This section of the website contains information from Ontario and federal sources related to alternatives to custody and alternative programs. It is a sampling and not exhaustive. Some sources provide a description of program and access information. Others provide access to the source for more information. The entries are arranged alphabetically.
Aboriginal Corrections Policy Unit
Public Safety Canada
340 Laurier Avenue West,
Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0P8
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Website: http://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/cor/ac/index-eng.aspx
Aboriginal Legal Services of Toronto- Community Council Program
211 Yonge Street, Suite 500
Toronto, ON M5B 1M4
(416)-408-4041
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www.aboriginallegal.ca
The Community Council is a criminal diversion program for Aboriginal offenders - adult and youth - who live in Toronto. The project takes Aboriginal offenders out of the criminal justice system and brings them before members of the Aboriginal community. The members of the Council are men and women who represent a cross-section of Toronto's Aboriginal community. The focus of the Community Council is to develop a plan by consensus that will allow the offender to take responsibility for his/her actions, address the root causes of the problem and integrate him/her into the community in a positive way. This is the first project to apply these principles in an urban setting.
Akwesasne Justice Program
http://www.akwesasne.ca/justice.htm
Biidaaban Community Healing Program
Chippewa's of Rama First Nation
5884 Rama Road, #200
P.O. Box 35
Rama, Ontario L0K 1T0
Canadian Mental Health Association
http://www.ontario.cmha.ca/content/mental_health_system/community_mental_health.asp?cID=3957
Canadian Mental Health Association Cochrane Timiskaming Branch
http://www.cmhact.ca/english/programs/courtsupport.htm
CMHA Timmins Office, Court Response Program
330 Second Ave., Suite 201
Timmins, ON, P4N 8A4
Phone (705) 267-8100
Fax (705) 268-8742
CMHA Kirkland Lake Office, Court Response Program
36 Prospect Avenue
Kirkland Lake, ON
P2N 2V4
Phone (705) 567-9596
Fax (705) 567-5211
CMHA New Liskeard Office, Court Response Program
P.O. Box 249
310 Whitewood Avenue
New Liskeard, ON, P0J 1P0
Phone (705) 647-4444
Fax (705) 647-4434
Community Options for Justice
Contact: Ruth Merrill
Executive Director
52 Wellington Street South
Woodstock, Ontario, N4S 3H6
Telephone: 519-539-2119
Facsimile: 519-539-8185
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http://www.ocl.net/projects/coj/
Community Resource Connections of TorontoMental Health Court Support Services in Toronto
366 Adelaide St. East
Suite 230,
Toronto, Ontario, M5A 3X9
Tel:(416) 482-4103
Fax:(416) 482-5237
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Council of Elizabeth Fry Societies of Ontario
24 Queen Street East,
Suite LL-01
Brampton, Ontario, L6V 1A3
Telephone (905) 455-6164
Fax (905) 459-1322
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www.cefso.ca
Department of Justice Canada
http://canada.justice.gc.ca/en/ps/index.html
Erie's North Shore Housing Inc.
Serving Haldimand & Norfolk Counties
Simcoe, Ontario
1-888-750-7778
http://www.hnmentalhealth.com/diversion.htm
Grand Council Treaty #3 Justice Project
P. O. Box 1720
Kenora, Ontario P9N 3X7
With the following satellite programs:
Lac Seul Aboriginal Community Justice Project
Grassy Narrows Aboriginal Community Justice Project
Onegaming Aboriginal Community Justice Project
Naicatchewenin Aboriginal Community Justice Project
Intensive Support and Supervision Program
The Intensive Support and Supervision Program (ISSP) has been developed to provide intensive clinical and community supports, supervision and crisis management for young persons with diagnosed mental illness or disorder who might likely be sentenced to custody.
During the pilot phase of the program, ISSP will be accessed as a condition of a probation order through a recommendation in a pre-sentence report. By providing the ISSP services in conjunction with probation supervision, the young person will:
- Have a single case manager during the YCJA sentence.
- Be held appropriately accountable for offending behaviour.
