Our Services
We provide Gladue Writer Training that is grounded in an Indigenous-led and team-based approach to Gladue. If your organization is interested in Gladue Writer Training, please contact us. All of our trainings can be adapted to suit your community’s unique needs.
We offer Gladue Submissions at no cost to the Indigenous individual. It is our goal that each Indigenous person who needs a Gladue has access to quality submission. If you or someone you know needs a Gladue Submission, please complete a referral.
Training & Coordination
Our team is invested in expanding the capacity for Gladue across Canada. We offer training and mentorship in Gladue Writing including certification opportunities for new Gladue Writers. Our trainings can be tailored to meet the unique needs of your organization. If you are interested in Gladue Writer Training for your organization, please contact us or learn more about our trainings here.
Gladue Submissions
The Integrated Justice Program (IJP) uses a team-based strategy to writing submissions to the Canadian courts. Our team is Indigenous-led and uses a trauma-informed, harm reduction, and evidence based approach to Gladue.
Practicum Placements
The Integrated Justice Program offers practicum placements and learning opportunities to students. Spots are limited and students will be selected based on a panel interview with the Gladue Writing Team before the beginning of each semester. To learn more, please click here.
Our Guiding Values:
These values are what both ground and guide us in the work that we do.
Trauma-Informed
In recognition of the prevalence of trauma and adverse experiences, we strive to use a trauma-informed approach to the work that we do.
Example: During the interview process, we do not pressure participants to answer questions as Gladue interviews require individuals to engage in recalling traumatic events. We only have people share what they are comfortable opening up about with the intent of not causing more harm.
Participant Led
We believe that it is essential that participants lead the storytelling process.
Example: We only move forward with the Gladue process with the participant’s consent. During the review of each document, the participant gets the final say in what is included in their report.
Evidence-Informed
It is critically important that our work is built on effective evidence based practices and current research.
Example: We include relevant evidence-informed research in our documents. We use open-access free source materials and our research is regularly updated by members of our team.
Indigenous Led
We recognize the importance of Gladue work being led by Indigenous peoples and knowledges. The IJP is an Indigenous-led non-profit and we seek to collaborate with other Indigenous organizations to increase capacity for Gladue nationwide.
Example: It is our practice that only Indigenous people interview other Indigenous people.
Strength Based
We understand that identifying and leveraging one’s strengths, interests, and goals is key to supporting long-term growth.
Example: We design our Gladue Aftercare Plans around the unique goals of each participant and try to connect them with resources that they feel would work best for them.
Integrity
In line with the our other values, we strive to operate with integrity. We believe that integrity is deeply rooted in Indigenous ways of being and is a key guiding value in the work that we do. It is critical that honesty, transparency, and accountability guide our decisions.
Example: We write all of our own reports including research. We do not use generative AI in the production of Gladue Submissions.
Gladue Law in Canadian Criminal Code
Section 718.2(e)
718.2: A court that imposes a sentence shall also take into consideration the following principles:
(e) all available sanctions, other than imprisonment, that are reasonable in the circumstances and consistent with the harm done to victims or to the community should be considered for all offenders, with particular attention to the circumstances of Aboriginal offenders.