Grants and Contributions

This 24-month project is focussed on building internal skills, and capacity to create and realize a strategy, culminating in a sustainable and ongoing public advocacy program focussed on: recognition (creating positive narratives through celebrating and amplifying 2SLGBTQI+ people and achievements); thought-leadership (fact-based research to surface key issues relating to identity and equity across a variety of sectors); and fostering community change networks (sharing timely, credible information and engaging disparate organizations to create alignment and urgency around key issues).This positions PTP as an information hub creating and distributing credible, fact-based information to “debunk” anti-2SLGBTQI+ myths and campaigns as well as filling in information gaps where there is no data. Released research will influence journalism and public discourse around 2SLGBTQI+ issues by giving organizations credible information and content tools. Wide involvement fosters fact-based understanding and a shared voice around key issues creating public weight for change. This could include a yearly Pink Paper “report card” identifying and creating accountability. Gaps include project management strategic support and a need to develop capacity, skill sets and tools around research and data analytics, stakeholder management, communications, sponsorship and fundraising, as well as tools and capacity related to content creation.

The project proposes to offer the Graduate Enterprise Internship to recent graduates of undergraduate programs & graduate students of STEM programs at U of T.

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

This Project supports the Canadian community’s efforts to attract, retain and expand foreign direct investment (FDI) and is ultimately designed to strengthen the economy at the community level.

Museums Assistance Program (MAP) - Digital Access to Heritage

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

This 57-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: research and exploration; strategic and succession plan development and implementation; knowledge and best practices sharing to improve the organization’s continuity, stability and capacity, as well as contributing to strengthen the women’s movement and advancing gender equality.

Supplemental funds awarded in March 2023 will support the organization as they update the strategic plan and leadership toolkit developed with the original funds to include best practices on mental health supports for Women Entrepreneurs – a need that has emerged through the Covid-19 pandemic, and then promote these findings through their partners and stakeholder communities.

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Times Change Women’s Employment Services will achieve this by: connecting with management and senior staff at companies (including those in typically male-dominated fields) to assign responsibility for diversity in the workplace; educating employers about the benefits of diversity and methods for increasing staff retention and advancement; exposing Times Change clients to non-traditional employers through career panels and employment opportunities; and by providing employers, employees and clients with coaching to support job retention and facilitate positive change in workplace culture.

At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices and by addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes.

Plans and tools will be developed in partnership with a diversity-focussed organization. Over the course of the project, up to 100 small and medium-sized employers will be engaged to commit to system changes.