Grants and Contributions

Through this 30-month project, the Health Equity Alliance of Nova Scotia (HEAL NS) will build stronger capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. ACNS will address increasing its own 2SLGBTQI+ capacity generally, but especially queer women’s communities not traditionally served, and transgender communities for whom they recently began developing targeted programming. It will address intersectionality regarding cultural competency and safety for ACNS to be better able to serve Indigenous, racialized, and new immigrant, and disabled individuals and community members.

The project will include a provincial 2SLGBTQIA+ Health and Healthcare Access Needs Survey, designed to clarify existing patterns and challenges to inform future programs and initiatives, the development of capacity and resources for a future 2SLGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency Training Program for healthcare workers, the strengthening of IT technical expertise to better utilize web and social resources, and the building of a robust fund development capacity to support future work.

Through this 30-month project, Maskan Family Association (MFA) will scale the Leading Change curriculum to strengthen the GBV sector. It will address intergenerational domestic violence, specifically within immigrant communities in Edmonton and Calgary. To do so, the project activities include the revision of the existing materials with partners to inform and develop a culturally relevant and responsive version of the Leading Change curriculum for immigrant youth, engaging and empowering immigrant youth to identify their potential to create and lead change through discussions, workshops, training, an ongoing Community of Practice, and meetings with various stakeholders and team members. Prevention strategies on domestic violence will be developed and implemented in Edmonton and Calgary. MFA will collaborate with the Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters (ACWS) and other community stakeholders on various project activities. Furthermore, an external evaluator will develop an evaluation framework and complete a final project evaluation when the project ends. MFA will also produce a Final Report that they will share with WAGE’s GBV Learning Centre, and other organizations through a Media Release and Impact Report to disseminate their findings on the scaling of this promising practice so that others may replicate it or expand upon it.

Through this 42-month project, BIPOC USHR PEI Inc. will conduct research that will help improve Gender-Based Violence (GBV) services for immigrant/migrant women and other racialized women and gender-diverse peoples. It will address their experiences on GBV, the barriers experienced by the community, and their suggestions and advice on how to improve services, supports, and prevention interventions. To do so, the project will include consulting with community members to inform the project and collecting qualitative data with immigrant/migrant women and other racialized women and gender-diverse peoples who have experienced GBV. BIPOC USHR PEI Inc. will create a report, infographics, and a social media campaign to share information on the research findings.

With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, BIPOC USHR PEI will expand its community-based research GBV on Prince Edward Island by examining youth knowledge and intergenerational learning related to consent and healthy relationships, as well as investigating how racialized communities navigate GBV support systems and referral pathways. Through youth engagement, stakeholder consultations, and community-based research, the project will generate new evidence about how knowledge of GBV is developed and shared across generations and how individuals access support services. The findings will inform the development of practical resources for youth and youth serving organizations as well as navigation tools that support improved access to GBV services. Through these activities, BIPOC USHR will further advance gender equality and strengthen community-based responses to gender-based violence in Prince
Edward Island.

This federal–provincial/territorial agreement is to support eligible organizations providing existing crisis hotlines responding to gender-based violence (GBV) that are experiencing a rise in demand for service provision due to the COVID-19 pandemic by agreeing on the term of payments for federal funding intended for these eligible organizations.

Adopt advanced automation equipment to increase output and efficiency

Support debris removal and trail rebuilding as a result of Hurricane Fiona

Enhance automated manufacturing expertise to support company growth

Upgrade marine travel lift

Purchase equipment to increase production capacity and efficiency

Hire a key employee for business development