{"id":50636,"date":"2022-08-25T20:00:15","date_gmt":"2022-08-26T00:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orders.cleo.on.ca\/?post_type=publications-page&#038;p=50636"},"modified":"2025-06-16T16:50:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T20:50:31","slug":"compensation-for-victims-of-crime-2","status":"publish","type":"publications-page","link":"https:\/\/www.cleo.on.ca\/en\/publications-page\/compensation-for-victims-of-crime-2","title":{"rendered":"Compensation for victims of crime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Victim Quick Response Program+ (VQRP+) is a government program that may pay for certain expenses you have as a result of a violent crime in Ontario. This includes intimate partner violence.<\/p>\n<p>The rules about who can qualify for help are very strict. For example, you must first report the crime to the police or to a community victim support agency within a certain time. And, in most cases, you must show that you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>have no money or insurance to pay for the expenses, and<\/li>\n<li>there are no publicly-funded programs that can meet your needs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The VQRP+ decides if you qualify and how much money you get. You will not have a court or tribunal hearing.<\/p>\n<p>For more information or to apply to the VQRP+, search the Victim Services Directory to find the VQRP+ service delivery organizations in your community. 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