Federal-Provincial-Territorial ministers responsible for the Status of Women: A historic timeline

1986

Canada passes the Employment Equity Act

1991

National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women is established

1995

 UN held its 4th World Conference on Women, adopting the Beijing Platform for Action – the start of gender-based analysis internationally

2002

Canada ratifies the UN Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women

2012

National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking is launched

2016

Launch of the Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls Inquiry

Related work of Federal-Provincial-Territorial forum of ministers responsible for the Status of Women

1982

First meeting of the Federal-Provincial- Territorial Forum of Ministers responsible for the Status of Women in Ottawa

1985

FPT Ministers present A Framework for Economic Equality for Women to the First Ministers: (a follow up to the Equality in Employment: A Royal Commission Report of 1984.)

1991

Ministers release Building Blocks: Framework for a National Strategy on Violence against Women at 10th annual meeting

1995

Ministers support a gender-based analysis (GBA) approach to policy development

2001

Ministers publish Women’s Economic Independence and Security: A Federal / Provincial / Territorial Strategic Framework

2002

Ministers publish Assessing Violence Against Women: A Statistical Profile

2011

The Forum generates concrete measures to address human trafficking to be implemented by each government, considering their jurisdictions and needs

2015

The Forum sponsors Sexual Violence Knowledge Exchange event in Winnipeg

2017

The National Indigenous Leaders and Representatives invited to their first annual meeting with the FPT Ministers responsible for the Status of Women

2021

Ministers endorse the Joint Declaration for a Canada free of Gender-Based Violence

2022

Historic 40th anniversary of the FPT Forum and Endorsement of National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

2023 and beyond

FPT Ministers will continue their collaborative efforts in advancing the status of women in Canada and a more inclusive future for all