A referral is made
A community program or justice professional first considers whether the situation may be suitable.
Restorative Justice BC
Repair harm.
Find a way forward.
Understand restorative justice, locate a program in British Columbia, and choose a practical next step.
Start where you are
What do you need today?
Restorative justice can mean different things in different settings. Pick the path closest to your situation.
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Help after harm
Support, victim services, and options for exploring a restorative process.
Start here →02Find a program
Directories and community programs serving regions across British Columbia.
Browse programs →03Learn and train
Plain-language explanations, practitioner resources, and further reading.
Explore resources →Guided resource finder
Find a useful next step.
Choose what you need and who the resource is for. You will be sent to the organization that provides the service.
8 resources
Program directory
Restorative Justice in BC
A province-wide directory of restorative and Indigenous justice programs, searchable by region and service type.
Open resource ↗Immediate supportVictimLinkBC
Confidential, multilingual support and referrals by call or text, available 24 hours a day across BC and Yukon.
Open resource ↗Indigenous justiceBC First Nations Justice Council
Indigenous Justice Centres provide free, culturally appropriate legal services and connections to support.
Open resource ↗Government informationBC restorative justice programs
Provincial information about community programs and restorative justice in British Columbia.
Open resource ↗National directoryJustice Canada program directory
Search restorative justice programs across Canada and filter the directory for British Columbia.
Open resource ↗Practitioner networkRestorative Justice Association of BC
A provincial association connecting practitioners, programs, communities, and learning opportunities.
Open resource ↗Community programCommunity Justice Initiatives
Restorative justice, conflict transformation, and training services based in Langley, BC.
Open resource ↗LearnRestorative justice at Justice Canada
A national overview of restorative justice principles, policy, research, and programs.
Open resource ↗The basic idea
A process centred on harm, responsibility, and repair.
People prepare separately
A facilitator explains the process, checks safety and willingness, and helps each person prepare.
A facilitated process takes place
Participants discuss what happened, who was affected, and what could help repair the harm.
Agreements are followed
Any agreed actions are documented and followed up by the program.
Family mediation + restorative practice
Can family mediation be restorative?
It can use restorative ideas—voice, impact, responsibility, and repair—while remaining a distinct legal process focused on informed agreement.
Heather D. Fraese brings a family lawyer’s and certified mediator’s perspective to the places these approaches meet, the boundaries between them, and the safety questions that come first.
Read the perspective →Heather D. FraeseFounding Partner · B.A., LL.B., Certified Mediator
Meet Heather ↗Trusted starting points
Go directly to current services.
Program directory
Restorative Justice in BC
A province-wide directory of restorative and Indigenous justice programs, searchable by region and service type.
Visit resource ↗Immediate supportVictimLinkBC
Confidential, multilingual support and referrals by call or text, available 24 hours a day across BC and Yukon.
Visit resource ↗Indigenous justiceBC First Nations Justice Council
Indigenous Justice Centres provide free, culturally appropriate legal services and connections to support.
Visit resource ↗