Grants and Contributions

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. Barren Lands First Nation will achieve this by assembling and implementing the Barren Lands Women’s Council who will work at addressing identified needs and gaps in the community; reviewing and adapting employment policy, hiring processes and election procedures; and by developing strategies for the strengthening of the Barren Lands First Nation women’s movement.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.

This project will bring together women to form a Women’s Council and will work with women, Elders and men from Barren Lands First Nation to address and change policies and procedures within their community to advance women's recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Candace House Inc. will achieve this by designing and developing a new approach to support those impacted by violent crime by creating a continuum of care, with a focus on women and Indigenous people. To develop this new approach, they will conduct research, engage and consult with women and stakeholders, design and create a trauma-informed, culturally safe space and monitor, review and adapt the approach as needed based on the needs of the community.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices and increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change to support women’s equality.

This project will bring together government agencies, police agencies, community organizations, Indigenous-led organizations, and various other social services/grassroots organization for a coordinated approach to find a better way to support women impacted by violent crime to advance women's recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Northwest Metis Council will achieve this by establishing a coordination mechanism for Métis women experiencing Gender-Based Violence in four Northwestern Manitoban communities; developing a referral network and resources; developing and providing Métis-specific resources and trainings to service providers; and conducting a project evaluation. The project will develop a curriculum guide for the training programs and implement a series of community discussions to engage and empower Métis Citizens concerning Gender-Based Violence in their communities. Northwest Metis Council will also produce a referral book of services as well as Métis-specific resources on GBV for dissemination, and will speak to the project and Métis experiences of Gender-Based Violence at an academic conference.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power to support women’s equality.

Northwest Metis Council Inc. will work to together with their partners, the Manitoba Metis Federation’s Health and Wellness Department, the Manitoba Metis Federation’s Community Liaison Department, and Michif Child and Family Services, to implement this project. A Métis Elder and Métis women, including GBV survivors, will also be included in the Project Advisory Group. Success will be measured by indicators such as the number of GBV detected, referrals per month and proportion accessed, as well as service provider commitment to implementing trainings into policy as an educational requirement.

This 29 month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. River East Transcona School Division will achieve this by conducting a community-based participatory action project. Through this project which seeks to address the graduation rate gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous girls, their mental health experiences in school, experiences of discrimination and lower rates of leadership. Female Indigenous students will be mentored by Indigenous community leaders to celebrate their Indigenous identity and will be trained by industry professionals in photography, Photoshop and InDesign to create a Photovoice project book. The students will be trained to collect and analyze data for the photovoice project and be supported to compile their data into a book. These books will identify changes needed and will provide recommendations that will be implemented in schools to allow Indigenous girls to feel safe in school and gain leadership skills as they confidently move to postsecondary education and the workforce.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.

This project will work with the University of Winnipeg Continuing Education Department, the Braiding Histories program, a community Elder and with other female Indigenous community leaders to empower Indigenous girls to succeed at school, increase confidence in themselves and embrace their indigeneity. A mixed methods approach will be utilized to assess project’s results.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Aura Freedom International will achieve this by creating a National Network and National Guidelines for reporting on GBV in the media.

This 26-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Climate Caucus Council, in partnership with The Feminist Campaign School, will achieve this by encouraging women and girls to run for and lead in elected decision-making positions and identifying the barriers to equitable and safe work at elected tables. It will assist in preparing women in BC and Alberta to serve in local government and make recommendations for policy makers to reduce barriers faced by women to ensure women can lead.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power to support women’s equality.

This project will help advance women’s post-pandemic recovery by addressing systemic barriers to women’s local political participation identified by measuring the following:
• Reasons for women not to seek to re-offer after serving in an elected local seat.
• Experiences of women elected.
• Responses that municipal parties and their leaders make to publicly posed questions, so they can win and lead.
• The (diminished) presence of sexist media coverage of women in politics.
• Effectiveness of their collaboration with The Feminist Campaign School partner to run campaign school workshops for all women incumbents who intend to run in 2022 in BC.

The 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. The Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC) will work with organizational leaders, women, role models, and community organizations to identify barriers and opportunities and co-design sustainable best practices, policies and processes to recruit, retain and advance women in leadership positions in the technology industry. Using a Gender-Based Analysis plus (GBA+) approach, the project will bring to the forefront real-life experiences, combined with organizational knowledge, research and consultation, to develop a toolkit that will be shared with interested organizations with the aim to support women’s advancement and economic empowerment in the digital economy. Over the course of the project, ICTC will establish a small steering committee comprised of women in technology leaders, industry and small business champions, organizations that support women in technology and underrepresented groups, and recognized diversity and inclusion firms or consultants. Several focus groups will be held with women leaders and employers to understand unique perspectives on barriers, systemic challenges, opportunities, best practices, and other relevant perspectives. A final report and co-creation toolkit will be developed, building on the data collected from the co-creation event and focus groups. A trend report describing the progress made and/or challenges faced by employers and women leaders in implementing some processes or recommendations from the toolkit. A launch event will present the updated toolkit and the findings and experiences shared throughout the study.

At the end of the project, the organization will have helped to address systemic barriers by encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and supporting a positive distribution of authority, voice, and decision-making power to support women's equality.

ICTC will work with its extensive network of partners and relationships with industry, academia, governments, NGOs, referral organizations as well as several thousand active employers to engage and explore ways to jointly implement solutions and leverage efforts across Canada to maximize the project’s impact. The partners involved in the projects are organizations that have vision, knowledge and connections to the women in technology community.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Reelworld Foundation will achieve this by addressing discriminatory legislation, policies, and/or practices that prevent women and/or girls from fully participating in the social, political and economic spheres, design and implement policies and practices to increase women’s labour market participation and opportunities, develop and implement community-based approaches to address intersectional barriers to equality for diverse women, engage men and boys to combat harmful gender norms and advance gender equality, develop and implement prevention focused initiatives to combat gender based violence, design and implement policies and practices to increase women’s leadership in democratic, civic, public or private sectors, convene and strengthen the feminist movement to collaboratively advance gender equality, build relationships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Theatre Direct Canada will achieve this through the implementation of Balancing Act, a focused program designed to address discriminatory legislation, policies, and practices that prevent women with caregiving responsibilities from fully participating in social, political, and economic spheres in the performing arts. Through this initiative the organization will design and implement policies and practices to increase labour market participation and opportunities for artists and arts workers with caregiving responsibilities. The organization will develop and implement community-based approaches to address intersectional barriers to equality for diverse women and build relationships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality.

At the end of the project, Balancing Act will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers facing women with caregiving responsibilities by recruiting arts organizations across the country to identify barriers and adapt systems, strategies and budgets that include emergency fund programs, childcare stipends, flexible working practices, and infrastructure that reduce economic barriers for women artists with caregiving responsibilities. Theatre Direct Canada will empower arts organizations across the country to share resources, disseminate best practices, and advocate in support of women with caregiving responsibilities through collaborative mentorship.

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. 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.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change and by supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power to support women’s equality.

This project will bring together women, business stakeholders and leaders, along with the support from organizations and partners such as with Femmocracy Now, the New Brunswick Multicultural Council and First Nations, to share on best practices and GBA+ principles. This will be achieved through various women-led community-based approaches, as well as through the creation of a community of practice and a virtual collaborative platform. Women in Business New Brunswick will support their partners by facilitating meetings, training and workshops, by developing tools to improve women’s leadership and by guiding their partners towards the adoption of inclusive policies and practices.