- Be supported to achieve success/change in a community setting.
- Be linked to appropriate services that continue beyond the sentence.
The Ministry of Children and Youth Services has service contracts with transfer payment agencies to implement the ISSP Model. For more information about the Intensive Support and Supervision Program pilots contact the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, Youth Justice Services Division, Community Development and Partnerships Branch, Mental Health and Specialized Programs unit.
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Service Provider & Location |
Contact Names |
Youth Justice Services Region |
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Youthdale Treatment Centre |
Paul Allen |
Central (416 area code) |
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Kinark Child and Family Services |
Jacquie Brown |
Central (905 area code) |
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Lutherwood/CODA |
Jayne Matzeg |
Western Region |
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Algonquin Child and Family Services |
Jeffery Hawkins |
Northern Region |
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Eastern Ontario Young Offender Services |
Vickie Jennings |
Eastern |
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St. Lawrence Youth Association |
Mary Lynn Cousins (613) 542-9634 ext 222 |
Kingston, Lanark, Leeds, Lennox and Hasting Counties |
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Durham Family Court Clinic |
Executive Director: |
Northumberland, Peterborough, Haliburton and Kawartha Lakes and Durham
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Intercede Services Inc., ("Behavioural Contracting Model")
In care of C.J. Brown Associates,
40 King St., W., Suite 801,
Oshawa, ON, L1H 1A4
Attn: David Harrington or Carol Brown
Bus. (905) 728-8408
1-866-299-5599
www.intercede.on.ca
John Howard Society of Canada,
Ontario Provincial Office
111 Peter Street, Suite 603
Toronto, ON, M5V 2H1
Phone: 416.408.4282 Ext 223
Fax: 416.408.2991
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Website: http://www.johnhoward.on.ca
Executive Director: Paula Osmok
John Howard Society of Canada,
809 Blackburn Mews
Kingston, ON, K7P 2N6
Tel: (613) 384-6272
Fax: (613) 384-1847
Executive Director: Graham Stewart
Legal Aid Ontario
(416) 979-2352
1-800-668-8258
http://www.legalaid.on.ca/en/news/sustainability/Sustain_I.htm
Lutherwood "Open Custody Program"
139 Father David Bauer Drive,
Waterloo, ON
N2L 6L1
Phone: (519) 884-7755
http://www.lutherwood.ca/MentalHealth/opencustody.asp
Lutherwood is an accredited Mental Health Centre committed to providing quality mental health services to children, youth and families. "Open Custody" is a rehabilitative residential care program for youth between the ages of 12 and 16 who have significant mental health needs and have been convicted under the Young Offenders Act. Lutherwood Open Custody is located in Waterloo Region and provides services covering the Ontario Central West Region. Referrals to this program are from Youth Criminal Justice Court and Probation Services.
N'Amerind Community Justice Program
N'Amerind Friendship Centre
260 Colbourne Street
London, Ontario N6B 2S6
NALSC Restorative Justice Program
Nishnawbe Aski Legal Services Corporation
86 S. Cumberland Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7B 2V3
Tel: 807-622-1413
Operation Springboard Head Office
2 Carlton Street, Suite 800
Toronto, Ontario, M5B 1J3
Phone: 416-977-0089
Fax: 416-977-2840
Website: www.operationspringboard.on.ca
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Saa Sii Tonitiwin Justice Program
Naotkamegwanning First Nation
Pawitik, Ontario
P0X 1L0
The Family Y Community & Employment Services
648 2nd Avenue East
Owen Sound, ON, N4K 2G8
Phone: (519) 371-9222
1-800-265-3711
Fax: (519) 371-9224
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The Family Y Community & Employment Services
299 10th St.
