Grants and Contributions:
The project aims to increase awareness at the municipal level about the intersectional gendered impacts of emergencies and the unintended consequences of emergency plans lacking GBA+. It will enhance commitment to incorporating GBA+ in hazard and risk assessments, ensuring that the communities at highest risk are prioritized in planning and response. Additionally, the project seeks to foster collaboration between the women’s and gender justice sector, the emergency management field, and municipal governments to improve community safety. Thus building the capacity of municipalities to integrate GBA+ into hazard and risk assessments and emergency planning processes comprehensively, and empowering municipal officials to prioritize marginalized populations in their policies and practices. The long-term goal is for municipal emergency management plans to be more reflective of community needs, contributing to a safer, more secure, and resilient Canada.
This project has been modified to increase its duration by a period of six months. This extension will enhance the success of the project outcomes, by allowing more time to promote and disseminate the toolkit with municipal emergency managers, as well as time to distribute it more broadly across Canada. No change to total PS funding.
Public Safety Canada's Policy Development Contribution Program (PDCP) supports strategic projects undertaken by the Department's stakeholders that contribute to policy making and improved service delivery, in the areas of public safety and emergency management.