Backgrounder – Government of Canada announces support for 18 Alberta-based organizations to advance gender equality

January 9, 2024 – Edmonton, Alberta — Women and Gender Equality Canada

Today, Women and Gender Equality Canada announced close to $7.3 million for organizations located in Alberta and across the country. The funding for these initiatives is from four funding streams, as identified below.

1. Increasing the capacity of Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to address gender-based violence 

More information about the Call for proposals: Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to further address gender-based violence

The funding will benefit the following Indigenous women’s and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to bolster their capacity to provide gender-based violence prevention programming to address the root causes of violence:  

Edmonton 2 Spirit Society

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Increasing Organizational Capacity for GBV Engagement

Funding amount: $400,000

University nuhelot'ine thaiyots'i nistameyimakanak Blue Quills

St. Paul, Alberta

Project name: Building Capacity to Address Gender Based Violence in the Saddle Lake Cree Nation Schools

Funding amount: $453,751

Grande Prairie Friendship Centre

Grande Prairie, Alberta

Project name: Mamahtawihew Program
Funding amount: $176,075

Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre

St. Paul, Alberta

Project name: miyo pimistisiwin (The Good Life)
Funding amount: $391,000

Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Strengthening Our Tipi to address Indigenous Gender based Violence
Funding amount: $500,000

2.    Addressing GBV through Promising Practices and Community-based Research

More information about the Call for Proposals to Address Gender-based Violence Through Promising Practices and Community-based Research

The following organizations will receive funding to develop, put in place, and evaluate promising practices to prevent and address gender-based violence:

Action Coalition on Human Trafficking Alberta Association

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Scaling Prevention and Response to Human Trafficking in Geographically Isolated Regions of Alberta

Funding amount: $611,853

Kaleo Collective

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Expanding Impactful Second Stage Support And Skill-Building For Individuals With Complex Trauma From Gender-Based Violence

Funding amount: $394,050

Alliance Jeunesse Famille de l'Alberta Society

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Honour and Respect

Funding amount: $624,619

University of Alberta  

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Addressing Gender-based Violence through Culture and Art: Co-creating Strength-based Workshops with Indigenous Communities

Funding amount: up to $264,383

Punjabi Community Health Services Calgary

Calgary, Alberta

Project name: SAHARA GBV Girls Counselling Program

Funding amount: $547,740

The following organization will be receiving funding to conduct community-based research to help address the needs of those that are at risk of gender-based violence or are underserved when they experience it:

John Humphrey Centre for Peace and Human Rights

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Igniting Change on Canada’s Action Plan to End GBV in the Prairies

Funding amount: $375,822

3.    2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund

More information about the 2SLGBTQI+ Community Capacity Fund

The following organizations are receiving funding to build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+ community organizations and networks to advance equality across Canada:

Outloud Foundation

St. Albert, Alberta

Project name: Community Conversation and Strategic Plan

Funding amount: $139,200

The Pride Centre of Edmonton

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Building Capacity at the Pride Centre of Edmonton

Funding amount: $138,442

The Enchanté Network

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Investing in the Capacity of the Enchanté Network, Canada's Largest Network of 2SLGBTQI+ Organizations

Funding amount: $476,618

Pride YMM Society

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Project name: Sustainable Growth and Development Project

Funding amount: $358,886

Queer and Trans Health Collective

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: National 2SLGBTQI+ Substance Use Study

Funding amount: $238,000

The Zetna Collective

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Queering Black Prairie Futures: A Needs Assessment for Edmonton’s African, Caribbean, and Black 2SLGBTQI+ community

Funding amount: up to $20,236

4.    LGBTQ2 Projects Fund

More information about the LGBTQ2 Projects Fund

The following organizations are receiving funding to support community-informed projects that will address key issues faced by 2SLGBTQI+ communities:

The Enchanté Network

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Back to Our Roots

Funding amount: $600,000

The Enchanté Network

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Who We Are and Who We Might Be

Funding amount: $377,753

Comité FrancoQueer de l’Ouest

Edmonton, Alberta

Project name: Bâtir des ponts avec les communautés culturelles

Funding amount: $177,391