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Directory of organizations offering support to citizens in matters of police ethics
Directory of organizations offering support to citizens in matters of police ethics
We have attempted to contact and interview as many advocacy organizations and legal clinics as possible to compile this directory. If you would like your organization to be included in this directory, or you want us to make changes to your listing, please contact us.
Please note that our inclusion of an organization on this list does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of the quality of the services provided by this organization in support of the police ethics process.
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01)
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02)
Capitale-Nationale (03)
Mauricie (04)
Estrie (05)
Montréal (06)
Outaouais (07)
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08)
Côte-Nord (09)
Nord-du-Québec (10)
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11)
Chaudière-Appalaches (12)
Laval (13)
Lanaudière (14)
Laurentides (15)
Montérégie (16)
Centre-du-Québec (17)
Bas-Saint-Laurent (01)
No organization at this time.
Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean (02)
No organization at this time.
Capitale-Nationale (03)
No organization at this time.
Mauricie (04)
No organization at this time.
Estrie (05)
No organization at this time.
Montréal (06)
Action autonomie, le collectif pour la défense des droits en santé mentale de Montréal
Mission : Support for people who are victims of abuse for reasons related to their real or presumed mental state.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process.
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Support during a conciliation session in police ethics;
- Support during a police ethics hearing.
Site Internet : https://www.actionautonomie.qc.ca
Adresse : 3958, rue Dandurand, 3rd floor, Montréal, QC, H1X 1P7
Téléphone : 514-525-5060
The Black Coalition of Quebec
Mission : Defending human rights and promoting social justice. The Black Coalition of Quebec offers free legal clinic services with the following objectives:
- Promote the rights and interests of victims of racial discrimination, judicial abuse, police brutality and racial profiling.
- To help victims build their legal cases and accompany them in their efforts.
- To respond to their need for information and to refer victims to the appropriate institutions and organizations, and to provide them with the necessary information to improve their situation.
Services offered in police ethics
- Address for receiving correspondence for homeless person(s);
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process;
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Support during a conciliation session in police ethics;
- Support during a police ethics hearing.
Website : https://liguedesnoirs.org/en/
Address : 5201 Boul. Décarie, Montréal, QC, H3W 3C2
Phone : 514-489-3830
Black Community Resource Centre
Mission : The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) is a growing, resource-based organization that strengthens community capacity by providing professional support to organizations and individuals in need. The Centre is committed to helping visible minority youth rekindle their dreams, and achieve their full potential. We take a comprehensive approach to meet the needs of English-speaking youth. By referring to the “Holistic Project” approach through our community service, we recognize that youth have many needs (e.g., socio-cultural, educational, and economic, etc.) that must be addressed in order for youth to achieve their greatest potential in our society.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process;
Website : https://bcrcmontreal.com
Address : 6767, Côte-des-Neiges, Suite 497, Montreal, QC, H3S 2T6
Phone : 514-342-2247
Clinique juridique du Grand Montréal
Mission : To generate concrete access to justice, to dismantle the various manifestations of systemic racism in which the litigant navigates and to be the reference in racial profiling.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process;
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint.
Website : https://cjgm.ca/
Address : 3735 Monselet, Montréal-Nord, QC, H1H 2B3
Phone : 514-789-2823
Clinique juridique en soutien aux personnes victimes d'infractions criminelles de la Faculté de droit de l'Université de Montréal (Support for Victims of Crimes)
Mission : To provide victims of crime, their families and witnesses with legal information and psychosocial referrals tailored to their needs.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process.
Website : https://droit.umontreal.ca/en/programs/legal-clinic/support-for-victims-of-crimes/
Address : Faculté de droit, Pavillon Jean-Brillant, 3200, rue Jean-Brillant, Bureau B-2202, Montréal, QC, H3T 1J7
Phone : 514 343-7851
Legal Information Clinic Concordia (LIC)
Mission : Providing free legal information to students, alumni, and staff of Concordia University.
Services offered in police ethics
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Support during a police ethics hearing.
Website : https://www.csu.qc.ca/services/lic/
Address : 1550 De Maisonneuve West, 1550 Boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest, Montreal, QC, H3G 2E9
Phone : 514 848-7474
Rebâtir
Mission : To offer 4 hours of free legal consultations to victims of domestic and sexual violence.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Police Ethics Commissioner and the police ethics process;
- Legal advice for victims who wish to file a police ethics complaint.
