Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Action for Socioeconomic Equality
Agreement Number:
WP230446
Agreement Value:
$873,608.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 26, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
Through this 31-month systemic change project, the YWCA Montréal will scale the Action on Equality in Colleges project to advance women’s and girls’ economic security and prosperity. The organization will scale the project by expanding its scope to other post-secondary institutions, including vocational schools. The project will address all forms of gender-based violence, such as harassment, gender stereotypes, and gender discrimination in post-secondary institutions. To achieve this, the project will deepen understandings of the challenges faced by women in the target communities, develop specialized tools and practices to promote gender-based violence prevention, and support communities in changing their policies and practices to create sustainable change.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, The Y des femmes will produce a turnkey institutional toolkit, offer personalized strategic support to assist in the review of internal policies, carry out knowledge transfer, develop a targeted approach for traditionally male-dominated environments and do early prevention in order to act upstream on norms, dynamics and practices. By doing so, the organization will contribute further to the advancement of gender equality.
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:
Montréal, Quebec, CA H3G 1T3
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q2-00033
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Amendment Date
Apr 9, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
Y des femmes de Montréal
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.
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