Backgrounder – Preventing and addressing gender-based violence in Manitoba and across Canada

Today, Women and Gender Equality Canada announced up to $10.2 million for 22 projects across Canada to prevent or address gender-based violence.

National Scope

Total funding amount for the national projects: $3,358,093

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW) (Ottawa, ON)

Project name:​ Strengthening Feminist Intersectional Solidarity for Action

Women’s Program Funding amount: $988,695

Ending Violence Association of Canada (EVA Canada) (Ottawa, ON)

Project name:​ Empowering Community-Based Anti-Violence Workers: A Comprehensive Strategy for Economic Security

Women’s Program Funding amount: $500,000 

Fondation de l'Alliance pour la santé étudiante au Québec (Montréal, QC)

Project name:​ Implementation of the Order an Angelo protocol in the capitals of Canada's provinces and territories

Feminist Response and Recovery Funding amount: $875,000 ​

Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada (Ottawa, ON)

Project name:​ The Spotlight Initiative: Gender Equality Community Dialogue

Women’s Program Funding amount: $544,398 ​

She Matters United (Sudbury, ON)

Project name: Bridging the Gap: Exploring Forensic Evidence Self-Collection for Survivors of Sexualized Violence in Rural Communities
Gender-based Violence Program Funding amount: up to $450,000

Pacific

Total funding amount for this region: $2,023,427

THS Society of Transition Houses (o/a BC Society of Transition Houses) (Vancouver, BC)

Project name: PEACE for Canadian Children & Youth: Building Capacity and Fostering Connection in Nunavut Women's Shelters
Gender-based Violence Program Funding amount: up to $650,000

Central Okanagan Emergency Shelter Society (o/a Kelowna Women's Shelter) (Kelowna, BC)

Project name: Identifying the Needs of 2S/LGBTQ+ Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence-Caused Brain Injury
Gender-based Violence Community-based Research Funding amount: $293,318

FOXY (Yellowknife, NWT)

Project name: SMASHing the Patriarchy: Scaling for Inclusivity

Gender-based Violence Program Funding amount: $877,500 ​

The Circle Salt Spring (Salt Spring Island, BC)

Project name: Passing it on Boys: Spreading the Impact

Gender-based Violence Program Funding amount: up to $202,609

Prairies

Total funding amount for this region: $478,428

Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc. (Winnipeg, MB)

Project name:​ EmpowerMen – Engaging men and boys to prevent sexual exploitation and sex trafficking

Gender-based Violence Program Funding amount: $478,428

Ontario

Total funding amount for this region: $1,442,132

Centr'Elles (Thunder Bay, ON)

Project name:​ Equity, Inclusion, and positive changes for immigrant women in Northwest Ontario

Gender-based Violence Community-based Research Funding amount: $383,929

Huron Women's Shelter Second Stage Housing and Counseling Services (Goderich, ON)

Project name:​ A Collaborative Approach to Address Rural Sexual Assault Services Gaps

Women’s Program Funding amount: $297,200

Malton Women Council (Mississauga, ON)

Project name:​ South Asian Women Empowerment and Equality of Rights Alliance (SAWEERA)

​Gender-based Violence Program Funding amount: $352,789 ​

Réseau-Femmes du Sud-Ouest de l'Ontario (Sarnia, ON)

Project name:​ Key Bystanders

Gender-based Violence Promising Practices Funding amount: $408,214

Québec and Nunavut

Total funding amount for this region: $1,522,358

Centre d'aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel (CALACS) de Trois-Rivières (Trois-Rivières, QC)

Project name:​ Intersectionality: A priority!

Gender-based Violence Promising Practices Funding amount: $351,555​

Regroupement des maisons pour femmes victimes de violence conjugale (Montréal, QC)

Project name:​ Equipping workplaces to better protect immigrant employees who are victims of domestic violence

Gender-based Violence Promising Practices Funding amount: $526,731

TransEstrie (Sherbrooke, QC)

Project name:​ Medical violence experienced by trans and non-binary people

Gender-based Violence Community-based Research Funding amount: $332,011​

Université Laval (Québec, QC)

Project name:​ Supporting the resilience of sexual violence survivors through culturally sensitive interventions

Gender-based Violence Community-based Research Funding amount: $312,061​

Atlantic

Total funding amount for this region: $1,373,091

Aboriginal Women's Association of Prince Edward Island Inc. (Lennox Island PEI)

Project name:​ Building Capacity to Ensure Inclusiveness for all Indigenous Individuals on PEI going Forward

Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Funding amount: $499,977​

BIPOC USHR (Charlottetown, PEI)

Project name:​ Understanding GBV experiences of immigrant, migrant, and other racialized women/gender-diverse peoples on PEI

Gender-based Violence Community-based Research Funding amount: $95,351

YWCA Halifax (Halifax, NS)

Project name:​ An Intersectional Approach to Understanding and Preventing SGBV in the Skilled Trades

Gender-based Violence Community-based Research Funding amount: up to $399,050

New Brunswick Multicultural Council Inc. (Fredericton, NB)

Project name: IMvisible NB: Supporting Non-Status, Refugee and Immigrant Women Impacted by GBV

Women’s Program Funding amount: $378,713​