Grants and Contributions

This 24-month project will enable the establishment of an observatory on the systemic effects of the health crisis and economic recovery on the condition and retention of workers in the construction industry and will enable recommendations on structural measures supporting women’s access to equality in the government recovery plan.

The following measures will be taken to achieve this: The establishment of an observatory and data collection; the production of a report containing the recommendations for the attention of the concerned stakeholders; and, the dissemination of the results to public and government bodies and concerned stakeholders, as well as the presentation of the results.

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 will be achieved by working with identified organizations to expand education and training on human trafficking; building community capacity by engaging and supporting rural and northern Alberta’s community members to deliver training resources and workshop materials, providing awareness and education on human trafficking; and collecting reports of human trafficking for a comprehensive and coordinated response for service providers and partners during the awareness and training activities.

At the end of the project, the organization will have collected data, engaged with law enforcement, health care providers, frontline service providers, Indigenous-serving organizations and the community to provide them with awareness and education on human trafficking so that survivors can be appropriately identified and access supports and services in a more streamlined way, to prevent survivors of human trafficking from falling between the cracks.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

Supplemental funding will be used to translate documents on addressing human trafficking, continue developing partnerships, train staff, and strengthen engagement with the Indigenous community.

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 will be achieved by assessing gaps in knowledge concerning human trafficking and developing a culturally relevant workshop curriculum; training and empowering Indigenous youth to become facilitators and community advocates of human trafficking prevention; and virtual workshops and engagement with Indigenous youth delivered by peers.

At the end of the project, the organization will honour the workshop participants with a completion ceremony and encourage Indigenous youth to be agents of change to shift the course of human trafficking in Alberta. They will develop social media public service announcements based on what the workshop participants learned and the community impact, to be shared beyond the project and increase awareness for Indigenous peoples.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

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. The organizations receiving this additional joint strategic investment, Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society, Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle, and Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council, will be able to enhance their capacity to address systemic issues impacting women within an Indigenous, regional, and intersectional context. This project would also address the impacts of COVID-19.

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. It will inform them of the settlement resources and supportive services through collaboration whereby a collaborative service model will integrate trauma-informed interventions from a settlement lens with anti-human trafficking partners.

At the end of the project, it will have developed, implemented, and supported existing prevention and intervention promising practices that will advance knowledge and enhance empowerment supports for at-risk populations and survivors of human trafficking.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.

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 will be achieved through establishing a needs assessment by collaborating with local community service organizations, law enforcement and community focus groups who work or have lived experiences in human trafficking. From the needs assessment, a trauma informed approach will be developed and delivered through education and outreach sessions, focusing on risk, rights and resources to empower at-risk populations. Materials will be created to enhance the knowledge and capacity among community service providers. The needs assessment will also guide the development of a best practices case management system where survivors will be able to access support.

At the end of the project, the organization will have engaged with multiple community sectors, identified needs and gaps, created anti-human trafficking prevention tools and materials in response, delivered educational sessions and developed a case management system.

The project will include an external evaluation that will look at the success and scalability of the promising practices.