Grants and Contributions

Through this 43-month project, Empowering Indigenous Women for Stronger Communities Inc. (EIWFSC) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on Peer Facilitators and Youth in the rural areas around Stephenville, NL. This will be achieved by building a strong organizational governance structure: developing a clear set of policies and procedures, by-laws and constitution, and a strategic plan.

The project will aim to build the capacity of both the board of directors and Indigenous men and women Peer Facilitators from a leadership development perspective, and to foster collaborative working relationships between these groups and the Indigenous community. EIWFSC will also engage with Indigenous youth to develop a Lateral Violence training program. All of these initiatives are to be carried out through a GBA Plus lens, especially where community consultation and project delivery are concerned.

At the end of the project, EIWFSC will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on peer-to-peer learning and leadership development in Indigenous men and youth.

Supplemental funds were provided to allow EIWFSC to train and support Peer Facilitators in Labrador, NL.

This 19-month project will work to reduce isolation, develop and strengthen Fierté Canada’s National Network of Pride organizations, and foster cross-sector collaboration between Prides in rural areas of the country. It will also aim to identify and address the needs of the most marginalized 2SLGBTQ+ sub-communities (e.g. Two-Spirits people, queer people of color, people living with a disability, people living in poverty, etc.) and the systemic barriers they face in accessing services and in meaningfully serving their communities. Engagement efforts, research, consultations, and conferences will help determine their priorities for support in ever-changing norms, attitudes, and behaviors in their communities. The establishment of a support network and the development of tailored learning programs, tools and resources will equip them to address such obstacles.

The results of this work will be shared within the National Network to allow for the development of more inclusive, equitable and accessible policies and practices in member organizations, and effect broader systemic change in their communities. Finally, Fierté Canada Pride will further distribute funding to Prides across the country through a micro-granting call for proposals including two streams: one for remote and rural prides and the other one for anti-racism and reconciliation initiatives, in line with the overall objectives of this project.

Through this 42-month project , Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by the development of a Metis 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan, with representation from across the Metis Nation Motherland.

This National Action Plan will be achieved by the creation of a Metis 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Advisory Committee to oversee the project development, implementation, and evaluation stages. The committee will identify and fill existing gaps relating to the experiences and perspectives of Metis 2SLGBTQQIA+ individuals, with an emphasis on prevention models. This will include engagement with Metis 2SLGBTQQIA+ people regarding their Gender-based Voilence (GBV) experiences, culturally relevant supports and data gathering practices and protocols.

During this research and data collection, as well as through engagement, the Metis 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Advisory Committee will develop and share a Metis 2SLGBTQQIA+ National Action Plan with project funders, partners, and civil society groups

This 7-month project is a phase 2 of the project SO20206 and will strengthen the capacity of Pride Calgary Planning Committee to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by building managerial capacity through the development and refinement of board governance resources; increasing evidence and knowledge of LGBTQ2 challenges and barriers by conducting a comprehensive scan of community needs; and strategic planning.

An external consultant will perform a fulsome review of the organization’s operations to identify and create tools needed to enhance organizational governance, delegation, and external relationship management capacity. A diverse and inclusive community of key stakeholders will also be engaged to develop best practices models and inform the strategic planning of programming and services. Through this multifaceted approach, a 5-year strategic plan will be developed, strengthening Pride Calgary Planning Committee’s capacity to grow and sustainably support the LGBTQ2 community.

At the end of the project, the organization will have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.

This 43-month project will increase the Native Women’s Association of Canada’s members’ capacity to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls and gender-diverse people. Specifically, the project will allow for the creation of two (2) Liaison Worker positions, which will work in partnership with their grassroots Provincial/Territorial Member Associations (PTMAs) to develop their capacity in ways that will allow them to more successfully serve their constituent communities, consisting of Indigenous, women, girls and gender-diverse people. Training and support will be provided to enable PTMAs to pursue new funding sources to better support and sustain local gender-based violence (GBV) programming. Customized strategic plans for each PTMAs to improve their programming will be developed, as well as funding stability plans to ensure longevity, maintenance or growth of GBV programming.

Through this 13-month project, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by identifying remedies for any future gender-based discrimination, or discrimination based on sexual orientation, leading to a more respectful atmosphere for all AFN member First Nations, staff, and partners.

A literature, document and policy review and analysis will be conducted within the AFN. This will include a review of all applicable laws, AFN policies and code of conduct. During this review, there will be engagement and briefing with First Nations leadership, including internal AFN committees and Chiefs in Assembly forums. The process for addressing allegations and complaints will be critically examined with the engagement of an external firm to support survey design, methodology, sampling, and data analysis.

A report will be developed, which will include recommendations for policy and process changes to make within the Assembly of First Nations; and to ensure AFN as a role model in ending gender-based violence.

This federal–provincial/territorial agreement is to support eligible organizations providing existing crisis hotlines responding to gender-based violence (GBV) that are experiencing a rise in demand for service provision due to the COVID-19 pandemic by agreeing on the term of payments for federal funding intended for these eligible organizations.

Through this 25-month project, Tahiuqtiit Woman’s Society’s (TWS) will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQIA+ people, with a focus on individuals leaving domestic violence in Ulukhaktok, NWT. This will be achieved by conducting a needs assessment, engaging individuals with lived experience, developing and implementing Inuit-centred policies and practices for women’s shelters, and disseminating learnings to other women’s shelters.

By the end of the project, Tahiuqtiit Woman’s Society’s will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on individuals leaving domestic violence.

The purpose of this agreement is to support Quebec organizations that administer help lines in response to cases of GBV by agreeing on the terms and conditions needed to provide them with federal funding.

Through this 44-month project, Qujigiartiit Health Research Centre will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by strengthening the Inuit and Indigenous mechanisms of governance within the organization; improving and expanding skills to prevent violence within cross-sectoral program delivery and strengthening mechanisms for collaborative community programming with other organizations participating in the Inuusirvik Hub.