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Building Back Through Innovation & Increasing Diversity in Canada's Intellectual Property Sector

NA21391

$506,449.00

Dec 17, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

This 27-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through removing barriers and addressing systemic issues adversely impacting Canadian women’s advancement as leaders and decision-makers in the intellectual property (IP) sector. The Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) will achieve this by introducing equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) policy initiatives into IPIC’s leadership development activities; developing and delivering training and awareness-raising programming for the Canadian IP profession; and developing resources to support EDI best practices and promote diversity. A website and social media campaign will support access to resources and highlight best practices, policy initiatives as well as programming available. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1R 7X7

001-2021-2022-Q4-00038

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Intellectual Property Institute of Canada

Women's Program

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.