Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Responsive, Integrated Childcare for Atypical and On-Call Industries
Agreement Number:
NA21487
Agreement Value:
$700,000.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 15, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Foundation of Moms-in-Film Canada will achieve this by creating a technology-based solution to eliminate barriers of employment entry and retention of caregivers, primarily mothers in the screen industries. This technology will focus on solving logistics issues mothers face in gaining entrance and maintaining a career in the industry, including a specific focus on supporting Indigenous, Black, and other under-represented women’s groups needing better, more responsive access to childcare as supported in the Moms-in-Film’s national research which concluded in March of 2021.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Location:
Coquitlam, British Columbia, CA V3E 3K2
Reference Number:
001-2021-2022-Q3-00081
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Foundation of Moms-in-Film Canada
Program:
Women's Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.