Grants and Contributions

Through this 20-month capacity building project, The Shine Network Institute will enhance their capacity to advance gender equality by identifying the needs and barriers Indigenous women are facing within the Canadian screen sector.

Specifically, this project will focus on the development of strategic and long-term sustainable planning with the creation of a strategic plan, and the establishment of an Indigenous Pedagogy Policy.

The Shine Network Institute will conduct a needs assessment, comprehensive data collection and analysis, to gain a detailed understanding of the root causes and geographical differences of the challenges faced by Indigenous women in the Canadian screen sector. An Indigenous Pedagogy Policy will be implemented, focusing on education and training within the organization that is culturally informed, accessible, and safe. The Shine Network Institute will also develop a comprehensive strategic plan, serving as a roadmap for implementing sustainable solutions to the identified challenges, ultimately enhancing the impact and reach of the organization.

1.1. Through this 20 months systemic change project, Women in Aerospace Canada will help advance women’s economic prosperity and representation in leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers to increase the number of women in high-paying positions and facilitate their progression into leadership roles within Canada's aerospace sector by developing a scalable corporate auditing protocol to understand the driving factors within a corporation impacting the hiring, retention and progression of women in the aerospace sector. The audit will be deployed to four corporations in the sector (Ontario, QC, Prairies and Atlantic) and the results will be measured and assessed to develop recommendations. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 14-month project, Leeds and Grenville Interval House will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address policy and governance needs within the organization and build their capacity to respond to the women and children that they serve. The project will include the development of a policy manual with a GBA+ lens and the review of their by-laws to ensure compliance with legislation/ sector best-practices.

Through this 32-month systemic change project, CAYR Community Connections will help advance women and gender diverse people’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers by addressing institutional barriers to inclusion in York Region. The project will engage an expert in Safer Spaces programming to co-develop a module on barriers to economic security and prosperity, which will be added to their existing Safer Spaces curriculum. This will include engaging with women and gender-diverse people and stakeholders in York Region, and then creating and delivering the customized safer spaces training to stakeholders in the area. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Construction of a factory and acquisition of digital equipment: The project aims to improve the production capacity and productivity of a company manufacturing mechanical parts for the mining industry.

Business start-up: The project aims to start up a business which operates in the tourism industry.

Acquisition of equipment: The project aims to improve the service offering of an agri-food sector incubator.

Marketing strategy: The project aims to market the software of a company specialized in AI-driven fintech solutions.

Marketing strategy: The project aims to implement a marketing strategy for a company specialized in the development of an application for the management of fitness centers.

Marketing strategy: The project aims to implement a marketing strategy for a company that offers a digital platform powered by artificial intelligence to help healthcare professionals detecting problems related to eye health.