Grants and Contributions

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northeastern Ontario, in partnership with the Elizabeth Fry Society Simcoe Muskoka, will achieve this by conducting a feminist organizational restructuring, assessing the existing research and knowledge on barriers in Central and Northern Ontario for marginalized, racialized and criminalized women and gender diverse individuals, forming a Women’s Lived Experience Advisory Board and developing its networks and partners, developing a Feminist Systemic Action Plan, and setting a process for sustainability of efforts.

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 addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes.

Assessment and Evaluation will be ongoing, and a final evaluation/report completed.

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) will achieve this by designing and implementing policies and practices to increase women’s labour market participation and opportunities. NAFC will address discriminatory legislation, policies, and/or practices that prevent women and/or girls from fully participating in the social, political and economic spheres, while designing and implementing policies and practices to increase women’s leadership in democratic, civic, public or private sectors and research into barriers facing urban Indigenous women and LGBTQ2IA+.

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.

The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) will help advance women’s recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within policies and practices, authority, voices and decision-making, and gender norms and attitudes that have prevented women and girls from fully participating in the social, political, and economic spheres. This will be achieved by amplifying the voices of urban Indigenous women in existing legislation and policy using research, policy development, and advocacy work. Also, systemic racism will be addressed through the participation of current FCM leaders to incorporate an Indigenous GBA+ lens to policymaking on a federal level. Local Friendship Centres and the overall Friendship Centre Movement will be a vessel to amplify the voices of urban Indigenous women and seen as an access point to urban Indigenous women, regardless of membership. The NAFC intends to produce a list of policy
recommendations and an action plan for national-level implementation. The final report will be used to guide future relationship-building between government and FCM leaders, while further amplifying the goals and values outlined in the NAFC’s 2020-2030 Strategic Plan.

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Active Care Response Team will achieve this by identifying key issues and barriers which prevent migrant women farm workers (MWFW) from fully participating in decision-making and leadership roles. Through research of current legislation, policies and practices, as well as stakeholder input, the organization will make recommendations for change and develop an action plan to address these issues. Throughout the process the organization will monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the action plan relying on community partners and stakeholders (MWFW and farmers) to advance systemic change and endorse policy and recommendations to increase migrant women and girl’s participation in decision-making.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing the 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 work with partners, including the Global Resources Centre, Justica, Health Unit, Ministry of Labour, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, St. Clair College, the University of Windsor, Ontario Vegetable Growers' Association, Migrant Worker Community Program, and various farm owners to improve collaboration amongst likeminded organizations in the region and lead the dissemination of key recommendations for policy and programs towards a recovery from the impacts of COVID-19.

It will have also enhanced reconciliation and distinction-based approaches for Indigenous women or girls’ safety, economic security and leadership opportunities, convened and strengthened the feminist movement to collaboratively advance gender equality, and built relationships between equality-seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality.

The objective of this project is to provide a youth with some work experience in the agriculture and agri-food sector.

Advance foundational work activities required to examine options and potential for a national aerospace innovation network

Canada Arts Presentation Fund - Programming Support

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Enhancing the capacity of gender units in 4 Iraqi ministries through strengthening gender training tools and targeted advocacy training