
Alberta Police Based Victim Service Association sounds alarm on Bill 16
LETHBRIDGE, AB – The Alberta Police Based Victim Service Association (APBVSA) is raising some issues on changes being proposed by the provincial government.
President Alf Rudd says Bill 16 – Victims of Crime (Strengthening Public Safety) Amendment Act would put victim services organizations in a challenging position.
The original Victims of Crime Act was created in 1990.
It collected a surcharge of fines assessed for different offences in Alberta. Those funds (known as the Victims of Crime Fund) are not tax dollars and were intended to support victim service organizations.