Grants and Contributions

The purpose of this contribution is to provide funding for time-limited security personnel as well as the purchase and installation of a fence.

Through this 15-month project, the Mouvement contre le viol et l’inceste / Collectif de femmes de Montréal (MCVI) will help prevent and address human trafficking.

Through this 29-month project, YWCA Canada will scale its ‘Violence Against Women Staff Support Network’ to strengthen the GBV sector. It will scale the network to include gender-based violence service workers and, will address workers wellness, capacity, connectiveness, and retention. To do so, the project will include a national, bilingual, free, online hub for GBV support workers to access training, resources, tools, and community and peer-support.

Through this 40-month project, the Muslim Resource Centre for Social Support and Integration (MRCSSI) will conduct research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups. It will address the necessity of exploring the unique risk factors, needs, and experiences of immigrant and refugee women survivors of gender-based and family violence who come from collectivist backgrounds. To do so, the project will include collaborating with project partners to establish project governance and tools, engaging with the community, conducting data collection, analyzing data, and producing a report on the findings and recommendations.

Through this 41-month project, Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW), Vivic Research and partners will conduct research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups. The project will aim to better understand non-legal approaches to support racialized, newcomer, refugee survivors of gender-based violence. To do so, the project will conduct a targeted literature review and environmental scan; host community engagement sessions including one on one interviews with community stakeholders and engage gender-based violence advocates in research project.

Through this 47-month project, Nunavut Inuit Women’s Association will increase its ability to prevent or address gender-based violence against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. This will be achieved by undertaking activities that can help advocate bringing awareness and reduce gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women, girls, or 2SLGBTQQIA+ people, with a focus on Inuit women (Arnait) and gender diverse Inuit in Nunavut who are in leadership roles within their communities.

This project will be achieved by strengthening the organization’s board governance by developing a modular training course on leadership, governance, advocacy, and management; by developing staff capacity to create an evidence-based report through a GBA+ lens analysis of existing government communications, policies and public tools; and by promoting a network opportunity through an Arnait leadership summit (including gender diverse peoples).

This 16-month project with The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver will produce and test a gender responsive training program for front line case workers working with vulnerable women going through challenging transitions following victimization or criminalization. This project will articulate a practice-oriented conceptual framework to help front-line workers recognize the effects of stigma, understand how stigma is perceived and internalized, and identify the strategies vulnerable women use to manage and cope with stigma.

Equipment acquisition: The project aims to improve the production capacity and productivity of a company that manufactures equipment for mining companies.

Digital equipment acquisition: The project aims to improve the productivity and production capacity of a company that specializes in the manufacture and installation of metal structures.

Equipment acquisition: The project aims to increase the productivity of a company specializing in metal parts manufacturing.