Horizontal initiatives: 2023-24 Departmental Results Report, Women and Gender Equality Canada

General information
Name of horizontal initiative	It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence
Lead department	Women and Gender Equality Canada
Federal partner organization(s)	Department of National Defence; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; Justice Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada; Public Safety Canada; Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Start date	November 23, 2017
End date	March 31, 2026
Description	It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence (Federal GBV Strategy)) is the Government of Canada's response to gender-based violence (GBV). Its initiatives are organized across three pillars: preventing gender-based violence; supporting survivors and their families; and promoting responsive legal and justice systems. The Strategy takes a whole-of-government approach to prevent and address GBV, bringing together federal initiatives and aligning with provincial and territorial efforts, enabling enhanced collaboration. Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) ensures the overall coordination of the Strategy through an interdepartmental mechanism. The Strategy is the federal government's contribution to the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence, which was launched in November 2022. As a result, in 2023-24, WAGE will build on the existing Strategy and bolster its leadership and contribution to this Federal-Provincial-Territorial framework. The Government of Canada has invested a total of $820 million and $44 million per year ongoing. Overall, the Strategy advances shared outcomes through the following actions undertaken by the seven partner departments and agencies: Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE) received $539.5 million in funding through Budget 2017, 2018, and 2021, to establish the GBV Knowledge Centre, enhance data collection and research on GBV, develop a strategy that engages youth about online GBV, fund the development and implementation of promising practices that support underserved survivors through the GBV Program. With Budget 2021 funding, WAGE is expanding upon this work by enhancing the Gender-Based Violence Program to support initiatives that engage men and boys, prevent and address human trafficking, and provide support for testing and implementing best practices; supporting GBV research and knowledge mobilization; and bolstering the capacity of Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ organizations to provide GBV prevention programming. Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) received $92.7 million in funding through Budget 2017, 2018, and 2021, to support the implementation and testing of a family violence program. Several other HI activities ceased being a part of the horizontal initiative (HI) in 2022-23 – please see the close-out report appended to this SIT for the performance of these activities over the course of their involvement with the HI.^{Footnote 1} Public Safety Canada (PS) participation in the HI ceased in 2022-23 – please see the close-out report appended to this SIT for the performance of these activities over the course of their involvement with the HI.^{Footnote 2} Department of National Defence (DND) participation in the HI ceased in 2022-23 – please see the close-out report appended to this SIT for the performance of these activities over the course of their involvement with the HI.^{Footnote 3} Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) received $53.5 million in funding in Budget 2017, 2018, and Budget 2021, to increase its capacity to combat online child sexual exploitation, in support of domestic and international operational investigations, covert online operations, specialized victim identification investigations, and operational research and technological solutions. The funding will also enhance capacity to identify Canadian transnational child sex offenders. Several other HI activities ceased being a part of the HI in 2022-23 – please see the close-out report appended to this SIT for the performance of these activities over the course of their involvement with the HI.^{Footnote 4} Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) received $3.5 million in funding in Budget 2017 and 2021 to address GBV through further enhancements to the Settlement Program, including the implementation of a coordinated cross-sector approach across the settlement sector, GBV training for settlement workers, and enhanced, place-based services for clients. Justice Canada (JUS) received $112.7 million in funding in Budget 2021 to ensure access to free legal advice and legal representation for survivors of sexual assault and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), as well as to provide additional supports for victims of IPV to navigate the family justice system. In addition, JUS received funding to support supervision services for parenting time in cases of separation and divorce to protect the safety and well-being of children and families. Learn more about the Strategy.
Governance structures	The strategy promotes a whole-of-government approach and includes federal partners, and other complementary federal departments and agencies funded by the Strategy (Horizontal Initiative partners), and others whose actions support the overarching goals of the Strategy. Interdepartmental Mechanism While WAGE is the overall lead of federal efforts to prevent and address GBV, many federal departments and agencies actively contribute per their distinct mandates to these efforts. WAGE is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the implementation of the Federal GBV Strategy, in partnership and coordination with federal departments and agencies, including the six other federal organizations funded by the Strategy/involved in this Horizontal Initiative. The Department does so by chairing an interdepartmental mechanism composed of three committees at the Assistant Deputy Minister, Director General and Director levels
Total federal funding allocated from start to end date (dollars)	$820,032,681 from 2017-18 to 2025-26 and ongoing annual funding of $44,053,452
Total federal planned spending to date (dollars)	$633,032,687
Total federal actual spending to date (dollars)	$565,540,990
Date of last renewal of horizontal initiative	Not applicable
Total federal funding allocated at last renewal, and source of funding (dollars)	Not applicable
Additional federal funding received after last renewal (dollars)	Not applicable
Total planned spending since last renewal	Not applicable
