Canada Launches Pilot for Indigenous Women's Alert System

The federal and Manitoba governments collaborate on a Red Dress Alert to address the crisis of missing Indigenous women and girls.

The Red Dress Alert system aims to notify the public when an Indigenous woman or girl goes missing, similar to Amber Alerts for abducted children.
A Manitoba Indigenous group has been selected to lead the pilot project, which was initially announced in May.
Statistics Canada reports that the homicide rate for Indigenous women and girls is six times higher than for non-Indigenous women.
The federal budget has allocated $1.3 million to develop and implement this alert system.
The initiative seeks to eventually expand the alert system nationwide to enhance public awareness and safety.