Grants and Contributions

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage - Local Arts and Heritage Festivals

Celebration and Commemoration Program - Commemoration Canada

Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program - MARP - Events

The purpose of this Contribution is to provide funding for the purchase and installation of a surveillance camera system, an access control system and a video intercom system.

Capt. A Roy Brown Memorial Garden

Through this 21-month systemic change project, Oxfam Canada, in partnership with the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society and Child Care Now, will scale up the Inclusive Child Care for All project to advance underrepresented women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles in Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) advocacy. The project will build the capacity of not-for-profit organizations serving underrepresented communities to advocate for a universal early learning and child care system. Oxfam Canada will engage existing advocacy networks and connect with new organizations across the Pacific, Prairies, Ontario, and Atlantic regions.

Oxfam Canada and its partners will also convene organizations that serve underrepresented women to facilitate their active participation in policy discussions and advocacy initiatives. The organization will also develop and implement communication strategies to make the general public more aware of the positive impact of early learning and child care on the economic security of underrepresented groups of women, and identify and promote policy options to advance inclusion in ELCC.

The supplemental funding will allow the organization to create a coordinated communication campaign, highlighting the impact of childcare policies on gender equity and family well-being; as well as addressing the need for further improvements to ensure equitable access for low and middle-income families, remote/rural communities, and children/parents with disabilities.

The additional supplemental funding will allow the organization to further support its objectives to reduce systemic barriers to participation and support community-based advocacy and capacity development among underrepresented women across Canada through its Child Care for All Summit.

Through this 33-month project, the Institute for Research and Development on Inclusion and Society (IRIS) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity by addressing systemic barriers to employment for Indigenous, Black, racialized, non-status-refugee women and gender diverse d/Deaf and disabled people, with a focus on intellectual and mental health disabilities, in Winnipeg, Vancouver, Montréal, Toronto, St. John's, and Iqaluit. To do so, IRIS will carry out a literature review and an environmental scan, and hold Listening and Learning Circles to understand the gender-based intersectional barriers and conditions that prevent affected communities from acquiring and maintaining employment, and to identify solutions. Videos and tools will be developed for knowledge-sharing workshops with federally regulated organizations (FROs) and affected populations to foster the implementation of strategies enabling safe and discrimination-free working environments and the use of The Accessibility Exchange (TAE). TAE is a virtual platform offering the opportunity for people with disabilities and d/Deaf people to be hired and paid as consultants by FROs to contribute their expertise in development of accessibility plans and adjustments to hiring practices, as mandated by the Accessible Canada Act. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project with a decolonial, Indigenous and anti-racist lens, and the evaluation results will feed the development of a sustainability plan.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, Atira Women’s Resource Society will scale the Pan-Canadian Voice for Women's Housing’s project, expanding its efforts to address housing challenges faced by women and gender-diverse individuals at both regional and national levels. To achieve this objective, Atira Women’s Resource Society will update its calls to action to government bodies with a gender diverse, equity-focused perspective. It will empower and support more advocates through expanding knowledge, convening important conversations, and developing tools and resources. It will also use story telling for social change with an increased focus on engaging policy makers with women who possess lived expertise.

Through this 33-month systemic change project, VersaFi will help advance BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) women and gender-diverse professionals’ representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers to senior leadership within Canada's finance industry by conducting a nationwide survey and focus group discussions with BIPOC women and gender-diverse professionals in the industry to understand their unique challenges. VersaFi will incorporate Gender-Based-Analysis Plus (GBA+) principles and practices to ensure an intersectional perspective, considering both gender and racial factors.

The project will aim to understand the effectiveness of existing diversity initiatives and develop evidence-based recommendations for systemic change. Progress will be tracked through data analysis and an external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project, with success measured by the depth of insights gained, the effectiveness of recommendations to be implemented, and increased awareness. By fostering equity, diversity and inclusion, this project strives to enhance the representation of BIPOC women and gender-diverse professionals in senior leadership roles, contributing to a more equitable and inclusive finance industry in Canada.