Grants and Contributions

Through this 30-month project, the Fédération des femmes du Québec (FFQ) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. The project will address the systemic barriers affecting women during their studies, specifically in women-dominated fields where internships are required for college or university graduation. The FFQ intends to assess internship conditions by collaborating with multiple actors and carry out a needs analysis to provide recommendations. Accordingly, this project’s main activity is to support three stakeholders, from an education and awareness perspective, in implementing a strategy to improve women’s internship conditions in priority sectors through collaboration. An external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 30-month project, Out on the Shelf Inc. will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. It will address the need to provide resources and support to the 2SLGBTQI+ people, while addressing barriers faced by them in the Guelph-Wellington Region. The project will achieved this by: 1) developing and testing education resources for service providers to address barriers across multiple service sectors; 2) developing and testing resources and a workshop series to support 2SLGBTQIA+ people and their families to better access services and better advocate for themselves when facing barriers; 3) Develop resources outlining 2SLGBTQIA+ services and programs in the region; and 4) Create educational resources outlining the history of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community both within the region and globally. The organization will disseminate the tested education resources through their website and within the community.

Through this 30-month project, PEERS Alliance Inc. will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities in PE. This will be achieved by engaging directly with the intersectionality of the 2SLGBTQ+ community through community engagement, accompaniment for system navigation, advocacy for policy change, and education to promote equality and address biases among service providers and employers. Additionally, the project will build leadership capacity for trans women in the community sector. With the help of community partners, PEERS Alliance Inc. will build intercommunity collaboration by extending its reach to rural and Black, Indigenous, and other QPOC communities, and facilitate strategic interventions with faith and cultural groups to address hate against the 2SLGBTQI+ community.

Through this 30-month project, the Réseau d’action pour l’égalité des femmes immigrées et racisées du Québec will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. More specifically, the project will address systemic barriers facing immigrant women workers due to foreign credentials not being recognized, including some processes for recognizing prior learning and acquired competencies that lead to professional deskilling. To achieve this, the project will engage immigrant women in identifying needs and solutions; propose strategies designed with the relevant bodies to promote progress on the recognition of prior learning and acquired competencies; consolidate efforts through a forum for coordination; and deploy an awareness strategy, including a training guide, to promote the identified ways of fostering socio-professional inclusion for immigrant women. An external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 18-month project, Ancestral Hands Foundation will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the governance and operational needs experienced by this evolving Black-led, Black-focused, and Black-serving women’s organization. The project will include identifying key organizational needs and developing an action plan; reviewing and adapting financial management infrastructure and verifying legal compliance; undertaking strategic planning; building good governance practices; enhancing senior management and board competencies; and developing and piloting marketing and communications strategies.

Through this 18-month project, Solidarité des femmes et familles interconnectées francophones du Niagara (SOFIFRAN) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address emerging issues facing francophone immigrant women in the Niagara region. The project will include research, an external assessment and community consultations to better understand the issues faced by French-speaking immigrant women in the region, and to identify priority actions to address them using a Gender Base Analysis Plus (GBA+) approach. The project will also include the development of a strategic plan, partnerships and training for the SOFIFRAN team in mental health, digital tools and computer software. An evaluation will be carried out to measure the results of the project.

Through this 24-month project, the Alliance des femmes de la francophonie canadienne (AFFC) will help advance access to leadership and decision-making roles for Francophone and Acadian women in minority communities across the country through systemic change. In collaboration with partner organizations, the AFFC will address systemic and structural barriers these women face. The organization will draw on research and best practices found in the literature to develop and provide strategic tools and workshops that support community organizations in implementing organizational changes to increase women’s representation in decision-making roles. The AFFC will equip itself with an action plan and a training plan focused on strengthening organizational capacity on inclusive diversity management, gender equality, and creating sexism-free environments. An external evaluation will measure the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, The Re-Seasoning Coalition (TRSC) will help advance the economic security and prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles for Black women in the foodservice industry. To do so, the project will conduct race-based research; develop an e-learning program (ELP) for industry leaders to learn about equity, anti-Black racism, and how to improve processes of promotion, recruitment, and retention of Black women; and promote the ELP at industry conferences and through partner networks. TRSC will also publish a content series that challenges stereotypes and highlights Black women in foodservice, host conferences for knowledge sharing, and connect Black women to industry leaders, recruiters, and mentors to build opportunities for advancement. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 18-month project, Cowichan Women Against Violence Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the organization's need for a new strategic direction that will creatively support the equity, health, safety and security of its clients. The project will include trauma-informed community consultations which will inform the development of a strategic plan, creation of the draft strategic plan, and review and revision of the plan based on stakeholder feedback. The project will also use data from community consultations to develop strategic goals and objectives.

Through this 30-month project, Saskatchewan Queer Mental Health Collective (SQMHC) will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities in urban and rural Saskatchewan by improving capacity for mental health practitioners providing mental health care to 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by discovering and documenting the inclusive mental health services landscape through community mapping and by creating educational materials, toolkits, workshops and networking opportunities/mentorship for mental health providers, and providing access to a Clinical Advisor and Elder-in-Residence to support providers across the province. SQMHC will also develop a case support framework and sustainability plans to ensure future improvements to the educational components and for maintaining professional mentorship support. This project will result in the creation of a comprehensive provider directory, increased awareness and competency among mainstream providers of queer and trans inclusive services, and improved access to inclusive mental health care for underserved queer, trans and Two Spirit communities across Saskatchewan.