Grants and Contributions

This 42-month project will strengthen the leadership of Métis women in British Columbia to influence governance structures, programs, policies, and practices within Métis Nation British Columbia. A needs assessment to identify barriers that prevent Métis women, including elected women, from exercising leadership in their community will be conducted to inform the development of a gender framework. The culturally appropriate gender framework, with local and province-wide strategies to support women in their respective leadership roles, will be implemented to advance the needs of Métis women and girls. Through the project, the organization will establish and facilitate a dialogue between Métis women, local decision makers, and experts to develop and implement a shared vision of inclusive governance.

The supplemental funding will be used for staffing, acquiring software, and adopting a work plan to be in line with the pandemic limitation. Additional funding will allow MNBC to adapt to the shifting landscape of a remote workplace as well as the changing needs after a pandemic.

This 43-month project will work with industry partners to develop an action plan to establish and implement strategies for improving women's economic security through access to careers in the aviation industry across Canada. After identifying and analyzing systemic barriers, the project will implement solutions to create an industry shift that will provide economically viable and progressive careers for diverse groups of women.

Supplemental funds will be used for to improve upon current practices in the industry and allow activities to pivot and ramp back up after the aviation industry essentially stalled due to the pandemic. The additional funds are for salaries, honoraria and professional fees and some publicity and promotion.

This 36-month project aims to reduce barriers to employment for Francophone immigrant women with young children. To do so, the project will develop a practical and comprehensive childcare model, addressing issues around supervised and secure services for children before and after school hours, as well as gaps in transportation services in Ontario’s semi-rural south-east region, to improve their economic security.

Due to school closures and changes in health and safety standards related to the COVID-19 health crisis, the organization will have to adjust its response to child care and transportation issues in its region. Additional funding is provided for this purpose.

This 36th month project will mobilize partners to take into account the needs of women who are furthest or excluded from the job market because of issues like housing access and job integration in the Québec City region. A diverse group of women will participate in a needs assessment via focus groups to contribute to the knowledge base, and identify priorities and concrete solutions. A range of partners will use their expertise to create an advocacy kit that will include training materials and recommendations for sustainable solutions. By accompanying partner institutions, the project will encourage solutions that use an intersectionality lens.

This 42-month project will find sustainable solutions to systemic and institutional housing barriers for women who are victims of domestic violence in British Columbia to improve their economic security. The barriers are diverse, ranging from bias and stigma associated with being on income assistance, to barriers such as the need for positive landlord references and the lack of affordable units. The organization will partner with agencies to implement solutions within four communities across BC and address identified barriers through new policies, protocols, and approaches that will be widely shared with key stakeholders.

The supplemental funding will be used for completion of four community pilot sites action plans that will incorporate the intersection of housing barriers and COVID-19, establishing online communications for community partners and stakeholders, hire two research assistants, and support the recipient adapt to the changing needs of affordable long-term housing during the pandemic.

This 42-month project will help determine equitable pay levels for a range of caregiving services in New Brunswick, which will help caregivers advocate for pay equity and transform the way society measures caregiving value. The additional funding is allocated to complete two job evaluation reports and inform stakeholders and decision-makers of the evaluation results.

This 38-month project will increase women’s economic security by addressing systemic barriers to women’s inclusion in well-paid non-traditional sectors (trades and utilities). Main activities include working with NS Power to review and modify hiring practices, designing and delivering training for managers, developing internal mentorship programs, and conducting a comprehensive review of remuneration and HR practices. Project results will be shared with other sectors in which women are under-represented.

The additional funding will allow the undertaking of a second round of Gender Inclusive Leadership pilot training with the larger industry employers that were not able to participate during the first round because of restrictions surrounding COVID-19.

This 48-month project will identify and address key policies that create systemic barriers for young women aging out of foster care in five provinces and territories. These barriers include gaps in child welfare permanency planning, education, employment, housing, health care and the justice system.

The additional funding will support and will fill missing gaps in original consultation by connecting with other groups representing the Canadian diversity (Black, Indigenous and gender diverse) who are aging out/or have already aged of the child welfare system in Ontario and Manitoba and will allow Adoption Council of Canada to undertake a national symposium.