Grants and Contributions

This 24-month project will enable immigrant and racialized women to build their capacity and develop their leadership in combating discrimination and racism and to develop ways to address it. The following measures will be taken to achieve this: the establishment of mechanisms to combat discrimination and racism, such as the development of awareness tools and the facilitation of workshops, the organization of a provincial symposium, the development of a joint advocacy effort, and the creation of a standing committee within RAFIQ.

This 48-month project with Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association will develop and implement promising intervention practices that will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking in rural and northern Alberta.

This 36-month project with the Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association will develop and implement an Indigenous youth led, culturally relevant prevention training and education program that will advance knowledge, awareness and empower at-risk Indigenous youth and Indigenous survivors of human trafficking in Alberta.

This 36-month project aims to enhance the well-being of non-offending Nunavut caregivers and improve the recovery and wellness of their children who have experienced a multitude of adverse childhood experiences, including gender-based violence (GBV). In collaboration with key stakeholders from institutional, non-governmental and private sector organizations, promising practices will be developed, piloted, and disseminated throughout Nunavut. These promising practices will also be integrated into the therapeutic model and referral systems of the Umingmak Centre, a Child and Youth Advocacy Centre based in Iqaluit, in order to better support, through a culturally sensitive approach, the needs of non-offending Inuit caregivers with trauma histories.

To achieve these goals, a needs assessment will identify evidence-based gaps in services for this clientele as well as advance knowledge on barriers to access them. This will also support the development of Inuit-specific approaches, including the creation of training materials and resources for dissemination, allowing caregivers of children who experience abuse to experience better social and health outcomes for themselves and their children.

An external evaluation will evaluate the success and scalability of the promising practices developed.

This 36-month project will strengthen diversity in Canadian businesses and organizations and help businesses identify qualified black women to overcome existing systemic barriers. Connecture Canada will work with black women and businesses to identify and remove barriers and barriers related to the employment of black women. In collaboration with black women, industry companies and other partners, Connecture Canada will develop and implement policies, practices and procedures to create an environment conducive to the diversity and advancement of black women in leadership positions. This project will showcase businesses and organizations that contribute to the advancement of black women.

This 36-month project aims to increase the participation and retention of women in municipal leadership and support a more diverse, inclusive and equitable environment in municipal governance processes, particularly among underrepresented women including youth, Indigenous, Black and other racialized women and members of the LGBTQ2S+ community.

FCM will work in partnership with provincial and territorial associations (PTAs), stakeholders and its regionally diverse membership base to 1) enable more women to run for elected office 2) strengthen the capacity of municipal stakeholders to address gender-based violence and harassment; and 3) create a more conducive context for women leaders to thrive in their leadership through mobilizing, fostering and strengthening gender inclusive leadership, knowledge and best practices across municipalities.

The project will establish a steering committee made up of representatives from WAGE, FCM, PTAs and a national women's organization with experience in women's political participation. Sub-grants will also be provided to implementing partners at the local level (e.g. PTAs, municipalities, community-based organizations), to develop virtual training opportunities, resources and tools, including peer-to-peer learning and mentorship.

WAGE and Government of Yukon Women’s Directorate joint funding initiative will continue to provide three Indigenous women’s organizations with the opportunity to integrate capacity building components into their existing transfer payment agreements with the Government of Yukon Women’s Directorate.

This 36-month project with Indus Community Services will develop a toolkit to increase awareness about the unique challenges and risks of human trafficking for foreign-born individuals with precarious immigration status in Ontario.

This will be achieved through education and prevention, which will increase awareness about the unique challenges and risks of human trafficking for foreign-born individuals using a toolkit and outreach, which will broaden the scope to reach these at-risk individuals and/or survivors.

This 24-month project with Multi-Lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities will develop and implement promising prevention and intervention practices to advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk population and survivors of human trafficking with specific focus on immigrant and refugee youth and immigrant and refugee parents.

This 36-month project will provide immediate financial relief to support growing COVID-19 related costs and ensure additional protection for volunteers and survivors during moves out of abusive households. Specific activities will include securing a national supply chain to ensure personal protective equipment reaches all chapters more efficiently and at lower cost. To avoid staff burnout in Greater Toronto and Nova Scotia, immediate hiring of part-time movers and drivers is needed to meet a notable increase in demand for frontline service. The project will prevent the closing of chapters by providing medium-term cash flow stabilization in the current fiscal year. The project will also support the redevelopment of Shelter Movers' volunteer training, recruitment and retention strategy. Volunteers comprise 99% of the organization's labour force and are an essential means of ensuring Shelter Movers can continue to support survivors fleeing violence.