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Victim Services Branch
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For information about the Compensation for Victims of Crime Program,
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Compensation for Victims of Crime Program
The Compensation for Victims of
Crime program provides compensation to victims who suffer personal
injury, hardships or expenses as a result of certain crimes. The program
is also available to specific relatives and dependants of victims of
homicide in Manitoba.
If someone has been injured as a result of a crime, or someone is an
immediate family member of a person killed due to a crime, that person
may be entitled to compensation. People may also be compensated if they
were injured while helping a police officer or while trying to prevent a
crime.
To apply for compensation, the
offender does not need to have been caught, but a formal report must be
made to the police.
Compensation may cover
reasonable expenses (not already covered by another source) resulting
from a crime, including:
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payment
of medical expenses (prescription drug costs, ambulance bills)
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replacement
of damaged clothing or items seized by police as evidence
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dental
treatment, replacement or repair of dentures
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replacement
or repair of prescription eyeglasses
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payment
for grief therapy or other counselling services
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compensation
for lost wages for victims who have been disabled or for dependants of
victims who were fatally injured
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support
payments for dependents
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payment
for rehabilitation or retraining
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compensation
for permanent disability
- payment of funeral expenses
Compensation for Victims of Crime
(59Kb PDF)
Application for Compensation
(82Kb PDF)
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