Is there a compensation program for victims of sexual assault?
In Quebec, there is a compensation program for victims of crime. To be eligible for compensation, the claimant must meet the following conditions:
the claimant must have been sexually assaulted;
sexual assault must have been committed in Quebec;
sexual assault should not have taken place in the workplace;
sexual assault causing injury to the victim (claims);
the claimant must prove the crime with the conviction or police reports or medical;
the claimant must file a claim within one year after the event or in the year of the unveiling of sexual assault by the victim to another person.
When eligibility criteria are met, the Directorate for the compensation of victims of crime can repay, the victim, lost wages, cost of care, medication, psychotherapy sessions, etc..
The Office for review of the Directorate for the compensation of victims of crime which took the decision to compensate a victim. It is possible to bring this decision on appeal before the Administrative Tribunal of Quebec.
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