Total actual spending since last renewal	Not applicable
Fiscal year of planned completion of next evaluation	2026-27
Results highlights	WAGE In 2023-24, WAGE continued to operationalize the Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Knowledge Centre and its online platform, launched in December 2018. As a focal point of the GBV Strategy, the GBV Knowledge Centre facilitates the alignment of existing federal resources, coordinates federal initiatives, supports the sharing of research and data, ensures alignment with provincial and territorial strategies, and accounts publicly for results. Over the reporting period, WAGE has: Further augmented gender-based violence research and knowledge mobilization, with funding supporting community research models, working with Statistics Canada to develop a national femicide database, and enhancing the sample size of national gender-based violence surveys. Continued to lead and coordinate the implementation of the Federal GBV Strategy, leveraging the GBV Knowledge Centre to support evidence-based decision-making. Continued to provide funding to organizations in the GBV sector to support the development and implementation of promising practices to address gaps in supports for victims and survivors and their families. Continued to engage with funded and complementary federal departments to advance the Government of Canada efforts to end GBV. Maintained and expanded the GBV Knowledge Centre's online platform by ensuring that content is accurate, updated and revised on an ongoing basis and adding evidence-based resources and products. Supported the implementation of the Federal Pathway to Address Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People, the federal government's contribution to the 2021 Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People National Action Plan: Ending Violence Against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA+ People in response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girl's Calls for Justice, in partnership with First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. Continued to implement an initiative to bolster the capacity of Indigenous women's and 2SLGBTQQIA+ organizations to provide GBV prevention programming. This initiative was announced in Budget 2021 and is a key deliverable of the Federal Pathway. IRCC Performance Highlights: Through its Gender-Based Violence Strategy Partnership, in 2023-24, IRCC continued to implement a coordinated, settlement sector-wide approach to GBV (ngbv.ca) to increase the capacity of front-line settlement workers, as well as enhance place-based services for newcomers and refugees. With collaboration between the settlement and anti-violence sectors, this strategy supports the development of consistent GBV policies and protocols, as well as training that is culturally competent and trauma-informed. The bilingual 'Bridges to Safety' online training has improved the capacity of settlement workers to effectively respond to GBV, as well as adopt a preventative, awareness-raising approach to engage newcomers on the issue. The GBV Partnership continued to advance best practices that address emerging GBV issues for these sectors and provided effective resources for stakeholders, such as GBV awareness workshops held across the country. In 2023/24, over 525 settlement sector staff completed the “Bridges to Safety” online course. In addition, over 19 client GBV awareness workshops were held across the country using resources developed by the GBV Partnership, with 500 staff from various immigrant serving agencies at events across Canada. The project website (ngbv.ca) continues to be a hub of resources and information for settlement organizations and has been accessed by more than 7,700 people since its development. JUS Performance Highlights In 2023-24, JUS supported funding agreements across 13 jurisdictions for multi-year funding to provide independent legal advice and legal representation (ILA/ILR) to victims and survivors of sexual assault and IPV. ILA/ILR was delivered by provincial and territorial governments (PTs), as well as legal clinics and nongovernmental organizations. In addition, JUS supported funding agreements in 11 jurisdictions with provincial governments, community partners and stakeholders, to improve support and access to justice for victims of intimate partner violence who are involved in the family justice system. Supervision services for parenting time were supported in six jurisdictions. PHAC Performance Highlights: In 2023-24, PHAC continued to support 35 projects, including 4 grants, focused on the delivery and testing of interventions to prevent and address family violence, including intimate partner violence, child maltreatment, and elder abuse. The projects include 3 communities of practice that connect practitioners and researchers across funded projects, building research and practice capacity, as well as enhancing knowledge mobilization. These projects contributed to addressing evidence gaps and supporting priority populations such as survivors of family violence, older Canadians and 2SLGBTQI+ children and youth. RCMP A Trauma Informed Approach notebook insert was developed as educational material during 2023-24. Additional education materials were reviewed and updated during 2023-24, which included: Sexual Offence Investigations Best Practice Guide, SAIRC file review check sheet and Guidelines and the NOSOIS file review check sheet were all reviewed and updated in 2023-24. In 2023-24, the National Office of Sexual Offense Investigation Standards (NOSOIS) created the Sexual Offence Investigations Workshop bringing a total of 8 courses since the inception of NOSOIS that were either created or reviewed/updated in support of sexual assault awareness and investigations. In 2023-24, Canada increased the number of Canadian victims of online child sexual exploitation identified and uploaded to INTERPOL’s International Child Sexual Exploitation (ICSE) database by approximately 16%. This surpasses the National Child Exploitation Crime Centre’s (NCECC) goal of a 10% increase In 2023-24, using the provisions for prevention under the authority of the Sex Offender Information Registration Act, the High Risk Sex Offender Program shared 33 pro-active disclosures with foreign law enforcement about potentially dangerous travelling child sex offenders. During the reporting period, 3,250 travel notifications (where registered sex offenders reported travel outside of Canada) were reported.
Contact information	Questions related to the GBV Strategy can be sent to: cfc.finalaviolence-endviolence.swc@cfc-swc.gc.ca