Hanover, ON, N4N 1P1
Phone: (519) 364-3163
Fax: (519) 364-3187
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http://www.ymcaowensound.on.ca/youth-justice.cfm
Three Fires Aboriginal Community Justice Program
Niagara Regional Indian Friendship Centre
382 Airport Road
R. R. #4
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario L0S 1J0
Operating at: Niagara Regional Indian Friendship Centre, Hamilton Indian Friendship Centre and the Fort Erie Friendship Centre
Thunder Bay Community Council Program
Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre
401 N. Cumberland Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7A 4P7
Tel: 807-345-5840
Thunderbird Alternative Justice Program
Thunderbird Friendship Centre
301 Beamish Avenue West
P. O. Box 430
Geraldton, Ontario P0T 1M0
Tel: 807-854-1060
UCCM Justice Program
United Chiefs & Councils of Manitoulin
P. O. Box 275
M’Chigeeng, Ontario P0P 1G0
Providence Continuing Care Centre
(Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul)
Several addresses in Southeastern Ontario
http://www.pccchealth.org/Default.aspx?tabid=138
Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness Canada
PSEPC is responsible for developing legislation and policies governing corrections, implementing innovative approaches to community justice, and providing research expertise and resources to the corrections community. http://www.psepc.gc.ca/prg/cor/index-en.asp
Youth Justice Committee Program
The Youth Justice Committee Program is a program of the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General. Youth Justice Committees involve trained community volunteers who meet with a young person who is accused of a low risk offence, their parent(s) or guardian, and the victim if they are willing to attend, to work out a way that the young person can make amends for what they have done. Police may refer the young person to the YJC before a charge is laid, or the Crown may refer the young person after a charge is laid. At a YJC meeting, participants work together to come up with measures as an alternative to formal court proceedings.
As of July 2012, there are Youth Justice Committees in 48 communities throughout Ontario. Each YJC is supported by a local community agency. The contacts for each of the YJC supporting agencies are listed below.
More information about the Youth Justice Committee Program can be found at http://www.yjcontario.ca
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2201 Finch (Toronto) |
Anita Roodal |
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Barrie |
Rhonda Leduc |
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Belleville |
Denise Cooney |
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Brantford |
Sue Lefler |
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Brockville |
Robyn Healy |
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Caledon/Dufferin |
Anita Roodal |
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Cochrane |
Donna Lise Lamothe |
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Cornwall |
Dan O'Rourke |
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Dryden |
Debbie Dokuchie |
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Elgin County |
David Payler |
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Fort Frances |
Steve Latimer |
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Goderich |
Jessica Davies |
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Guelph |
Randy Scott |
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Haileybury |
Andrew Ager |
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Haldimand |
Michelle Connor |
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Haliburton |
Donna Austin |
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Halton Region |
Iain Leithead |
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Hamilton |
Kim Gibson-Chalmers |
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Kenora |
Ken Brown |
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Kingston |
Jessica Christie |
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Kitchener |
Maureen Murphy |
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Lambton County |
Monica Vautour & Jenna McKinnon |
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Lindsay |
Allison Merritt |
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London |
Alice Lewis |
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Marathon and Manitouwadge |
Isobel Noble |
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Muskoka |
Melanie Vey |
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Newmarket |
Steve Hinder |
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Nipigon |
Kris Brown |
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Norfolk |
Michelle Connor |
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North Bay |
Lynn Racicot |
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Northumberland |
Rosemary Orendt |
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Owen Sound (Grey) |
Bill Mcdougall |
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Oxford County |
Karen Gibbons |
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Parry Sound |
Derek Tutt |
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Peel |
Anita Roodal |
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Perth |
Sheri Halliday |
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Peterborough |
Ann Hines/Evan Bates |
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Picton |
Tel:613-476-3033 |
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Port Colborne (Niagara) |
Scott Johnson |
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Sault Ste. Marie |
Gail Patreau |
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Scarborough (Malvern) |
Aaron Hanota |
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Scarborough (West) |
Davis Mitchell |
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Stratford/Perth |
Mrs. JayJ McKinley |
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Thunder Bay |
Dwayne Elliot |
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Timmins |
Wayne Walker |
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Walkerton (Bruce) |
Bill Mcdougall |
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Whitby |
Andrea Dafoe |
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Windsor |
Joanna Sawicki |