Website : https://www.rebatir.ca/
Phone: 1-833-REBATIR (1-833-732-2847)
The Red Coalition
Mission : The Red Coalition is a group of like-minded people from all walks of life, shapes, colors and sizes; lobbying for one common goal, which is to eliminate the practice of racial profiling and systemic racism within Canada; while raising clarity and awareness to the mental health issues and public health problems it is causing amongst it's citizens.The "act" of practicing racial profiling against innocent victims by Canada's police forces do not just stop at the victim, but actually touches those close to them equally.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process;
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Translation or interpreter service during the police ethics process;
- Support during a conciliation session in police ethics;
- Support during a police ethics hearing.
Website : https://redcoalition.ca/
Regroupement des activistes pour l'inclusion au Québec (RAPLIQ)
Mission : RAPLIQ is a Quebec-wide organization that supports and accompanies people with disabilities who are victims of discrimination in defending and asserting their rights and in promoting them by aiming to eradicate the discrimination that is too often made against them.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Police Ethics Commissioner and the police ethics process;
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Support during a conciliation session in police ethics;
- Support during a police ethics hearing.
Website : https://rapliq.org/en/
Address : 1371, boul. Saint-Joseph Est, Montréal, QC, H2J 1M4
Phone : 514-656-1664
Service d'interprète, d'aide et de référence aux immigrants (SIARI)
Mission : To support and assist new immigrants for social, cultural and linguistic integration so that they become an integral part of Quebec society and that in 23 different languages. Our priority is to make them actors of their own change by promoting everyone’s autonomy and responsibility.
Services offered in police ethics
- Translation or interpreter service during the police ethics process;
- Support and translationduring a police ethics hearing.
Website : https://www.siari.org/
Address : 6767, chemin de la Côte-des-Neiges, bureau 499, Montréal, H3S 2T6
Phone : 514-738-4763
Welcome Hall Mission
Mission : Welcome Hall Mission is the largest doorway to help for Montrealers in need. Many programs are available to support those experiencing homelessness, young single mothers, families and at-risk youth. Providing hope through concrete actions and effective solutions.
Services offered in police ethics
- Address for receiving correspondence for homeless person(s).
Website : https://welcomehallmission.com/
Address : 606 Rue de Courcelle, Montréal, QC, H4C 3L5
Phone : 514-523-5288
Y des femmes de Montréal - Legal Information Clinic
Mission : Build a better future for women, girls and their families. Promote access to justice. Democratize the law.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process;
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Legal advice for victims who wish to file a complaint.
Website : https://www.ydesfemmesmtl.org/en/community-services/legal-information-clinic/
Address : 1355, boul. René-Lévesque Ouest (corner of Crescent), Montréal (QC) H3G 1T3
Phone : 514-866-9941
Outaouais (07)
No organization at this time.
Abitibi-Témiscamingue (08)
Ressource d'aide et d'information en défense des droits en santé mentale de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue (RAIDD-AT)
Mission : RAIDD-AT is a community group whose mission is to protect and defend the rights of every person who, because of mental health problems, finds himself or herself in a vulnerable period of life. RAIDDAT's work covers all the rights recognized to citizens by the various legislators: health and social services, employment, public services, abuse, discrimination, information on medication, inappropriate treatments and others.
Services offered in police ethics
- Providing information on the Commissaire à la déontologie policière (Police Ethics Commissioner) and the police ethics process;
- General support when filing a police ethics complaint;
- Support during a conciliation session in police ethics.
Website : https://www.raiddat.org/
Address : 418 Rue Larivière, Rouyn-Noranda, QC, J9X 4H8
Phone : 819-762-3266
Côte-Nord (09)
No organization at this time.
Nord-du-Québec (10)
No organization at this time.
Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine (11)
No organization at this time.
Chaudière-Appalaches (12)
No organization at this time.
Laval (13)
No organization at this time.
Lanaudière (14)
No organization at this time.
Laurentides (15)
No organization at this time.
Montérégie (16)
No organization at this time.
Centre-du Québec (17)
No organization at this time.
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