Question Period Note: 2022-2023 Main Estimates

2022-2023 Main Estimates

• The Government of Canada continues to work towards creating a more inclusive society, where every person has an equal opportunity to succeed.

• Women and Gender Equality Canada will continue to advance equality through the inclusion of all women and members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities in Canada’s economic, social and political life.

• The Department received $310.3M in funding from the 2022-23 Main Estimates, representing an increase of $184.8M from the previous year.

• The majority of the funding will be used to support capacity building within women’s and equity seeking organizations, to further women’s participation in Canadian society, to advance towards a National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence and to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality.

• The Main Estimates are part of the normal parliamentary approval process to ensure that previously planned Government initiatives receive the necessary funding to move them forward.

• The Main Estimates confirm requests for resources that have already been approved by the Treasury Board.

• The Department received $310.3M in total funding for 2022-23:
o $59.0M in Operating expenditures;
o $245.2M in Grants and Contributions; and
o $6.1M in Statutory (Employee Benefit Plan $6.0M, Minister’s salary & car $92.5K).

• The total Grants and Contributions funding of $245.2M received in 2022-23 relates to:
o Advancement of a new National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence – Budget 2021 ($162.3M)
o Increase Capacity and Sustainability of the Women’s Movement ($67.4M)
o Gender-Based Violence – Budget 2017 and 2018 ($10.0M)
o Advancing LGBTQ2 Equality – Budget 2021 ($3.8M)
o National Strategy to Combat Human Trafficking ($1.7M)

• The following table indicates the variance in the funding received from the previous Main Estimates:

Main Estimates      2021-22     2022-23     Variance
Operating Expenditures      $45.3M      $59.0M      $13.7M
Grants and Contributions        $75.5M      $245.2M     $169.7M
Statutory       $4.7M       $6.1M       $1.4M
Total       $125.5M     $310.3M     $184.8M

• The variance of $184.8M is mainly attributed to the funding received to advance towards a National Action Plan to End Gender-based Violence and to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality.

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