Shared outcomes:

Gender-based violence (GBV) is reduced
Those impacted by GBV have improved health and social outcomes

Horizontal initiative: It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence
Name of theme	Knowledge and Governance	Intervention	Internal Services
Theme outcomes	ER 1 Intended audiences, including those involved in the development and delivery of policies and programs, access GBV-related evidence.	ER 1 Intended audiences access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	Not applicable
		ER 2 Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.
	ER 2 Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.	ER 3 Those impacted by or at risk of GBV are better supported.
		ER 4 Social norms and attitudes that contribute to GBV are decreased.

Results information

Horizontal initiative overview
Name of horizontal initiative	Total federal funding allocated since the last (renewal dollars)^{Footnote 5},^{Footnote 6}	2023-24 planned spending (dollars)^{Footnote 6}	2023-24 actual spending (dollars)	Horizontal initiative shared outcomes (SO)	Performance indicator(s)	Target(s)	Date to achieve target	2023-24 Actual results
It’s Time: Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence	$820,032,681	$89,562,276	$92,464,515	ER 1.1 Those impacted by gender-based violence have .	PI 1.1.1 - % of intimate partner violence survivors who report good, very good, or excellent health, by gender.	T 1.1.1 More than 85.7%	2025-26	All genders - 85.8% Women - 85% Men - 87.1%
				ER 1.1 Those impacted by gender-based violence have .	PI 1.1.2 - % of sexual assault survivors reporting social isolation (stay home at night, avoid people and places) as a result of victimization.	T 1.1.2 Less than 46%	2025-26	All genders - 41.3% Women - 45.8% Men - 28.3%
				ER 1.2 Gender-based violence is reduced.	PI 1.2.1 - % of population that self-reported being sexual assaulted (past 12 months)	T 1.2.1 Less than 3%	2025-26	All genders - 2.5% Women - 3.6% Men - 1.3%
					PI 1.2.2 - % of population aged 15 and older who self-reported experiencing intimate partner violence (past 12 months)	T 1.2.2 Less than 12%.	2025-26	All genders - 11.8% Women - 12.1% Men - 11.4%
					PI 1.2.3 - # of victims of homicide, per 100,000 population	T 1.2.3 Less than 2.06	2025-26	1.94 victims per 100,000 population
					PI 1.2.4 - % of individuals who experienced online/cyber violence	T 1.2.4 Less than 18%	2025-26	All genders - 16.1% Women - 18.4% Male - 13.6%
					PI 1.2.5 - % of individuals subjected to physical, sexual or psychological violence	T 1.2.5 Less than 40%	2025-26	All genders - 50.7% Women - 53.5% Men - 47.7%
					PI 1.2.6 % of population who self-reported childhood maltreatment (before age 15), by type of maltreatment	T 1.2.6.1 Physical assaults: less than 23% Sexual assaults: less than 7%	2025-26	Physical assaults: All – 23.5% Female - 22.3%; Male – 24.8% Sexual assaults: All - 7.8% Female – 11.8% Male – 3.7%
					PI 1.2.7 # of men charged with physical and sexual assault, IPV homicide and human trafficking	T 1.2.7 Less than 506,269.	2025-26	572,572^{Footnote 7}
					PI 1.2.8 # of victims of police-reported human trafficking	T 1.2.8 Less than 515	2025-26	528

Theme 1 details
Name of theme	Total federal funding allocated since the last renewal (dollars)^{Footnote 8},^{Footnote 9}	2023–24 Federal theme planned spending (dollars)^{Footnote 8}	2023–24 Federal theme actual spending (dollars)	Theme outcomes	Theme performance indicators	Theme targets	Date to achieve theme target	2023-24 Actual results
Knowledge and Governance	$72,470,158	$4,980,082	$3,626,876	ER 2.1 Intended audiences access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 2.1.1 - % of organizations that applied for funding but were not funded	T 2.1.1 0%	2024-25	0%
					PI 2.1.2 Annual expenditures for knowledge and governance activities	T 2.1.2 All planned spending disbursed	2025-26	$3,626,876
					PI 2.1.3 - # of organizations that received funding for knowledge and governance activities	T 2.1.3 At least 40	2024-25	40 ^{Footnote 10}
					PI 2.1.4 - # of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered through knowledge and governance activities	T 2.1.4 At least 4	2024-25	4 ^{Footnote 11}
					PI 2.1.5 - # of people reached by knowledge and governance activities	T 2.1.5 More than 1,000 people	2024-25	1,064
					PI 2.1.6 - # of people unable to access programs, resources or supports delivered by knowledge and governance activities	T 2.1.6 The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24.	2024-25	NA^{Footnote 12}
				ER 2.2 Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work	PI 2.2.1 - % of knowledge and governance activity participants that reported they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their work or lives	T 2.2.1 Greater than 70%.	2022-23	94%

Theme 1 horizontal initiative activities
Departments	Link to department’s Program Inventory	Horizontal initiative activity (activities)	Total federal funding allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since last renewal (dollars)^{Footnote 13},^{Footnote 14}	2023–24 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity ^{Footnote 15}(dollars)	2023–24 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity^{Footnote 16} (dollars)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s)	2023–24 horizontal initiative activity target(s)	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target	2023-24 actual results
Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)	Expertise and Outreach	Create and share knowledge (Knowledge Centre and Research and Data Collection)	$72,470,158	$4,980,082	$3,626,876	ER 3.1 Intended audiences access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports created by WAGE funded activities.	PI 3.1.1 - % of proposals submitted for funding but were not funded by WAGE	T 3.1.1 0%	2023-2024	0%
							PI 3.1.2 Annual expenditures to support WAGE-funded research and knowledge mobilization	T 3.1.2 All planned spending disbursed	2023-2024	$3,626,876
							PI 3.1.3 - # of organizations that received funding for knowledge and governance activities	T 3.3 At least 40	2023-2024	40
							PI 3.1.4 - # of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered through knowledge and governance activities	T 3.1.4 At least 4	2023-2024	4
							PI 3.1.5 - # of people reached by WAGE funded activities	T 3.1.5 More than 1,000 people	2023-2024	1,064
							PI 3.1.6 - # of people who have limited engagement ^{Footnote 17}with WAGE Knowledge Centre	T 3.1.6 This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24.	2024-25	Not available^{Footnote 18}
						ER 3.2 Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence created by WAGE-funded activities, in their policy and programming work.	PI 3.2.1 - % of Wage Knowledge Centre visitors reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their work or lives^{Footnote 19}	T 3.2.1 Greater than 70%.	2022-23	94%
	Internal Services		$4,749,428	$484,877	$276,913

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Note that these “ceased” activities are still ongoing, although no longer associated with the HI and no longer funded through the HI.

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Footnote 2

Note that these “ceased” activities are still ongoing, although no longer associated with the HI and no longer funded through the HI.

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Footnote 3

Note that these “ceased” activities are still ongoing, although no longer associated with the HI and no longer funded through the HI.

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Footnote 4

Note that these “ceased” activities are still ongoing, although no longer associated with the HI and no longer funded through the HI.

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Footnote 5

These amounts include Budget 2017, 2018 and Budget 2021 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2025-26.

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Footnote 6

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 7

The data cannot be broken down by the gender of the perpetrator. Therefore, this includes both men and women.

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Footnote 8

These amounts include Budget 2017, 2018 and Budget 2021 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2025-26.

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Footnote 9

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 10

The target was set prior to WAGE launching CFPs to support research activities. Therefore, the actual result far exceeds the set target.

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Footnote 11

The target was set based on the number of publications released. The indicator changed in 2023-24, with the focus being on the activities that WAGE undertakes, rather than publications released. In the 2023-24 fiscal year, WAGE’s GBV Knowledge Centre hosted four events that were attended by a total of 1,064 public servants.

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Footnote 12

WAGE has been unable to collect these data.

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Footnote 13

These amounts include Budget 2017, 2018 and Budget 2021 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2025-26.

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Footnote 14

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 16

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 17

Limited engagement refers to an initial visit to the WAGE Knowledge Centre splash page, but no subsequent use of the Knowledge Centre resources – this can be inferred that the information that the visitor was seeking was not available. Note that WAGE has discontinued the dedicate KC webpage on its website.

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Footnote 18

WAGE cannot collect these data.

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Footnote 19

There is no longer a dedicated KC Centre webpage and therefore, these data are not available. The results reported here are based on the post-presentation survey responses that the KC received after each virtual presentation they provided in the 2023-24 fiscal year (a total of four presentations).

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Theme 2 details
Name of theme	Total federal theme funding allocated since last renewal^{Footnote 20},^{Footnote 21} (dollars)	2023–24 Federal theme planned spending (dollars))^{Footnote 22}	2023–24 Federal theme actual spending (dollars)^{Footnote 23}	Theme outcome(s)	Theme performance indicator(s)	Theme target(s)	Date to achieve theme target	2023-24 actual results
Intervention	$731,123,984	$82,338,473	$86,859,069	ER 4.1 Intended audiences access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 4.1.1 - % of organizations that applied for funding but were not funded	T 4.1.3 0%	2023-24	0%
					PI 4.1.2 Annual expenditures for intervention activities	T 4.1.2 All planned spending disbursed	2023-24	$86,859,069
					PI 4.1.3 - # of organizations that received funding for intervention activities	T 4.1.3 At least 400	2023-24	439^{Footnote 24}
					PI 4.1.4 - # of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered through intervention activities	T 4.1.4 At least 75	2023-24	306
					PI 4.1.5 - # of people reached by intervention activities	T 4.1.5 At least 1,400,000	2023-24	2,004,020
					PI 4.1.6 - # of people unable to access programs, resources or supports delivered by intervention activities	T 4.1.6 The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24.	2023-24	Not available^{Footnote 25}
					PI 4.1.7 - # of distinct website sessions	T 4.1.7 Greater than 100,000	2022-23	140,961
				ER 4.2 Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.	PI 4.2.1 - % of intervention activity participants reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their work or lives	T 4.2.1 70%	2023-24	96.7%^{Footnote 26}
					PI 4.2.2 - % of projects reporting increased knowledge and / or skills among participants	T 4.2.2 85%	2025-26	98%
				ER 4.3 Those impacted by or at risk of GBV are better supported.	PI 4.3.1 - % of survivors of sexual assaults who reported incident to police	T 4.3.1 Greater than 5%	2025-26	6%
					PI 4.3.2 - % of respondents who reported contacting or using any services to get help, who had a positive outcome because of this contact	T 4.3.2 At least 70%	2025-26	Not available^{Footnote 27}
				ER 4.4 Social norms and attitudes that contribute to GBV are decreased.	PI 4.4.1 - % of individuals reporting agreement with attitude statements that contribute to GBV	T 4.4.1 People who report sexual assault are almost always telling the truth (disagree): Women - less than 10% Men - less than 16% Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control (agree): Women - less than 6% Men - less than 9% It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair (agree): Women - less than 16% Men - less than 20% People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times (agree): Women - less than 18% Men - less than 27%	2025-26	People who report sexual assault are almost always telling the truth (disagree): Women - 10% Men - 16% Violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry they lose control (agree): Women - 6% Men - 9% It is understandable that someone would react violently if they suspect their partner of having an affair (agree): Women - 16% Men - 20% People have the right to check who their partner has been calling or texting at all times (agree): Women - 18% Men - 27%
					PI 4.4.2 - % of respondents experiencing a violent incident in the past 12 months, who were made to feel that they were to blame for the incident	T 4.4.2 Less than 20%	2025-26	Women - 20% Men - 20%
					PI 4.4.3 - % of respondents who disagree that violence between partners can be excused if people get so angry, they lose control	T 4.4.3 Women - greater than 88% Men - greater than 83%	2025-26	Women - 88% Men - 83%
					PI 4.4.4 - % of respondents who reported that they did not use any available services to get help because they felt unsupported	T 4.4.4 People assaulted by an intimate partner All genders - 14.1% Women - 14.8% Men - NA People assaulted by someone other than an intimate partner: All - 5.7% Women - 4.9% Men - 6.8%	2025-26	People assaulted by an intimate partner All genders - 14.1% Women - 14.8% Men - NA People assaulted by someone other than an intimate partner: All - 5.7% Women - 4.9% Men - 6.8%
					PI 4.4.5 - % of sources for mainstream media who are women	T 4.4.5 Greater than 29%	2025-26	29%

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Footnote 20

These amounts include Budget 2017, 2018 and Budget 2021 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2025-26

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Footnote 21

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada

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Footnote 23

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada

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Footnote 24

In prior years, this indicator included organizations that received funding through WAGE’s Covid funding.

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Footnote 25

WAGE cannot collect these data.

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Footnote 26

Due to changes in WAGE’s website architecture, the department’s Web Site services can no longer provide just the number that visited the Knowledge Centre. This value is the total number of sessions with the GBV section of WAGE’s website.

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Footnote 27

There were too few responses and therefore, the data has been suppressed.

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Theme 2 horizontal initiative activities
Departments	Link to department's Program Inventory	Horizontal initiative activity (activities)	Total federal funding allocated to each horizontal initiative activity since last renewal,^{Footnote 28},^{Footnote 29} (dollars)	2022–23 planned spending for each horizontal initiative activity,^{Footnote 30} (dollars)	2022–23 actual spending for each horizontal initiative activity,^{Footnote 31} (dollars)	2022–23 horizontal initiative activity expected result(s)	2022–23 horizontal initiative activity performance indicator(s)	2022–23 horizontal initiative activity target(s)	Date to achieve horizontal initiative activity target	2022–23 actual results
Department for Women and Gender Equality Canada	Community Action and Innovation	Gender-Based Violence Funding Program	$162,485,546	$20,564,600	$23,344,086	ER 5.1 Service providers access promising practices.	PI 5.1.1% of organizations that applied for funding through the GBV Funding Program but were not funded	T 5.1.1 0%	2023-2024	0%
							PI 5.1.2 Annual expenditures to organizations funded through the GBV Funding Program	T 5.1.2 All planned spending spent	2023-2024	$23,344,086
							PI 5.1.3 # of organizations that received funding through the GBV Funding Program	T 5.1.3 59	2023-24	213
							PI 5.1.4 # of targeted programs, resources or supports delivered by funded organizations through the GBV Funding Program	T 5.1.4 151	2024-25	158
							PI 5.1.5 # of service providers reached by funded activities	T 5.1.5 The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24 at the end of the funding cycle.	2024-25	NA
							PI 5.1.6 # of service providers unable to access promising practices	T 5.1.6 This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24 at the end of the funding cycle.	2024-25	0%
						ER 5.2 Service providers use/apply promising practices in their policy and programming work.	PI 5.2.1% of service providers reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the promising practices products in their work or lives	T 5.2.1 70%	2022-23	100%
		Strengthen capacity of Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations	$53,832,337	$12,185,602	$16,030,132	ER 6.1 Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 6.1.1% of Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations that applied for funding but were not funded	T 6.1.1 0%	2023-24	0%
							PI 6.1.2 Annual expenditures to Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations	T 6.1.2 All planned spending spent	2023-24	$16,030,132
							PI 6.1.3 # of Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations that received funding	T 6.1.3 55	2023-24	89 received funding in 2023-24 (a total of 102 organizations were supported by this activity)
							PI 6.1.4 # of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered by Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations	T 6.1.4 The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24 at the end of the funding cycle.	2024-25	NA
							PI 6.1.5 # of women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations reached by funded activities to strengthen the capacity of Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations	T 6.1.5 The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24 at the end of the funding cycle.^{Footnote 32}	2024-25	NA
						ER 6.2 Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.	PI 6.2.1 % of Indigenous women and LGBTQQIA+ organizations reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their work or lives	T 6.2.1 70%	2024-25	NA
		Urgent support to crisis hotlines	$29,198,469	$6,166,033	$9,770,263	ER 7.1 Intended audiences access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports provided by crisis hotlines.	PI 7.1.1 % of organizations that applied for funding for crisis hotlines but were not funded	T 7.1.1 0%	2023-24	0%
							PI 7.1.2 Annual expenditures to organizations for support to crisis hotlines	T 7.1.2 All planned spending spent	2023-24	$9,770,263
							PI 7.1.3 # of organizations that received funding for support to crisis hotlines	T 7.1.3 More than 49^{Footnote 33}	2024-25	50
							PI 7.1.4 # of targeted programs, resources or supports delivered through crisis hotlines	T 7.1.4 More than 466,000	2023-24	466,827^{Footnote 34}
							PI 7.1.5 # of people reached by crisis hotlines	T 7.1.5 Greater than 1,300,000	2024-25	Over 226.4 thousand^{Footnote 35}
							PI 7.1.6 # of people unable to access programs, resources or supports provided by crisis hotlines	T 7.1.6 The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2023-24 at the end of the funding cycle.	2024-25	NA
		Urgent support to GBV organizations	$199,505,048	$0	$0	ER 8.1 Women and children access programs and supports through GBV organizations.	PI 8.1.1% of GBV organizations that applied for urgent support funding but were not funded	T 8.1.1 0%	2023-24	0%
							PI 8.1.2 Annual expenditures to GBV organizations	T 8.1.2 $0	NA	This activity ended in 2022-23^{Footnote 36}
							PI 8.1.3 # of GBV organizations that received urgent support funding	T 8.1.3 At least 569	NA	This activity ended in 2022-23^{Footnote 37}. In total, approximately 1,400 organizations received emergency support from the funding.
							PI 8.1.4 # of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered by GBV organizations receiving urgent support funding	T 8.1.4 NA	NA	This activity ended in 2022-23^{Footnote 38}
							PI 8.1.5 # of women and children reached by funded initiatives delivered by GBV organizations receiving urgent support funding	T 8.1.5 NA	NA	This activity ended in 2022-23^{Footnote 39}
							PI 8.1.6 # of people unable to access programs, resources or supports delivered by GBV organizations	NA	NA	This activity ended in 2022-23^{Footnote 40}
	Expertise and Outreach	National Framework to Address Gender Based Violence in Post-Secondary Institutions	$5,361,068	$0	$0	ER 9.1 Post-secondary institutions access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 9.1.1 # and type of stakeholders participating in the development of the Framework Address Gender-Based Violence in Post-Secondary Institutions	T 9.1.1At least 20 Advisory Committee members; at least 300 consultation participants; at least 60 post-secondary institutions.	NA	This activity received no funding in 2023-24.
			$5,361,068	$0	$0	ER 9.2 Post-secondary institutions use/apply the framework in their policy and programming work.	PI 9.2.1 % of post-secondary institutions reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the framework in their work or lives	T 9.2.1 70%	NA	This activity received no funding in 2023-24.
		Youth Awareness Campaign	$6,812,612	$0	$0	ER 10.1 Youth intervention participants access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 10.1.1 Annual youth awareness campaign expenditures	T 10.1.1 All planned spending spent	2023-24	This activity received no funding this year
							PI 10.1.2 # of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered through the youth awareness campaign	T 10.1.2 T 10.1.2 Physical Assets – More than 14,000 Online posts – More than 150	2023-24	7,940 physical assets distributed to over 80 youth-serving organizations 6,200 physical assets distributed to 50 schools in eight provinces and territories Over 156 posts were launched across WAGE's social media channels to promote the campaign
							PI 10.1.3 # of youth reached by the youth awareness campaign	T 10.1.3 More than 38,000	2023-24	38,842
							PI 10.1.4% of youth who report improved awareness of key messages	T 1.10.1.4 70%	2022-2023	NA
						ER 10.2 Youth intervention participants use GBV-related evidence in their lives.	PI 10.2.1 % of youth reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their work or lives	T 10.2.1 70%	2022-23	NA
	Internal Services (Total)		$5,040,632	$870,800	$813,613
IRCC	Settlement program	Enhanced GBV supports for immigrants and refugees	$3,500,000	$400,000	$415,323	ER 13.1 Service providers access GBV-related evidence, and resources, to address GBV for immigrants and refugees.	PI 13.1.1% of participating service providers that report increased knowledge and competencies to address GBV for immigrants and refugees.	T 13.1.1 The target will be set once the baseline has been established. The completed mid-term evaluation is yet to be completed.	2025-26	96%
							PI 13.1.2 Annual Settlement Program expenditures on the GBV initiative	T 13.1.2 $400,000 ⁴⁰	2025-26	$415,303
							PI 13.1.3 # of service providers that accessed GBV training and resources through the initiative	T 13.1.3 This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established. The completed mid-term evaluation is yet to be completed.	2025-26	527 participants completed the Bridges to Safety course in the past FY
						ER 13.2 Service providers use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work to address GBV for immigrants and refugees.	PI 13.2.1 % of participating service provider organizations that report increased knowledge and competencies to strengthen networks to address GBV for immigrants and refugees.	T 13.2.1 The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	2025-26	94%
JUS	Family Justice (CFJF)	Support for Supervised Parenting Time Services	$25,677,725	$5,719,949	$4,765,436
						ER 14.1 Provinces and territories access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 14.1.1 % of provinces and territories with new or existing SPT programs that accessed funding to establish or enhance their services.	T 14.1.1 86% of P/Ts with existing services.	March 2024	Seven provinces had existing services. Six provinces accessed funding in 2023-2024.
						ER 14.2 Provinces and territories use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.	PI 14.2.1 % of provinces and territories without pre-existing SPT services that established new SPT services.	T 214.1.2 33% of P/Ts without existing programs.	March 2026	Not available
						ER 14.3 Canadian families who are impacted by or at risk of GBV are better supported.	PI 14.3.1 % of provinces and territories that report an increase in access to Supervised Parenting Time services for Canadian families.	T 14.1.3 >80% of P/Ts accessing funding report an increase in access to Supervised Parenting Time Services.	March 2026	Not available
	Family Violence Initiative and Family Justice (Justice Partnership and Innovation Program)	Additional Supports for Victims of Intimate Partner Violence	$35,630,722	$9,000,000	$7,905,995	ER 15.1 Victims of intimate partner violence have access to GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 15.1.1 # of funding agreements with provinces/territories and their partners for activities and services for victims of IPV in the family justice system.	T 15.1.1 20	March 2024	24 funding agreements have been signed with provinces/territories and their partners for activities and services for victims of IPV in the family justice system.
