• make a donation to a registered charity;
• participate in aboriginal cultural/spiritual activities;
• write an essay;
• attend and participate in a community counseling or intervention program.

Parents or guardians must be told of the youth’s extrajudicial sanctions agreement. They are also encouraged to have input into the agreement. The victim can be told the name of the young person and what consequences the youth has received. The victim can also be invited to have input into the agreement.

A youth dealt with by extrajudicial sanctions marks the beginning of a youth record.

An extrajudicial sanction can only be used if:

• the province has set up an extrajudicial sanctions program;
• an extrajudicial sanction is appropriate, considering the needs of the youth and the interests of society;
• the young person consents or agrees to participate;
• the young person has, before consenting, been told of his or her right to counsel;
• the young person accepts responsibility for the offence;
• there is enough evidence to take the case through the court process (section 10(2)).

Young people are not allowed to participate in an extrajudicial sanctions program if they deny having committed the offence, or if they say that they would rather have the charge dealt with in court (section 10(3)).

If the crown decides to send the case to an extrajudicial sanctions program, the crown adjourns the case for about three months and sends the file to a probation officer. There are two options for what might happen next: