On February 21st, 2020, the Director of the Department, Donald Nicholls, appeared before an Expert Committee on Support to Victims of Sexual Assault and Conjugal Violence to address the need of frontline services and workers in Quebec to be more responsive to the cases involving Indigenous women and children.

 

The Expert Committee on Support to Victims of Sexual Assault and Conjugal Violence, formed by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Quebec and by elected representatives of the three other parties represented In the National Assembly, consulted the victims of sexual assault or domestic violence in order to examine potential new measures to ensure a more sustained level of support that better matches victims’ needs.