						ER 15.2 Victims impacted by or at-risk of IPV are better supported.	PI 15.2.1 # of jurisdictions that provide funding for the appointment of counsel for cross-examination in family law cases.	T 15.2.1 2	March 2026	4 jurisdictions have received funding to develop models for the appointment of counsel for cross-examination in family law cases.
							PI 15.2.2 # of projects implemented that promote wider use of family violence screening tools or better coordination between different parts of the justice system.	T 15.2.2 >5	March 2026	8 projects are implementing family violence screening tools and/or better coordination between different parts of the justice system.
							PI 15.2.3 # of new Family Court Support Worker positions created.	T 15.2.3 25	March 2026	23 new Family Court Support Worker positions have been created.
		Pilot Independent Legal Advice and Representation models for victims of intimate partner violence	$17,385,145	$3,992,481	$3,620,508	ER 16.1 Victims of intimate partner violence have access to GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 16.1.1 # of jurisdictions that accessed funding for ILA/ILR for victims of IPV.	T 16.1.1 10	March 2024	11 jurisdictions have accessed funding for ILA/ILR for victims of IPV.
							PI 16.1.2 # of targeted services and supports delivered to victims of IPV.	T 16.1.2 20	March 2024	A total of 50 targeted services and supports are available to victims of IPV.
							PI 16.1.3 % increase in number of victims of IPV that access ILA/ILR.	T 16.1.3 20%	March 2024	A 100% increase in the number of victims accessing ILA/ILR services between the first two reporting periods.
	Victims of Crime (Victims Fund)	National Independent Legal Advice and Representation for victims of sexual assault	33,204,711	$7,877,037	$5,624,003	ER 17.1 Victims of sexual assault access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	PI 17.1.1 # of jurisdictions that accessed funding for Independent Legal Advice programs for victims of sexual assault.	T 17.1.1 13	March 2024	13 jurisdictions have accessed funding for Independent Legal Advice programs for victims of sexual assault.
							PI 17.1.2 % increase in number of victims of sexual assault that accessed Independent Legal Representation programs.)	T 17.1.2 >10% annual increase in number of victims accessing service.	March 2024	Program officials have not yet collated the results from data collected related to this performance indicator. Given the increase in number of jurisdictions (from 5 to 13) offering Independent Legal Representation programs, it is expected that the 10% annual increase targeted has been achieved.
						ER 17.2 Victims of sexual assault are better supported.	PI 17.2.1 % of victims of sexual assault who report feeling supported after accessing Independent Legal Representation programs.	T 17.2.1 >75% of respondents report feeling supported after accessing Independent Legal Representation programs.	March 2026	Results not expected until March 2026.
						ER 17.2 Victims of sexual assault are better supported.	PI 17.2.2 % of victims of sexual assault who reported a better understanding of their legal options after accessing Independent Legal Advice programs.	T 17.2.2 >75% of respondents report a better understanding of their legal options after accessing Independent Legal Advice programs.	March 2026	Results not expected until March 2026.
	Internal Services (Total)		$849,070	$166,614	$166,614
PHAC	Health Promotion	Delivery of interventions to prevent family violence (FV) and its health impacts, with intervention research (IR)	$49,380,159	$11,487,360	$10,553,912	ER 18.1 People affected by FV access FV prevention knowledge, programs, and supports.	PI 18.1.1 # of organizations that received funding to support FV prevention interventions	T 18.1.1 This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	2025-26	31^{Footnote 41}
							PI 18.1.2 # of knowledge products created through funded FV prevention projects	T 18.1.2 This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	2025-26	75
							PI 18.1.3 # of participants reached through interventions to prevent FV	T 18.1.3 This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	2025-26	1,596
						ER 18.2 People affected by FV apply/use or intend to apply/use FV prevention knowledge /skills in their lives	PI 18.2.1 % of participants reporting that they apply/use or intend to apply/use FV prevention knowledge/skills in their lives	T 18.2.1 70%	2025-26	84%^{Footnote 42}
							PI 18.2.2 % of effective FV prevention interventions that continue to be delivered after the initial funding period	T 18.2.2 50%	2025-26	100%^{Footnote 43}.
	Internal Services (Total)		$1,451,436	$209,377	$209,377
RCMP	Sensitive and Specialized Investigative Services	Enhanced capacity to combat online sexual exploitation of children and transnational child sex offenders	$42,044,590	$4,945,411	$4,829,411	ER 29.1 Law enforcement agencies access GBV-related evidence, programs, and support.	PI 29.1.1% decrease in the backlog of registered child sex offenders needing risk assessments	T 29.1.1 The target will be set once baseline data have been established. The % decrease will be re-assessed annually to ensure the measure is meaningful and does not plateau (e.g. if backlog is eliminated). Note: set baseline in Y2 (2022-23), target is established for reporting in 2023-24	2023-24	-11%^{Footnote 44}
						ER 29.2 Those children impacted by or at risk of GBV, including survivors of child sexual exploitation are better supported across the justice and social sectors.	PI 29.2.1% increase of Canadian victims of online child sexual exploitation identified and uploaded to INTERPOL's International Child Sexual Exploitation Database (ICSE DB)	T 29.2.1 10% increase annually. The % increase will be re-assessed annually to ensure the measure is meaningful and does not plateau.	2023-24	16%

