Grants and Contributions

Through this 28-month project, the Quebec Lesbian Network will strengthen the capacity and networks of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will address lesbian, bisexual, and queer women’s invisibility within the 2SLGBTQI+ community in Canada as well as the need to develop a more inclusive approach for bisexual and immigrant women and for non-binary and transfeminine people. The project will include developing a survey and a Canada-wide conference, consulting with excluded and marginalized groups of women+, compiling a collection of texts by sexually diverse immigrant women, developing inclusive tools, and integrating an intersectional perspective into the organization.

This 24-month project will increase immigrant and refugee women’s economic security and prosperity in Nova Scotia. It will develop entrepreneurial, financial and leadership skills and reduce barriers immigrant and refugee women face in response to entrepreneurial progress and advancement.

This will be achieved by enhancing awareness of women’s entrepreneurial needs with financial service provides, investors, and community partners, increasing awareness of gender inclusive practices, increasing collaboration among immigrant community service providers, and promoting women-led product and service-based businesses.

Through this 16-month project, Rainbow Service Organization will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality, wellbeing, and inclusion. The project will include engaging with 2SLGBTQI+ community members in the Peterborough City and County to better determine their needs and align services; a needs assessment report and follow-up next steps report to address gaps and challenges will be developed. The project will also include collaboration with various community stakeholders by establishing a 2SLGBTQIA+ Coalition that will work towards developing an action plan based on the needs assessment and next steps reports.

Through this 28-month project, Tools of Empowerment for Success (TOES Niagara) will develop and put in place a code of conduct to prevent human trafficking in the hospitality and tourism industry in the Niagara region to strengthen the GBV sector, based in part on ECPAT International's The Code of Conduct for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation in Travel and Tourism. It will address the need to provide awareness, tools and support to the hospitality and tourism industry to prevent human trafficking of vulnerable populations (e.g., women, racialized, newcomers) working and living in the Niagara region. To do so, the project will establish a multi-stakeholder steering committee that will develop and adapt a local Code of Conduct based in part on the ECPAT model with input from the community including survivors and at-risk populations. The local Code will be implemented among pilot organizations and policy development support and training will be provided to these organizations to facilitate a successful implementation. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the promising practice. TOES Niagara will organize outreach events to share information on the promising practice with key employers in major border cities so that they may replicate it or expand upon it within their own organizations.

Through this 28-month project, Pride PEI will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQIA+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQIA+ equality. It will address and meet the needs of their local community by aiming to better define the role of Pride PEI and invest in the tools needed to strengthen its board and governance procedures. It will also support efforts to address its financial capacity and sustainability, and of other queer serving organizations. The project will include the development and implementation of Pride PEI’s first strategic plan, work to expand their governance and operational manuals, policies, and procedures. It will also provide support to other queer serving organizations in their advocacy initiatives. This collaborative effort will focus on resource sharing among organizations to offer a reliable and equitable flow of resources to strengthen partner organizations, which will foster sustainability and collective growth in the community.

Women of War

Bay d’Espoir War Memorial, representing the 6 communities surrounding the Bay d’Espoir area

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of co-development and sustainable economic development.

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic development. The objectives are to enhance the capacity and facilitate the participation of partners and stakeholders in support of marine safety and marine environmental protection.