P-9.2.1 - Act to assist persons who are victims of criminal offences and to facilitate their recovery

Section 25 Disposition versions

2021-10-13

25. A qualification application must be filed within three years after the date on which the person who is a victim becomes aware of the injury they suffer due to the commission of the criminal offence or within three years after a death due to the commission of a criminal offence, as applicable.

A person who is a victim who fails to file the application within the prescribed time is presumed to have waived the right to any financial assistance provided for in this Title. This presumption may be rebutted if the person demonstrates reasonable cause to explain the delay.

Despite the first paragraph, a qualification application may be filed at any time if it relates to the commission of a criminal offence involving violence suffered during childhood, sexual violence or spousal violence.

Awareness of the injury corresponds to the moment the person who is a victim becomes aware of the probable connection between their injury and the commission of the offence.

For the purposes of this section, an application is considered filed if it is complete, that is, if it provides all the information and documents required to qualify the person who is a victim.

2021, c. 13, s. 25.

Not in force

In force: 2021-10-13

25. A qualification application must be filed within three years after the date on which the person who is a victim becomes aware of the injury they suffer due to the commission of the criminal offence or within three years after a death due to the commission of a criminal offence, as applicable.

A person who is a victim who fails to file the application within the prescribed time is presumed to have waived the right to any financial assistance provided for in this Title. This presumption may be rebutted if the person demonstrates reasonable cause to explain the delay.

Despite the first paragraph, a qualification application may be filed at any time if it relates to the commission of a criminal offence involving violence suffered during childhood, sexual violence or spousal violence.

Awareness of the injury corresponds to the moment the person who is a victim becomes aware of the probable connection between their injury and the commission of the offence.

For the purposes of this section, an application is considered filed if it is complete, that is, if it provides all the information and documents required to qualify the person who is a victim.

2021, c. 13, s. 25.