What Kind of Compensation is Available To Me?
Where adequate proof exists, the Board may award compensation for the following:
- Treatment – Medical, Dental and/or Therapy Expenses: this includes ambulance fees, eyeglasses, prescriptions; treatment required to bring teeth back to the pre-injury condition; or sessions provided by an accredited therapist as a result of the incident. Only expenses not payable by any other source can be considered.
- Funeral and Burial Expenses: this includes the cost of a funeral director, clergyman, casket, cemetery plot, grave marker, newspaper notices, death and birth certificates.
- Legal representation and costs: may be considered if a lawyer assists with a claim to the Board, but not for attending a Board hearing or any other court proceedings.
- Travel Expenses: may be considered if the victim must travel outside of the city where he/she lives to receive treatment or to attend a Board hearing.
- Pain and Suffering: may be awarded to a victim of a violent crime. Awards are based on the degree of violence involved in the incident; the seriousness of the injuries sustained; the recovery period and the possibility of a continuing disability as well as other factors depending upon the case.
- Loss of Employment Earnings: may be awarded to the victim (or a person responsible for the care of a victim) who is unable to work because of injuries arising from the incident. The maximum award is $250 per week. Any benefits received from other sources will be considered and possibly deducted from this amount.
- Loss of Support: may be awarded to the dependants who relied on the deceased victim for financial support at the time of the crime. The Board requires proof of previous financial support to make this kind of award.
For more information see:
Information for Claims Arising from Homicide 
Injury Known as Mental or Nervous Shock
Loss of Employment Earnings
