Acknowledgements

The author gratefully acknowledges the Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) Working Group on Victims of Crime – Sub-Committee on National Victims Data for its guidance and collaboration in support of this study.

Sincere thanks are also extended to Statistics Canada’s Canadian Centre for Justice and Community Safety Statistics (CCJCSS), the Heads of Court Administrators – Courts Statistics Information Sub-Committee (HoCA-CSI), Correctional Service Canada (CSC), the Parole Board of Canada (PBC), and provincial and territorial justice partners, including victim services programs, court services, Crown prosecution services, and review boards. Their data contributions, subject-matter expertise, and collaboration made this study possible.

The author also thanks Justice Canada colleagues Susan McDonald, Nadine Badets, and Lara Rooney for their valuable guidance, review, and support throughout this project.