Grants and Contributions:
Title:
MMIW and LGBTQ2S Discrimination: A Canadian Problem
Agreement Number:
AN190095
Agreement Value:
$360,224.00
Agreement Date:
Aug 1, 2019 - Jan 29, 2021
Description:
This 18-month project will honour the lives and legacies of missing and murdered Indigenous women, and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals and increase awareness about missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and LGBTQ2S individuals. Project activities will include: desktop research to expose systemic, societal and institutional factors that promote MMIWG and repression of LGBTQ2S individuals as well as the creation of several short videos depicting these factors which will be disseminated to TV networks, online platforms and organizations working in the field of MMIWG and LGBTQ2S.
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:
Ottawa, Ontario, CA K1K 3B1
Reference Number:
GC-2019-2020-Q2-064
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient's Legal Name:
Congress of Aboriginal Peoples
Program:
Department for Women and Gender Equality
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.