| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
The National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls highlighted the underlying systemic causes of ongoing violence against Indigenous women, girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people. The COVID-19 pandemic also created unprecedented challenges for victims seeking help and the frontline organizations that support them.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Crisis hotlines are a lifeline to survivors of gender-based violence and are critical support services. During the pandemic, organizations operating crisis lines in British Columbia (BC) reported an increase in the volume of calls as victims of violence and those seeking related services experienced barriers to safely accessing services.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
In January 2022, Women and Gender Equality Canada launched a call for proposals in order to bolster the capacity of Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to provide gender-based violence (GBV) prevention programming that will address the root causes of violence.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, and Grace Lore, British Columbia’s Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity for an announcement regarding support for crisis hotlines in British Columbia.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | statements
The Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, issued the following statement today: “This November 20, 2022 – on Transgender Day of Remembrance – the Government of Canada recognizes the magnitude of the challenges trans people face. Too many have paid with their lives or endured unacceptable discrimination for living their truth and expressing themselves as they are.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Crisis hotlines are a lifeline for survivors of gender-based violence and are critical support services. During the pandemic, the demand for crisis hotline services has significantly increased across Canada. Today, the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, announced $700,000 to support crisis hotlines across Nova Scotia. Minister Ien was joined by the Honourable Karla MacFarlane, Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status of Women, to announce the bilateral agreement.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, for an announcement regarding support for crisis hotlines in Nova Scotia. The Honourable Karla MacFarlane, Nova Scotia Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women and Andy Filmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax, will also be present to discuss the announcement.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | backgrounders
In January 2021, the Joint Declaration for a Canada Free of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) was endorsed by the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers responsible for the status of women. It laid out the Framework for Joint Action, identifying the vision, goals, pillars, and foundation for a ten-year National Action Plan.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | news releases
Living a life free from violence is a fundamental human right, but gender‑based violence (GBV) continues to be a significant barrier to achieving gender equality in Canada. It is one of the most pervasive, deadly, and deeply rooted human rights violations of our time. Federal, provincial, and territorial governments in Canada are committed to preventing and addressing it.
| Women and Gender Equality Canada | media advisories
Members of the media are invited to join the Honourable Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, for an important announcement regarding gender-based violence following the 40th annual meeting of the Federal, Provincial, and Territorial Forum of Ministers Responsible for the Status of Women in Nova Scotia.
