Grants and Contributions

Canada Arts Presentation Fund

Building Communities Through Arts and Heritage

Community Support, Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Initiatives Program

Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ) is being used to identify knowledge gaps in country food activities in several communities on Baffin Island, NU. Connections to culture and training of youth will foster sustainability and decision-making.

This study will expand on training provided by the Nunavut Community Aquatic Monitoring Program (NCAMP) to include the use of In Reach satellite devices and a specially designed "Fishery Assessment App" that will assist in the monitoring, reporting and assessment of subsistence and commercial fisheries. This information will be automatically uploaded on to a Nunavut Fishery Atlas that can be accessed by web browser. The project aims to enhance local capacity in biomonitoring, data stewardship, and management for empowered participation in co-management and better preparation for the impacts of climate change on food availability, wildlife migration, and sustainable harvesting.

To support business needs while recovering from COVID-19

To support business needs while recovering from COVID-19

Install water and sewer lines to and within the Jean Louis Legare Regional Park

This 31-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. NorPen Status of Women Council will help women in rural Newfoundland overcome barriers related to post-secondary education and employment. This will be achieved by conducting an in-depth community-led research within its catchment area, by developing and proposing new policies and procedures to overcome identified barriers for post-secondary institutions, government bodies and rural employers in the region, and by creating and sustaining partnerships with concerned stakeholders to initiate systemic change.

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

The organization will be mindful of applying a GBA+ analysis in all aspects of the project and will formulate conclusions based on comparative evidence. Necessary reports will be completed to support findings, identify long-term outcomes, and evaluate the sustainability of the project.

The NorPen Aboriginal Women’s Circle will play a valuable role in the project as they will help the organization identify barriers within the indigenous community and offer insight on how to apply an Indigenous lens to all aspects of the project.

This 31-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Informed Opinions will achieve this by advocating for policies and practices to increase women’s leadership in democratic, civic, public or private sectors while addressing discriminatory legislation, policies, and/or practices that prevent women and/or girls from fully participating in the social, political and economic spheres.

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 political participation identified in the Elect Her report, creating conditions conducive to change by Reviewing Canadian political parties' existing policies and practices related to recruiting and running women in winnable ridings, and identifying persistent sources of resistance, while assembling research (Canadian, international) to challenge that resistance. This will result in a coordinated thought leadership campaign, mobilizing and supporting political scientists and advocates in making clear the indefensibility of the status quo and profiling practical approaches to remedy it. This project will be amplifying this news commentary through additional earned media (broadcast and podcast interviews, press gallery briefings, coordinated social media campaigns featuring arresting infographics and compelling videos) and by creating an SEO-optimized accessible and dynamic online portal to house all related materials and
solicit ongoing engagement. Public opinion research will be conducted following the amplified thought leadership efforts to reflect and leverage evolving public sentiment on related issues and research-supported tools, in collaboration with newsrooms and journalists to overcome sexist news coverage.