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To be eligible for the grant, the date of death of the fallen first responder must be on or after April 1, 2018.

Certain supporting documents may need to be provided as certified copies. Please contact us, and we will support you through the information gathering process.

The Memorial Grant Program for First Responders provides a one-time lump sum, tax-free maximum payment of $300,000.

You may be eligible for assessment if the first responder was a police officer, firefighter, paramedic, correctional officer, parole officer or probation officer.

The program applies to first responders who were employed either full-time or part-time, or formally engaged as a volunteer.

An eligible beneficiary is an individual who had a relationship with the deceased first responder, in accordance with the following list, in descending order:

• the spouse or common-law partner; or
• if there is no surviving spouse or common-law partner, to a surviving child or children divided in equal amounts; or
• if there is no surviving child, to a surviving parent or parents divided in equal amounts, or
• if there is no surviving parent, to surviving sibling or siblings divided in equal amounts, or
• if there is no surviving sibling, to the deceased's estate.

Death must be attributable to, and resulting from, the performance of duties in the following circumstances:

• death resulting from a fatal injury;
• occupational illness death resulting from, and attributed to the performance of duties as a first responder; or
• death resulting from psychological impairment, specifically suicide, based on a pre-existing diagnosis or multiple separate affidavits.