Grants and Contributions

This 36-month project will address organizational capacity needs in order to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Specifically, organizational capacity will be enhanced through board governance, organizational financial health, partnership development, collaboration, networking and strategic planning.

This 35-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic changes towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through board governance, human resources management, diversification of the organization's funding sources, and the development of a communication and promotion plan.

This 3-month project will support the development and submission of a comprehensive project proposal for an implementation plan to increase access to support for underserved populations and explore and evaluate new promising practices to engage in healing from gender-based violence (GBV). This project will develop, adapt, implement and evaluate culturally sensitive, gender-inclusive and accessible programs for specific groups of survivors of GBV in PEI.

This 36-month project will establish an ambassador program comprised of key champions from the information and communications technology (ICT) industry across Canada to help guide private and public organizations in the design and implementation of business plans and best practices within the digital economy. The project will create a network of business leaders who will act as ambassadors to other organizations to help them build their capacity to leverage the leadership advantages of women and promote gender equality in management. This project will leverage the talents of women in various sectors (telehealth, e-commerce, FinTech and advanced manufacturing) and position Canada on the global stage post-pandemic, with Covid-19 highlighting the importance f a digital economy. Research will be conducted to measure the success of the program. Best practices will be identified and a toolkit will be developed. Events will be organized to promote the program and mobilize partners. ICTC will work with partners in each of the four provinces (Ontario, Nova Scotia, Alberta and Quebec), including associations, universities and employers in the community, to promote the advancement of women in leadership in the digital economy.

This 59-month project will implement community-based programming that will aid in the development and testing of promising practices that enable healing from trauma after experiencing GBV. An adapt and evaluate approach will ensure appropriate support and services to underserved populations of 2SLGBTQ+, rural and BIPOC survivors on Prince Edward Island. An external evaluation will ensure evidence-based knowledge of these promising practices.

This 29 month-project will address systemic barriers to the establishment and growth of women-owned enterprises, with a particular focus on Black communities and official language minority communities, in order to create a more inclusive and equitable social
entrepreneurial landscape in the Canadian digital economy.

To do so, the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) will conduct research to uncover and showcase indicators and catalysts for success at all stages of social entrepreneurship in the digital economy. It will recruit at least 500 women-owned enterprises in Ontario, Manitoba, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Alberta to participate in its entrepreneurship and mentorship programs, and interactive hub to exchange knowledge, best practices, and mentorship opportunities. ICTC will also be engaging with core industry partners to participate in an advisory committee, contribute their expertise to knowledge mobilization sessions for the entrepreneurs, and share project information among their networks. At the end of the project, the organization will share results of its project evaluation.

This 30-month project will develop the organizational capacities of the Rendez-vous de la fierté Acadie Love in order to better serve and represent the 2SLGBTQI+ French-speaking minority and rural communities on the Acadian Peninsula in the province of New Brunswick. It will focus on developing and improving the organization's internal capabilities, including its digital skills, and creating and integrating an equity, diversity and inclusion policy into its practices and policies.

Through this 19-month systemic change project, Information and Communication Technology Council of Canada (ICTC) will scale the ''Advancing Women's Leadership in Canada's Digital Economy'' project to advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles in Canada’s emerging technology sectors, focusing on cleantech, health, biotech, agri-foods and manufacturing. This project will be scaled to new locations in British-Columbia, Alberta, MB, Ontario and QC in order to address the systemic barriers faced by women and marginalized groups in accessing managerial, executive and board positions within small and medium-sized private and not-for-profit organizations. To achieve this, ICTC will undertake research on targeted populations to adjust its approach, training and tools. It will engage organizations supporting women and gender diverse people in the project, organize focus groups, workshops and webinars, and provide resources and mentoring opportunities for women through its Online Gender Equity Centre. The project will culminate in a roundtable discussion aimed at developing effective and sustainable strategies for accessing senior management positions.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Women in Business New Brunswick, operating under "The New Brunswick Association of CBDCs/L’Association des CBDC du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.", will achieve this by identifying barriers to women’s leadership, by building collaborative and community-based approaches, by supporting the adoption of inclusive policies and practices and by measuring the effectiveness of their initiatives.