Grants and Contributions

Through this 16-month project, Alberta Association of Midwives will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the lack of awareness and knowledge of the Midwifery profession. The project will include improved access to midwifery care
for specific underserved women (BIPOC, 2SLGBTQIA+, living with disabilities, rural, northern, low income, newcomer and OLMC communities) through engagement with organizations that work with these populations, increase engagement with other health professions by mapping and identifying priority interprofessional relationships and building connections with leaders of education programs and associations and by developing a strategic fundraising and grant writing strategy to secure future diverse funding streams.

Through this 28-month project, It Gets Better Canada will work to address the unique challenges of 2SLGBTQI+ youth in Canada, focusing on enhancing mental health, combatting online hate, and improving digital literacy. It will work with a technology company and youth advisors to stop the spread of hate online and misinformation against 2SLGBTQI+ people. The project will identify sources of online hate and work with youth to amplify the resources to bring about change. With the support of experts and youth-led talent, it will develop an online educational platform in support of combatting online hate and digital literacy. It will connect and engage with communities across the country through school workshops and Pride activities to test the resources and online access. This project will be developed with an intersectional approach incorporating Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus). GBA Plus approach will be used to enhance the responsiveness and inclusivity of the project at all stages of development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation.

Through this 28-month project, FrancoQueer will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by (1) undertaking a community-based research on the root causes of hate towards 2SLGBTQIA+ people, the methods used to spread it, and the needs of service providers in targeted sectors (health, education, media) to address it; (2) developing the skills of service providers offering services in French in Ontario to ensure the delivery of inclusive services to francophone 2SLGBTQIA+ folks; (3) demystifying misinformation and prejudice among the general public and strengthening the capacity of francophone 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Ontario to assert their rights; and (4) conducting a project evaluation.

Through this 17-month project, the 'Mouvement pour l’autonomie dans l’enfantement' will build its capacity to advance women’s equality. More specifically, the organization will develop its in-house expertise to ensure sound management of its funding as well as its financial sustainability. To achieve this, the project will develop a new strategic plan, a guidance document, and strategies for action based on Gender-Based Analysis Plus, and will formulate strategies to support strong community work by the organization. By the end of the project, the organization will have built its capacity to advance women’s equality.

Through this 17-month project, the Truro Pride Society will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ equality. It will address needs and reduce barriers specific to realities of rural Pride organizations in Atlantic Canada. The project will include the creation of rural Pride organizations networks, collecting data to inform project activities based on needs, engaging with various sectors and stakeholders, and by updating an online navigational tool to better represent rural 2SLGBTQIA+ needs and resources. At the end of the project, the Truro Pride Society will bring together the rural Pride networks for a regional Pride Symposium to provide training and education, share best practices, and provide in-person networking and collaboration activities.

Through this 24-month project, the Fédération des communautés culturelles de l’Estrie will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. In particular, the project will address systemic barriers within Estrie organizations operating in the economic sphere, whether in education, career counselling, entrepreneurship, advocacy, or budget counselling. This will be achieved through creating partnerships, establishing an advisory committee, conducting a needs analysis among immigrant women, analyzing partner organizations’ client reception and services, and implementing strategies for adapting services in the area and sharing lessons learned. A Gender-Based Analysis Plus consultant will take part in various stages of the project, and an external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 20-month project, Surrey Pride will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by conducting interviews and collecting and archiving histories of 2SLGBTQIA+ lives in Surrey.

Through this 29-month project, the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs (CAFC) will help advance women’s economic security, prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles. Specifically, the project will address the needs and barriers to equality for women in the firefighting industry by creating, piloting and evaluating anti-bullying strategies and through the development of mitigation strategies. The statements themselves will promote understanding and help to depersonalize the context of bullying, support victims and encourage an accountable, respectful, and safe workplace. The development of these statements, in consultation with CAFC members, will result in the provision of educational materials and a code of conduct to promote an anti-bullying culture within the sector. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project

Through this 28-month project, Divers-Gens will address 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ needs and barriers to equality. To achieve this, the organization will conduct research and development by performing a literature review and holding meetings with partners and 2SLGBTQI+ groups. Divers-Gens will also produce training capsules and provide equity, diversity, and inclusion support meetings promoting the adoption of best practices in various sectors to address anti-2SLGBTQI+ hate. Finally, the organization will release a web platform and an application to share a list of certified discrimination-free places.

Through this 17-month project, Sandgate Women’s Shelter of York Region Inc. will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to strategically and sustainably fulfill its organizational mission to provide safe shelter, resources, information, and advocacy to all persons who identify as women and their children. The project will 1) build organizational capacity in marketing through a needs assessment and development of a marketing plan; and 2) develop and implement organizational policies and procedures in consultation with relevant stakeholders including recruitment and retainment strategies, HR policies and tools, administrative policies, and safety and security policies.