Grants and Contributions

Through this 41-month project, Avalon Sexual Assault Centre Society will develop and put in place a Legal Pathways and System Navigation Model to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the lack of available resources and tools to gain support for legal processes that lead survivors to unfair advantages, time consuming, and strenuous experiences in search of justice. To do so, the project will develop and implement a community centered model for organizations and their clients for legal support and guidance pertaining to sexualized and gender-based violence, and to cooperate and advocate on a large scale for advancement towards systemic change.

Through this 17-month project, Chroma will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. It will address the organization’s revenue management and fundraising needs, policy updates, programming impact assessment, and board governance, while involving the community through a GBA Plus lens. The project will include conducting a policy review to center accessibility and inclusion, assessing programming, and transitioning to a new governance model.

The extension in time and additional funds will allow the organization to continue to increase its effectiveness in revenue management, gather feedback on their outreach programs and advocacy activities, and identify best practices to transition to a governance board model.

Through this 41-month project, Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) will develop and put in place a culturally competent, responsive, and evidence-based GBV prevention and support model to strengthen the GBV sector in supporting immigrant/refugee/newcomer women impacted by GBV. It will address the intersectional needs of the target population and build the capacity of agencies to address significant gaps in services, including rural, language, cultural, and other access barriers, as well as increased complexity of post-pandemic needs. To do so, the project will select and standardize strategies used in CIWA’s Family Conflict Prevention Program (FCPP); develop and perform a baseline impact evaluation of the model; modify model approaches for regional and online delivery; engage local, provincial, and/or regional stakeholders in a pre-pilot review; and pilot and evaluate the model with women from across Alberta, incorporating adaptations and enhancements based upon feedback. 

Through this 29-month project, Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre will scale anti-oppressive practices and alternative therapeutic approaches to healing for individuals from historically underserved communities to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address the need for supports that acknowledge systemic and structural violence and exhibit cultural awareness and competency, and for more established anti-oppressive perspectives in the GBV sector.

To do so, the project will (1) develop, implement, evaluate and optimize an anti-oppressive framework based on a Critical Discourse Analysis of resources most commonly used by GBV service providers; and (2) implement and evaluate the practices of trauma-informed yoga, nature-based healing and art therapy as culturally sensitive and anti-oppressive alternative approaches to healing.

Through this 29-month project, Université Laval will conduct research that will help improve gender-based violence services for at-risk groups. The project will address the accessibility, sensitivity, and effectiveness of psychosocial interventions among women from at-risk populations who are victims of sexual violence. To do this, the project will assess the impact of being part of one or multiple at-risk populations on perceived discrimination as well as membership, acceptability, and user experience of an online intervention targeting post-traumatic reactions following sexual violence.

The project will support development of intellectual property capacity within the firm.

Pursue scientific research at a Canadian post-secondary institution as part of the Canada-China Scholars Exchange Program

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program - Multi Inter-Action - Events

Support business and community engagement on major green energy projects

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)