FAQs

An integrated approach to service delivery by working across a wide range of sectors, agencies and organizations to proactively develop and implement evidence-based strategies and programs to address local priorities related to crime and complex social issues on a sustainable basis.

The implementation of the CSWP will mark a shift in focus from a reactive, response-based approach to incidents to a more proactive, holistic approach to community safety. The direct result of this shift will see a reduction in pressures on first responders, as the CSWP plan will focus on social development, prevention, risk intervention and incident response.

The Safer Ontario Act, 2018, requires that Ontario’s single-tier and regional municipalities prepare and adopt a community safety and well-being plan. The County of Brant must prepare a draft Community Safety and Well-being Plan and seek Council approval before July 1, 2021.The County of Brant’s Community Safety and Well-Being Plan will enhance how we collaborate with community partners, strengthen relationships and look to strengthen how we collectively coordinate services on issues related to safety and well-being.

• Enhanced communication and collaboration among sectors, agencies and organizations;
• Transformation of service delivery, including realignment of resources and responsibilities to better respond to priorities and needs;
• Increased understanding of and focus on local risks and vulnerable groups;•Ensuring the appropriate services are provided to those individuals with complex needs;
• Increased awareness, coordination of and access to services for community members and vulnerable groups;
• Healthier, more productive individuals that positively contribute to the community; and
• Reducing the financial burden of crime on society through cost-effective approaches with significant return on investments.

A CSWP must include the following core information:

• Local priority risk factors that have been identified based on community consultations and multiple sources of data, such as Statistics Canada and local sector-specific data;
• Evidence-based programs and strategies to address those priority risk factors; and
• Measurable outcomes with associated performance measures to ensure that the strategies are effective and outcomes are being achieved.
• Measurable outcomes with associated performance measures to ensure that the strategies are effective and outcomes are being ac

The County of Brant has been designated to lead a collaborative planning process with an Advisory Committee. The Advisory Committee brings various sectors’ perspectives together to provide strategic advice and direction to the municipality on the development and implementation of the CSWP.

Advisory Committee Membership

• County of Brant 
• Brant County O.P.P
• County of Brant Public Library
• Brant County Health Unit
• St. Leonard’s Community Services
• County of Brant Council
• Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board
• City of Brantford –Ontario Works Program
• Ontario Disability Support Program

CSWB planning is being mandated to municipalities to ensure a proactive and integrated approach to address local crime and complex social issues on a sustainable basis. Municipalities will have a leadership role in identifying their local priority risks in the community and addressing these risks through evidence-based programs and strategies, focusing on social development, prevention and risk intervention.It is important to remember that while the municipality is designated the lead the CSWP, developing and implementing the CSWP requires engagement from all sectors.

To achieve the ideal state of a sustainable community where everyone is safe, has a sense of belonging, access to services and where individuals and families are able to meet their needs for education, health care, food, housing, income, and social and cultural expression.