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Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program
Short-term counselling for ICE victims and families
Offered by
Government of Ontario
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- Funding available
- $ 1,500
- Deadline
- Open continuously
- Location
- Ontario, Canada
Overview
This program supports short-term counselling for victims of Internet Child Exploitation and impacted family members. Approved services may be funded up to $1,500 per child or youth victim and $1,000 per impacted family member.
At a glance
Funding available
- Maximum funding
- $1,500
- Increase social or community impact
- Enhance an existing program
- Improve governance or administrative structure
- Strengthen organizational capacity
- Raise awareness or mobilize a population
- Conduct research or evaluation activities
Eligible candidates
- Location
- Ontario
- Eligible Industries
- All industries
- Annual revenue
- All revenue ranges
- Organisation size
- All organization sizes
- Audience
- All groups
- Legal structures
- All legal structures
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Availability timeline
2026
Periods: 1
Eligibility
Who is eligible?
- Victims of Internet Child Exploitation
- Impacted family members of victims
Who is not eligible
- Applicants who have already received comparable funding for the same criminal occurrence
- Applicants who have been charged regarding the reported occurrence
Eligible expenses
- Counselling services for eligible victims and family members
- Transportation costs
- Hotel costs
- Accessibility-related costs
Ineligible Costs and Activities
- Costs outside the Ontario spending period
- Costs already covered by comparable government funding
- Costs covered by private insurance or other comparable resources
Eligible geographic areas
- Ontario
Activities funded
- Short-term counselling for victims of Internet Child Exploitation
- Counselling support for impacted family members
Documents Needed
- Program application form
- Counsellor interim or final invoice
- Attendance sheet
- Request for transportation or disability-related expenses, if applicable
Processing and Agreement
- Applications are reviewed within five business days.
- Eligibility is confirmed or denied based on program criteria.
- Applicants receive a written approval or refusal letter.
- Denied applicants may request a written review by a different staff member.
- Payments are processed after invoice and attendance verification.
Additional information
- Service providers must follow the latest Program Standards.
- Approved funds must be spent in Ontario within six months of the first counselling session.
- The program includes a formal review process for denied applications.
- Quarterly, interim, and final service reporting is required.
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Frequently Asked Questions about the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program Program
What is the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program?
This program supports short-term counselling for victims of Internet Child Exploitation and impacted family members. Approved services may be funded up to $1,500 per child or youth victim and $1,000 per impacted family member.
How much funding can be received?
Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program Funds up to $1,500 of admissible expenses.
What is the deadline to apply?
The program is accepting continuous intake
Who is eligible for the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program program?
To be eligible for the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program program, you must:
Victim or impacted family member
Resident of Ontario
Needs counselling support
What expenses are eligible under Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program?
Counselling services for eligible victims and family members
Transportation costs
Hotel costs
Accessibility-related costs
Where is the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program available?
The Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program program is available the province of Ontario.
Is the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program a grant, loan, or tax credit?
Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) counselling program is a Grant and Funding