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The Policy Centre for Victim Issues (PCVI) at the Department of Justice Canada would like to invite students to submit a video entry for the Student Video Competition being held as part of the Victims and Survivors of Crime Week (Victims Week) 2022 initiative. Students enrolled at a Canadian university, college, or CÉGEP, who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory, can participate by submitting a video for consideration in the Student Video Competition.

Victims Week will be held from May 15^th to 21^st, 2022. Justice Canada will be hosting virtual events throughout the week. The winning video will be shown during the Victims Week opening event on Monday, May 16^th, 2022.

In light of the annual Victims Week theme – The Power of Collaboration – student videos must answer the following question:

When thinking about victims and survivors of crime, and those that support them, what does the power of collaboration mean to you?

The theme for Victims Week recognizes that:

• Canada has made significant advances within the criminal justice system and victim services field to increase collaboration to ensure the system is responsive to the various needs of victims of crime;
• There is a continued need within the criminal justice system and victim services field for increased cross-sector collaboration, as well as enhanced coordination, partnerships, and multi-disciplinary responses to better support victims; and,
• More can be accomplished to address gaps in the continuum of services and to break down barriers for better access to the meaningful supports that victims depend on throughout the criminal justice process.

The video submissions will be reviewed by members of the Victims Week 2022 National Organizing Committee. The winning video will be showcased and the winner of the Victims Week 2022 Student Video Competition will be announced at the Victims Week opening event on Monday, May 16^th, 2022. In addition, the winner will be given the opportunity to participate on the Victims Week 2023 National Organizing Committee for one year.

Video Competition Guidelines

Please see the attached Video Competition Guidelines for detailed information about Victims Week 2022, the eligibility criteria for the competition, a privacy notice, and the Submission Agreement. The Submission Agreement must be signed and submitted to the PCVI for a video entry to be considered as part of the competition. Further details are provided in the Video Competition Guidelines.

The video must contain the following elements:

1. The video must address the following question: When thinking about victims and survivors of crime, and those that support them, what does the power of collaboration mean to you?
2. The video must be created and submitted by an individual student or group of students enrolled at a Canadian university, college, or CÉGEP, who have reached the age of majority in their province or territory.
3. At the beginning, students must state their name, educational institution, and explain that they have created the video for the Victims Week 2022 Student Video Competition.
4. Videos must be no longer than 2 minutes in length.

While it is not mandatory, students are encouraged to demonstrate how any opinions they may express throughout their video are evidence-based (e.g., based on social science, socio-legal, psychological, legal research etc.). Students are also encouraged to be creative in their video submissions.

Students are invited to post their video on social media using the Victims Week hashtags: #VictimsWeek #SemaineDesVictimes

Please note: Videos that contain explicitly violent content and/or that are deemed hateful, harassing, libelous, defamatory, pornographic or obscene will be disqualified from the Student Video Competition.

Video Submission

To submit, students must publish their video on YouTube and submit the YouTube link by email, no later than noon (Pacific) on Friday, April 1^st, 2022, to: victimsweek-semainedesvictimes@justice.gc.ca. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the competition organizers at this email address.

The winner will be notified by email or by telephone in May 2022.

Please consider sharing this invitation with eligible students and educational institutions!

Sincerely,

Policy Centre for Victim Issues, Department of Justice Canada

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