Grants and Contributions:

Building the Capacity of PACE Society to Support Sex Worker

WP240098

$299,564.00

Oct 21, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Through this 29-month project, Providing Advocacy, Counselling & Education Society (PACE) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address four urgent organizational needs and undertake a thorough strategic planning process. The project will include completing a community needs assessment, restructuring organizational hierarchy, address workplace culture and establish processes to support staff wellness and retention, develop a concrete action plan to move offices and develop a new strategic plan. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, PACE will will strengthen government and leadership systems, fortify fiscal oversight, develop an organizational results and accountability framework, establish an advocacy strategy, and build a related advocacy toolkit, grounded in training and capacity building. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6G 1C9

190-2024-2025-Q3-00051

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Increase of agreement value, Change of end date

Apr 29, 2026

Providing Advocacy, Counselling & Education Society

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.