Grants and Contributions

Through this 30-month project, the Montreal City Mission will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. More specifically, the project will address systemic barriers in access to justice facing women and 2SLGBTQI+ people who are undocumented or have a precarious status, as well as the impacts of the requirement for requesting renewal of a temporary resident permit (TRP) on those who experience domestic violence. The project will help improve access to legal services for migrant women and 2SLGBTQI+ people, deploy an advocacy campaign on the impact of the TRP, initiate a dialogue with stakeholders, and inform and educate the public about the barriers facing migrant women and 2SLGBTQI+ people. An external evaluation will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers to affordable housing for women and gender diverse people within the GTA. The project will 1) undertake research on barriers to housing for women and gender-diverse people in the GTA, 2) create a network of experts to guide the Social Justice Advisory Committee and Toronto Women in Action participants in the development of an action plan; 2) advocate at systems planning tables at the municipal, provincial and federal level to address barriers to housing for women and gender-diverse people in the GTA.; 3) work with the construction industry and builders to advocate for construction projects aimed at affordable rental units for women and gender-diverse people in the GTA.

Through this 18-month project, The United African Canadian Women Association (UACWA) will strengthen its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address UACWA's capacity and enable it to continue to build a strong, sustainable structure and network.

Through this 30-month systemic change project, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the care economy in order to properly value care work, beginning with the creation of an advisory committee and engagement of key stakeholders. LEAF will conduct a literature review and an environmental scan, culminating in a report, and will develop public legal education materials addressing key issues that have been identified. The organization will develop and conduct workshops that respond to and challenge the barriers to valuing care work, that provide care workers with legal information in relation to their workplace rights or rights as caregivers, and that touch on avenues for law reform. The developed public legal education materials and workshop will also be distributed and delivered to LEAF’s network of branches, and professional facilitators will train LEAF’s branches as well as community organizations to deliver them to others. In collaboration with stakeholders and the project advisory committee, LEAF will develop law reform advocacy proposals related to the barriers within the care economy identified in the earlier stages of this project. These will be compiled in a formal report and distributed to the organization’s broader network and branches, as the Advocacy Manager is trained in how to build an effective advocacy campaign and begins mobilization. LEAF, in coalition with stakeholders and a network of care economy organizations, will engage in advocacy based on the proposals compiled into the formal report and will set advocacy goals. LEAF will develop an informal coalition to continue advocacy beyond project conclusion. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers experienced by young girls primarily within the three high priority neighbourhoods across the Durham Region (Whitby, Oshawa, Ajax) where there is a need to provide girls opportunities, experiences, and role models to navigate gender, economic, and social barriers. Girls Incorporated of Durham will do this by forming the project team; conducting background research and community consultations and incorporating findings; approving and implementing the project plan (including facilitating policy changes); delivering leadership and community action programs (internship); evaluating the pilot and celebrating the participant’s experiences.

Through this 18-month project, YWCA Canada will build its capacity to advance gender equality. Across the 29 member associations and national office, the project will address current challenges to accurately assess impact, identify and address gaps, orient membership, manage leadership shifts, engage new national donors, advocate on emerging issues, and scale/share evidence-informed practices.

Through this 18-month project, Working Women Community Centre will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the need to provide integrated Gender Base Analysis Plus (GBA+) programming and services to their clients.

Through this 30-month project, Trans Support NL will address the needs and barriers to equality for 2SLGBTQI+ communities, specifically those who are Two-spirit, Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Diverse (2STNBGD). This will be achieved by assembling an advisory committee, conducting a data review, and consulting with key stakeholders to develop "Gender Affirming Healthcare Spaces" toolkits for health care providers.

Through this 18-month project, Salal Sexual Violence Support Centre Society will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the continued stigmatization of sexual violence (SV) and gaps in SV advocacy.

Through this 18-month project, Ornaments of Grace and Virtue International Organization will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address gaps and needs in areas including policy, stakeholder engagement, environmental scanning, mission and vision alignment, data collection and analysis, donor engagement; diversity and inclusion; and gender-sensitive communication.