Victims and Survivors of Crime Week
Workshop Proposal Application Form

Current status: Closed

This year’s Victims and Survivors of Crime Week (Victims Week) virtual events will take place from May 11 to 15, 2026.

Please ensure you have read the Workshop Guidelines before completing this form.

In addition to this application form, a photo of each presenter must be submitted by email to vwsdv@justice.gc.ca. If chosen to present during Victims Week, the photo(s) will be used alongside your biography in our online program.

Important Information

If you do not receive a confirmation within one week of your application submission, please email vwsdv@justice.gc.ca.

If your proposal includes more than two presenters, please fill out this form.

The information that you provide in this form will be used by the Victims Week National Organizing Committee to review the applications. It will also be used on the Victims Week website if you are chosen to present.

Your contact information will not be released for any reason, unless you have included it on your electronic presentation and have encouraged participants to contact you.

Applicant Information - Presenter #1

Complete Mailing Address (required)

Permission to use information contained in this proposal – Presenter #1

Please note that by completing this section of the form, you are indicating the following:

  1. Your permission for the Victims Week National Organizing Committee and the Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada to use and publish your name, pronouns, title, organization, city/province, biography, photo, and workshop title and description online.
  2. That you are over the age of majority and have the right to sign a contract in your own name.

I have read and understood the information listed above, and I agree to the release of my personal information (detailed above) and workshop information contained in this proposal, should I be chosen to present during Victims Week.

Applicant Information - Presenter #2 (if applicable)

Complete Mailing Address

Permission to use information contained in this proposal - Presenter #2 (if applicable)

Please note that by completing this section of the form, you are indicating the following:

  1. Your permission for the Victims Week National Organizing Committee and the Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada to use and publish your name, pronouns, title, organization, city/province, biography, photo, and workshop title and description online.
  2. That you are over the age of majority and have the right to sign a contract in your own name.

I have read and understood the information listed above, and I agree to the release of my personal information (detailed above) and workshop information contained in this proposal, should I be chosen to present during Victims Week.

Workshop Information

Please provide a brief description of your workshop, its learning objectives, and how it reflects the theme of Victims Week (500 words maximum). If it is a training session, please indicate if any accreditation will be earned by participants. If chosen to present during Victims Week, this description will be used to help create our online program.

Please provide a brief (100 words maximum) biography of the first presenter below. If chosen to present during Victims Week, your biography will be used in our online program.

Please provide a brief (100 words maximum) biography of the second presenter below. If chosen to present during Victims Week, your biography be used in our online program.

This year’s Victims Week virtual events will take place from May 11 to 15, 2026. If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, you will be assigned either a morning (11:00am to 12:30pm EDT) or afternoon (1:30pm to 3:00pm EDT) time slot during this week.

For planning purposes, please check the corresponding boxes below for all of the time slots for which you are available to present.

If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, all presenters must use a wired headset with an integrated microphone. This equipment is mandatory. It helps to protect the health and safety of interpreters and ensure that the sound quality is sufficient for interpretation.

Please choose one of the following options:

If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, all presenters must make themselves available for a video and audio test run. Attendance for this call is mandatory and is necessary for our technical team to ensure a proper set-up ahead of your workshop. This year’s test run will take place on Friday, May 1, 2026, from 1:00pm to 3:00pm EDT.

For the test run, you will be asked to wear your headset and connect to the test run from the location and device you will use during your workshop.

If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, will you be using a PowerPoint presentation (or similar electronic presentation)?

Please note that if you are using an electronic presentation, it must be sent to vwsdv@justice.gc.ca no later than Friday, April 17, 2026 for translation purposes. Once you have sent your electronic presentation, it must not be edited, altered, or updated in any way.

If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, will you be showing any videos as part of your presentation?

Please note that if you are sharing any videos as part of your presentation, they must be sent to vwsdv@justice.gc.ca no later than Friday, April 17, 2026 for translation purposes.

If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, do you consent to the Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada sharing and distributing your presentation materials, such as electronic presentations and videos, with participants before and after your presentation?

Please note that although this is not mandatory, the Victims Week virtual events are open to all members of the public.

If you are chosen to present during Victims Week, do you consent to the Policy Centre for Victim Issues at the Department of Justice Canada recording your workshop and sharing it with participants?

Please note that although this is not mandatory, the Victims Week virtual events are open to all members of the public.

If you are not chosen to present during Victims Week, do you consent to your workshop proposal being considered for future webinars and/or knowledge exchange events? This is not mandatory.