About Us

Since 1983, Greater Victoria Police Victim Services (GVPVS) has provided emotional and practical support for victims of crime and trauma.  We are a non-profit registered society with charity tax status. We are governed by a 14-member Board of Directors, of which half are representatives of the police organizations with whom we work and half are members of the public at-large.

Greater Victoria Police Victim Services is a unique victim service agency in British Columbia.  We are the only integrated regional police-based victim service agency in the province serving the 12 municipalities in the Capital Regional District; we work in partnership with the seven police organizations in our Region:

  • Central Saanich Police
  • CFB Esquimalt Military Police
  • Oak Bay Police
  • Saanich Police
  • Sidney/North Saanich RCMP
  • Victoria Police
  • West Shore RCMP

We are contracted by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General to provide services in the Capital Region mandated by the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA).  We are funded primarily by the Capital Regional District and the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, and we receive generous in-kind support from the Victoria Police Department.

ABOUT OUR SERVICE

Being a victim of crime is a frightening and unsettling experience. It is unpredictable, largely unpreventable and often unexpected. Its effects can be long term and difficult to overcome. Victim Services is here to help. Receiving support from Victim Services can:

  • assist victims, their families and friends with their recovery from the impact of crime and trauma
  • assist witness to a crime with their recovery from the impact of the trauma
  • enhance safety to prevent  the risk of further victimization
  • increase the level of participation and a victim’s sense of self-empowerment throughout their involvement in the criminal justice system
  • help put at ease and increase the effectiveness of a witness in court proceedings

“One never knows when tragedy can strike and when it does, one can only hope to find the resilience to get through it in one piece and be stronger as a result. It’s people like you with your kindness and consideration that are helping to ease the pain.”
~ a former client ~