba1$2.3M
Northwest Territories1$2.3M
Nunavut1$2.3M
Newfoundland and Labrador1$1.8M

By type of recipient

As the department classified the recipient.

Recipient typeAgreementsTotal
Government11$55.6M

Latest agreements

RecipientValue
Northwest TerritoriesGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Northwest Territories (GGVAF-NWT) · Contribution · Mar 2019$2,250,735
Province of New Brunswick Department of Public SafetyGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - New Brunswick · Contribution · Mar 2019$2,709,797
Province of AlbertaGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Alberta (GGVAF-AB) · Contribution · Mar 2019$3,127,305
Province of Newfoundland and LabradorGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Newfoundland and Labrador · Contribution · Mar 2019$1,843,987
Province of Nova ScotiaGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Nova Scotia · Contribution · Mar 2019$4,731,447
Province of ManitobaGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Manitoba (GGVAF-MB) · Contribution · Mar 2019$2,317,181
Province of SaskatchewanGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Saskatchewan (GGVAF-SK) · Contribution · Mar 2019$11,897,077
NunavutGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - Nunavut (GGVAF-NU) · Contribution · Feb 2019$2,250,735
Province of OntarioGun and Gang Violence Action Fund – Ontario · Contribution · Feb 2019$7,766,078
Province of OntarioGun and Gang Violence Action Fund – Ontario · Contribution · Feb 2019$11,377,756
Province of British ColumbiaGun and Gang Violence Action Fund - British Columbia (GGVAF-BC) · Contribution · Jan 2019$5,300,169