Grants and Contributions
About this information
In June 2016, as part of the Open Government Action Plan, the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat (TBS) committed to increasing the transparency and usefulness of grants and contribution data and subsequently launched the Guidelines on the Reporting of Grants and Contributions Awards, effective April 1, 2018.
The rules and principles governing government grants and contributions are outlined in the Treasury Board Policy on Transfer Payments. Transfer payments are transfers of money, goods, services or assets made from an appropriation to individuals, organizations or other levels of government, without the federal government directly receiving goods or services in return, but which may require the recipient to provide a report or other information subsequent to receiving payment. These expenditures are reported in the Public Accounts of Canada. The major types of transfer payments are grants, contributions and \'other transfer payments\'.
Included in this category, but not to be reported under proactive disclosure of awards, are (1) transfers to other levels of government such as Equalization payments as well as Canada Health and Social Transfer payments. (2) Grants and contributions reallocated or otherwise redistributed by the recipient to third parties; and (3) information that would normally be withheld under the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act.
$675,144.00
Apr 15, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Leadership Circle
NA18760
This 48 month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: develop and implement a capacity-building strategic plan, develop and implement a strategic partnership plan, and the implementation of a human resource strategy for training and retention of board and advisory members, staff, and volunteers.
$239,800.00
Apr 15, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Strengthening Organizational Structures during a Time of Transition
AB18928
This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: strategic and succession planning; which will encompass board development, human resources management, sustainability planning, diversification of funding and an implementation phase.
$150,000.00
Apr 15, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
YWCA Edmonton Revenue Diversification
AB18528
This 36-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: execution of a consultant-led comprehensive review, development and implementation of a strategic and sustainable plan to enhance organizational financial health.
$98,390.00
Apr 10, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
UACWA Long Term Enhancement Project
NS18544
This 59-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue to improve the economic security of African Canadian immigrant women in Nova Scotia. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: long-term strategic planning, board governance training, Information-technology capacity enhancement, and succession planning.
In 2023, a supplement was provided to improve internal human resources, policies and procedures and support leadership training for their board of directors. In addition, they will explore potential diversification of funding sources and build a stronger organizational profile in the community.
$239,950.00
Apr 10, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
UACWA Long Term Enhancement Project
NS18544
This 47-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue to improve the economic security of African Canadian immigrant women in Nova Scotia. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: long-term strategic planning, board governance training, Information-technology capacity enhancement, and succession planning.
$95,515.00
Apr 8, 2019
Indigenous recipients
Building Capacity
AN18887
This 47-month project will increase organizational capacity to allow the organization to continue their efforts in representing the interest and concerns of all Aboriginal, Inuit and Metis women in PEI and to promote social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the implementation of the following activities; strategic planning; board governance training and improvement; building partnerships and networks; improvement of financial health.
An extension with supplement has been allocated to the organization to create onboarding packages, to formalize and document organizational procedures, and to increase skills and competencies in facilitation, in crisis intervention and in cultural practices.
$653,000.00
Apr 8, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Building Capacity
AN18887
This 47-month project will increase organizational capacity to allow the organization to continue its efforts in representing the interest and concerns of all Aboriginal, Inuit and Métis women in Prince Edward Island and to promote social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the implementation of the following activities: strategic planning; board governance training and improvement; building partnerships and networks; and improvement of financial health.
$371,526.00
Apr 2, 2019
FOXY Capacity Building for Advancing the Equality of Northern Indigenous Women
AN18493
This 45-month project will address the organization's capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting the advancement of equality for women in Northern Canada. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: organizational strategic planning, developing a sustainability plan, developing gender-based analysis+ tools to support human resources and results-based management systems, and evaluating and improving board governance of the organization.
$148,350.00
Apr 1, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
LEAF’s Strategic Blueprint: Building Organizational Capacity and the Women’s Movement
NA18657
This 60-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: develop and implement a strategic blueprint to improve organizational capacity and governance, develop and launch a communications platform to improve organizational and administrative efficiency, and conduct monitoring and renewal activities to inform future programming.
The supplemental funds will be used to undertake operations and administration staff, specifically in database management and consulting, and communications support.
The Capacity-building fund extension will be used to improve the organization’s funding strategy, develop human resources tools based on gender-based and equity analysis and evaluate Board effectiveness to improve and develop onboarding, mentoring, and offboarding process for board members.
$149,880.00
Apr 1, 2019
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Advancing Gender Equality by Building WEC’s Capacity
NA18726
This 60-month project will address organizational and sector capacity needs to allow
the Women’s Economic Council and its partners to continue promoting social and
systemic change towards gender equality. Key activities will include consultations and
assessments to help the Women’s Economic Council to collaboratively identify its
strategic capacity-building priorities and to implement both tried tools and newly created capacity-building resources. The organization will partner with sector stakeholders that have previously taken steps to build their own capacity to avoid duplication, and will support women and women’s organizations working in community economic development in Canada to address their own capacity needs through training, workshops, and knowledge-sharing on effective capacity-building tools. A Strategic Plan and Sustainability Plan will be created and adapted based on evaluation results.
Due to the current environment and the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations have beenstruggling with the implementation of their planned activities and have expressed difficulty addressing emerging needs. The additional funding would be used to increase the pace at which WEC builds a healthy financial base and processes. While growing capacity in the area of financial health was one of six key WAGE-funded priorities, since the pandemic, the need to transition from manual, place-based financial systems and tools to a fully digital system is more pressing than ever. The old systems can no longer be used effectively and a slow measured transition over the full four years of the project is no longer an option. We must, for example, move quickly to widely used software such as QuickBooks, which means hiring specialists to make the transition now, rather than WEC moving things slowly over time, using internal resources.
The second supplemental funding will be used to create an organizational program
strategy for the next 3-5 years. It will activate the theory of change and ensure it is well translated into a solid program portfolio that describes in greater detail how to create the impact that WEC is trying to achieve.