Grants and Contributions

Pipestone Memorial Park

Through this 32-month project, Hope Restored Canada aims to advance gender equality by strengthening their capacity to support programing and safe housing for women and those identifying as women exiting a life of being sexually trafficked. The project will include the creation of a strategic plan, development an operational plan to address strategic priorities as well as development of an operational framework on policy and human resources.

Engagement will occur with survivors and partnering agencies such as Prairie Harm Reduction, Sagesse Domestic Violence Prevention Society, Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan, and North Sask.

Through this 32-month systemic change pan-Canadian project, the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE) will address systemic barriers that hinder opportunities for economic security and prosperity in the tourism and hospitality sectors for women and 2SLGBTQI+ survivors of gender-based violence.

The project will work to change policies by engaging policymakers for closing the gender and racial gap, aligning current policies with international human rights documents (CEDAW and Beijing Declaration), addressing discriminatory impacts of the current employment insurance on women, particularly single mothers, and strengthening labour regulations to make workplaces for survivors more inclusive.

An environmental scan and SWOT analysis will be conducted in the tourism ∕ hospitality sector to understand the current barriers to women’s employment opportunities, conduct consultations, and develop inclusive policies that address gender wage gaps, discriminatory attitudes, workplace safety for survivors, and leadership opportunities for women.

Additionally, the project will address barriers to access micro-loan and lending practices for women survivors’ business owners by collaborating with financial institutions and loan programs to implement inclusive policies. The project will foster and reinforce partnerships across various sectors by implementing GBA+ sensitive policies, involving voices from diverse intersectional backgrounds in decision-making processes, and facilitating meaningful community engagement to enhance economic security and prosperity efforts. Finally, an external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 32-month systemic change project, Mères avec pouvoir (MAP) will scale “Le HUB,” a sharing network helping to empower women and make their voices heard to advance their economic security and prosperity. The initial project aimed to build and strengthen partnerships to find housing solutions for single mothers through multidisciplinary work. The current project will break down barriers facing women who lead lone-parent families in balancing their studies or work with family life, and it will propose viable solutions. To achieve this, MAP will conduct a strategic analysis, develop an action plan and recommendations, engage various partners, and deploy a communications and stakeholder engagement strategy.

Thanks to the additional funding and extension granted at the beginning of 2026, Mères avec pouvoir (MAP) Montréal will establish a residents’ committee, implement concrete actions targeting employers and landlords to help reduce discriminatory practices, and develop advocacy initiatives addressing the growing barriers faced by young single mothers in the context of rising masculinism.

Through this 32-month systemic change project, International Centre for Family Welfare (ICFW) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers preventing racialized women from fully participating in political activities. The project will 1) mobilize a network of women and partners; 2) develop and promote a non-partisan (across party lines) policy that supports participation of racialized women in politics; and 3) reinforce the capacity and systemically support racialized women who are interested in participating in politics by addressing gaps that prevent their effective participation. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 32-month project, the East Prince Women's Information Committee (EPWIC) will help advance women's economic and leadership opportunities through systemic change.

It will address the need to strengthen board governance and the need to foster stronger relationships with government and First Nations and government entities. The project will include the development and implementation of board policies and procedures manual and will build key partnerships with other First Nations and government entities to further advocate for Indigenous women and girls.

With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Sqwem-Sqwem Consulting Service Society will create a strategic plan for team building alignment and decision-making capacity to grow and improve the organization to meet the needs of its female members.

Through this 26-month project, Sisters in the Brotherhood (SIB) will build its capacity to advance gender equality throughout the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBC) in Canada. It will address the barriers faced by women in the construction industry including lack of representation, access to mentorship and a broader network of tradeswomen, access to adapted childcare, and addressing barriers relating to harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination. It will also strengthen SIB's capacity to engage with women in the construction and drive systemic change within the UBC.

This project will include strategic partnership development based on a needs assessment, the formation of new SIB committees from coast to coast to coast, as well as the strengthening of existing ones. It will also enhance the sisters’ network, notably by increasing the capacity of the SIB committees to host events and build networks. In addition, it will develop an advocacy strategy on childcare, and a data collection and analysis strategy. Lastly, it will enhance UBC's recording, reporting and response to incidents of harassment, sexual harassment, and discrimination.

Through this 32-month project, Carrier Sekani Family Services Society will help advance Indigenous women and girls’ representation in leadership and decision-making roles by creating spaces for policy forum discussions to occur that will create systemic change along Highway 16 (Highway of Tears) in Northern BC. This project will conduct an environmental scan of the original Highway of Tears recommendation report, conduct community consultations and focus groups in communities along Highway 16 to develop a new community led action plan.

Carrier Sekani Family Services Society will host the Highway of Tears 20th anniversary symposium to highlight this work and to collaborate further with multiple levels of government to create systemic change moving forward to address safety concerns, build relationships and reduce systemic barriers that exist for justice in the North. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

It will address the need for the organization to build its capacity to better support BIPOC, migrant, immigrant and newcomer sex workers. The project will include consultations with organizations serving BIPOC, migrant, immigrant and newcomer sex workers, as well as direct consultations with service users. Peers Victoria will also host two events to share knowledge about how to better support BIPOC, immigrant, migrant and newcomer women, and develop a report with findings to disseminate to regional partners and stakeholders.

Supplemental funding in October 2024 will be used to expand collaboration with Supporting Women’s Alternatives Network (SWAN) Vancouver to provide additional consultation and support for the project.

With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Peers Victoria Resources Society will conduct an environmental scan to identify the needs of BIPOC and im/migrant sex workers in areas surrounding Victoria, develop a program manual and update current policies and procedures, and develop a resource list of organizations on Vancouver Island that are safe for BIPOC im/migrant sex workers to access.