Grants and Contributions

Through this 33-month systemic change project, Mothers Matter Center will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the existing system of traditional methods of skills and experience recognition, which can be inefficient and create inequalities, and enables testing an innovative, equitable and inclusive alternate model. The project will do this by piloting a barrier-free path for newcomer and low-income women to receive an Early Childhood Education (ECE) Diploma and to become employed as an early childhood educator (level II) through a partnership with Red River College Polytech (RRC), Vametric, and Home Visitors (HV) at various HIPPY (Home Instruction for Parents of Pre-School Youngsters) partner sites across Canada. The HVs will receive on-the-job training working as paraprofessionals in the HIPPY program, employer-provided and MMC-provided professional development training. MMC will facilitate the external evaluation and document the model. Based on evaluation findings and recommendations, MMC will develop resources for scale-up and dissemination.

Funding will support research and development to identify solutions to National Defence’s Challenge: Counter Uncrewed Aerial Systems Sandbox 2024. Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) is seeking CUAS solutions that can detect and/or defeat Micro and Mini UAS with systems that can be integrated into the broader military command and control systems.

Rusty Black Bird Central Newfoundland and Labrador Inventory

The purpose of the Indigenous Habitat Participation Program- Grant Funding is to meet the legal obligations to support the participation of Indigenous communities in consultations on Departmental Crown conduct (i.e., decisions, such as arrangements, approvals, authorizations and permits) under the Fisheries Act and/or Species at Risk Act.

The purpose of the Pacific Salmon Conservation and Stewardship Partnerships Program is to support the participation and activities of external Indigenous and Non-Indigenous groups providing advice to the Department on the conservation and stewardship of Pacific salmon.

Canada's Fisheries Fund will transform and drive innovation in the fish and seafood sector in Canada with a focus on developing the sector to better meet growing market demands for sustainably sourced, high-quality fish and seafood products.

The overarching goal (purpose) is to support enhancements in marine safety and marine environmental protection in Canadian waters, while embracing the concepts of codevelopment and sustainable economic development. The objectives are to enhance the capacity and facilitate the participation of partners and stakeholders in support of marine safety and marine environmental protection.

This project aims to increase the effectiveness of United Nations (UN) peace operations to prevent the recruitment and use of child soldiers by enhancing coordination between UN peacekeepers and Child Protection Actors (CPAs) to promote child protection efforts, even after a peacekeeping mission ends. Project activities include: (1) conducting research on child protection needs in the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mali, and South Sudan; (2) reviewing and strengthening the technical knowledge of UNICEF’s network to better support CPAs in their regions and contexts; and (3) sharing technical expertise, capacity and help shape future direction for child protection in armed conflict.

The objectives of the Youth Employment and Skills Strategy Program (YESSP) are to help all youth navigate through the labour market and to successfully transition into sustained employment. These objectives are attained by supporting the needs of all youth, especially youth facing barriers to develop skills, knowledge and networks through education, skills development and meaningful work experiences.

Grant as part of the Participant Funding Program to Swan River First Nation to assist in preparing for and engaging in Indigenous consultation activities and public participation opportunities associated with the assessment process for the Black Bear Power Plant Project.