CICB | March 8, 2016
Victims of sexual and domestic violence can now apply anytime

Effective March 8, 2016, under the new Sexual Violence and Harassment Action Plan Act, victims of sexual and domestic violence can make applications to the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board for compensation at any time. In the past, these applications had to be received within two years of the crime taking place. The two-year limit still applies to applications related to other kinds of violent crime