Grants and Contributions

15th Annual Preston Area Remembrance Day Events and Ceremony 2024

Through this 30-month project, the African Canadian Civic Engagement Council will help advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers for racialized women and women of African descent within governance roles. This will be achieved through education and training, mentorship, outreach and policy advocacy, and partnership development. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the project.

Through this 29-month project, Support Network for Indigenous Women & Women of Colour will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. This will be achieved by forming a Racial Equity Steering Committee for strategic planning, conducting a comprehensive organizational assessment, creating and disseminating resources, developing an online oral history collection from Indigenous LGBTQ+ individuals, and conducting evaluation and sustainability planning.

Through this 30-month project, Divergenres will address 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ needs and barriers to equality, specifically those of the trans and non-binary community. To achieve this, the organization will provide workshops to educate trans people on their rights and existing mechanisms to uphold those rights. It will also develop training for frontline workers and community organizations on trans rights and strategies for promoting them. This education work will be supported through the creation and dissemination of a guide and card game for trans people on their rights, as well as a handbook on trans rights for the relevant practitioners. Finally, Divergenres will select and train two groups in the greater Québec City area to support trans people through processes related to their rights.

This 14-month project aims to support the coordination and implementation of the “Women’s 7” (W7), one of several official engagement groups facilitating inputs and discussions with civil society and experts, while contributing to improved gender equality outcomes resulting from Canada’s G7 Presidency in 2025. This will be achieved through the engagement of feminist activists and subject matter experts from Canada, G7 countries and the Global South in the gender-based analysis of Canada’s G7 themes and priorities; the gender analysis of previous G7 policy documents and commitments; the development of policy recommendations; and the engagement of G7 officials and gender equality leaders, including Canada, G7 Countries, and the Gender Equality Advisory Council (GEAC). Key activities include the publication of research papers providing a gender-based analysis of Canada’s G7 priorities, the formation of thematic working groups who will provide recommendations on Canada’s G7 priorities, the development of policy documents including a communique, analysis and recommendations, the communication and outreach of W7 policy documentation, and the engagement with the GEAC.

This project aims to purchase a series of raised gardens, irrigation equipment, and start-up supplies to establish a community garden.

A new community recreation centre in Scotchfort Indian Reserve No. 4, PE that will be an inclusive, publicly accessible, climate resilient, net-zero community building. The new building will be a 1,198 m2 addition to Abegweit's 591 m2 Epekwitk Mena'taqug Centre. The building will accommodate various community events, sport programs, and cultural activities, and serve as a warming centre for the entire region.

Retrofit of an aquatic centre in Grand Forks, BC to continue providing recreation, youth, and other social services to the community. It includes upgrades to the facility's pool and hot water heating systems, HVAC and control systems, and accessibility features.

Community Justice Workers to attend the Restorative Justice Symposium

Engineering study to assess the technical and operational feasibility of the mobile unit.