| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
On September 25, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, will make an announcement supporting projects that will increase the economic participation and prosperity of women in Canada, particularly of those from equity-deserving groups.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, alongside Kirstin Beardsley, Chief Executive Officer, Food Banks Canada, announced that Food Banks Canada, one of the country’s largest organizations to fight food insecurity, will receive $17.9 million to run a national pilot to address barriers related to affordability and stigma that some Canadians face when accessing menstrual products.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
On September 21, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, will make an announcement supporting a national pilot to address barriers that some Canadians face when accessing menstrual products.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | statements
The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement today regarding Gender Equality Week:
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
The funding announced will benefit Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to provide gender-based violence (GBV) prevention programming to address the root causes of violence.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, on behalf of the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, John Aldag, Member of Parliament for Cloverdale-Langley City, and Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, announced over $3.1 million for seven organizations in British Columbia.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable François-Philippe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, on behalf of the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, announced $296,000 in funding for the Société d’aide au développement des collectivités (SADC) Shawinigan to support their ongoing project, “Flexi-Loan for Women”.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
On August 31, 2023, the Government of Canada announced $294,523 in funding to Essie’s Place, which is part of the $12.7 million 2SLGBTQI+ Projects Fund announced in Budget 2021.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Today, the Honourable Hedy Fry, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Centre, on behalf of the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, announced $294,523 for Essie’s Place to develop community-informed solutions to address key barriers facing 2SLGBTQI+ communities.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
On August 27, 2023, Women and Gender Equality Canada announced up to $1.9 million from 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund to support the growth, sustainability, and leadership of the 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations in advocating for and serving the communities they represent.
