Grants and Contributions:

Inclusive Child Care for All 2.0

WP230448

$1,355,552.00

Jul 10, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Through this 21-month systemic change project, Oxfam Canada, in partnership with the Pacific Immigrant Resources Society and Child Care Now, will scale up the Inclusive Child Care for All project to advance underrepresented women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles in Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) advocacy. The project will build the capacity of not-for-profit organizations serving underrepresented communities to advocate for a universal early learning and child care system. Oxfam Canada will engage existing advocacy networks and connect with new organizations across the Pacific, Prairies, Ontario, and Atlantic regions. Oxfam Canada and its partners will also convene organizations that serve underrepresented women to facilitate their active participation in policy discussions and advocacy initiatives. The organization will also develop and implement communication strategies to make the general public more aware of the positive impact of early learning and child care on the economic security of underrepresented groups of women, and identify and promote policy options to advance inclusion in ELCC. The supplemental funding will allow the organization to create a coordinated communication campaign, highlighting the impact of childcare policies on gender equity and family well-being; as well as addressing the need for further improvements to ensure equitable access for low and middle-income families, remote/rural communities, and children/parents with disabilities. The additional supplemental funding will allow the organization to further support its objectives to reduce systemic barriers to participation and support community-based advocacy and capacity development among underrepresented women across Canada through its Child Care for All Summit.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1L 8L7

001-2024-2025-Q2-00178

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Increase of agreement value

Aug 11, 2025

Oxfam 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.