Grants and Contributions

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.

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

The purpose of the Oceans Management Contribution funding is to support the development and implementation of oceans conservation and management activities in Canada.

This project will offer four types of services: counselling, group support, psycho-educational programming, and resource navigation. By providing options to attend group and/or individual support, those affected by sexual misconduct in the Defence community will be able to decide what will meet their needs and comfort level. This project will allow for those at various stages of healing to gain information, learn coping strategies and explore their feelings and thoughts in a safe environment.

SHASE will provide services to adult males who are affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community and tailored services to individuals of sexual diversity by offering individual and group counselling. The organization will also develop awareness activities specifically designed for CAF members and veterans.

Amelia Rising Sexual Violence Support Centre will provide counselling to those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community. Training will be put in place to ensure the counsellor is aware of the unique circumstances affecting this population; this project will also provide the opportunity to build a group or workshop for clients coming from the Defence community. The service area for this project includes the Nipissing region, covering Temagami, Mattawa, Sturgeon Falls and South River.

This project aims to create a space for those affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community by providing individual and/or group support, advocacy, system navigation, resources, and to share their lived experiences in a safe, accountable, confidential space with trained Peer Support Facilitators. The organization will engage the community about military sexual misconduct through outreach and offer diverse platforms for accessing peer support (i.e., phone support, in-person and virtual peer support). The target population for this project includes women and gender diverse people who have experienced sexual misconduct within the Defence community and services the Ottawa area.

This project is specifically designed to serve members of the Defence community through long-term individual counselling as well as group counselling services, outreach, and training; both virtual and in-person services are available. The project will include outreach to address the needs that are specific to the Defence community, including the rollout of "Manmade," a supportive training specifically designed for men in an effort to break barriers about allyship and survivorship among men, and boost confidence, self-esteem, and resilience for men affected by sexual misconduct within the Defence community.

Aims to ensure Elder/Knowledge Keeper support is available in case of crisis; ensure NWAC’s resource map remains updated so First Nations, Métis and Inuit Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender and Gender Diverse (WG2STGD) people have access to information on support services in their region; ensure the perspectives of Indigenous WG2STGD people are heard and included; and
build trauma-informed training capacity on sexual misconduct/violence prevention specifically related to the experiences of Indigenous WG2STGD people. Training will be provided for staff working at DND/CAF and support will be provided to service workers engaging with members of the Defence community. NWAC supports and represents Indigenous women and girls, two-spirited, transgendered and gender-diverse people across Canada and is inclusive of First Nations (on and off reserve), status, non-status, and disenfranchised Inuit and Métis across Turtle Island and Inuit Nunangat.

This project will use a qualitative approach to explore barriers (perceived and encountered) faced by CAF Veterans affected by sexual misconduct. This research will be conducted virtually and will include participants who are CAF Veterans over the age of 18 who have experienced any form of military-related sexual misconduct. Clinicians involved in this study must have an active caseload of CAF Veterans who have experienced military-related sexual misconduct.