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Information for Service Providers

Effective June 30, 2002 the Crime Victim Assistance Act and Regulations came into force and the Crime Victim Assistance Program became operational. This program is administered by Victim Services and Community Programs Division, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General and replaces the Criminal Injury Compensation Program administered by the Worker's Compensation Board.

The Crime Victim Assistance Program provides assistance to victims of violent crime to aid in their recovery and ongoing security, so that they may participate fully and safely in their communities.

Under the Crime Victim Assistance Act, victims injured as a result of certain crimes, immediate family members of an injured or deceased victim and some witnesses may be eligible for financial assistance or benefits.

Send applications to:

Crime Victim Assistance Program
PO Box 5550 Stn Terminal
Vancouver, BC V6B 1H1
Phone: (604) 660-3888
Toll free in BC at 1-866-660-3888

Which application form should an applicant use?

If a person is injured physically or psychologically as a result of a prescribed offence committed in British Columbia, they should complete the Victim Application.
If a person is the spouse, child, sibling, parent, grandparent or grandchild of a victim who was injured or died as a result of a prescribed offence, they should complete the Immediate Family Member Application. (Note: To be eligible for benefits, the immediate family member must have suffered economic loss or psychological harm, or be a minor child of a deceased victim.)
If a person has a strong emotional attachment to the victim and witnesses or comes upon the scene of a crime that caused a life-threatening injury to, or the death of, the victim they should complete the Witness Application. (Note: To be eligible for benefits, a witness must have suffered diagnosed psychological harm.)

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Updated: May 23, 2007