	Internal Services (Total)		$4,052,365 ^{Footnote 45}	$512,053	$512,053

Footnotes

Footnote 28

These amounts include Budget 2017,2018 and Budget 2021 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2025-26.

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Footnote 29

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 30

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 31

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 32

The source for these data is the funded projects' final reports. They are expected to be shared with WAGE by the end of 2023-24 and their data will be extracted in 2024-25.

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Footnote 33

The data only became available in 2024-25. Therefore, the target could not be set when the 2023-24 DP was written. A target was set and retroactively applied in 2024-25.

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Footnote 34

Not all funding recipients submitted reports and not all content was complete. Only 12 reports were submitted and, of these, eight were missing required information, including the number of people reached. Furthermore, some calls may have included multiple services delivered. This value includes written materials, direct counselling supports, referrals, and other types of support. Due to the nature of the engagement, this value has not been included in the Theme Two Detail Table.

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Footnote 35

Not all funding recipients submit reports and not all content was complete. Only 12 reports were submitted and, of these, eight were missing required information, including the number of people reached. Therefore, an exact number was not provided since this is a significant underestimation. If the missing data followed the same trends of available data, the number of calls would likely meet or exceed the target value set in the 2023-24 DP. Note that the value included here is based on the number of calls received. Due to the nature of the engagement, this value has not been included in the Theme Two Detail Table.

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Footnote 36

Quebec has allowed some of its supported organizations to finish spending their funding in 2024-25

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Quebec has allowed some of its supported organizations to finish spending their funding in 2024-25..

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Footnote 38

Quebec has allowed some of its supported organizations to finish spending their funding in 2024-25.

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Footnote 39

Quebec has allowed some of its supported organizations to finish spending their funding in 2024-25.

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Footnote 40

Quebec has allowed some of its supported organizations to finish spending their funding in 2024-25.

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Footnote 41

This target was established by inferring the percentage from the results observed with other WAGE programing. It also assumed that the campaign would include beneficiary data. These data have not been collected.

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Footnote 42

This number should be interpreted with caution, as only 8 out of 30 projects reported any data on behaviour change in their second year of funding. More projects will start reporting in future years as longitudinal data collection and analysis takes place.

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Footnote 43

This is based on one project that ended in 2023-24, and that has secured funding to continue its activities.

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Footnote 44

Backlog stats vary considerably per year as the number of offenders eligible for risk assessment is unpredictable, and is further affected by the number of resources available for conducting risk assessments. The number of offenders in the National Sex Offender Registry Database who are eligible for risk assessment increased by 4900 in fiscal year 2023-24 (36,161 in 2023-24 vs. 31,261 in 2022-23), resulting in an overall increase of the backlog.

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Footnote 45

Note that this amount includes funds that were allocated to HI activities in Budgets 2017 and 2018, but are no longer associated with the HI as of 2022-23. These activities have been included in the close out report below.

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Total spending, all themes
	Total federal funding allocated since the last renewal (dollars)^{Footnote 46},^{Footnote 47}	2023–24 Total federal planned spending (dollars)^{Footnote 48}	2023–24 Total federal actual spending (dollars) ^{Footnote 49}
Theme 1 (Knowledge)	$72,470,158	$4,980,082	$3,626,876
Theme 2 (Intervention)	$664,018,132	$82,338,473	$86,859,069
Theme 2 (Intervention)	$67,105,852^{Footnote 50}	$0	$0
Internal services	$16,438,539^{Footnote 50}	$2,243,721	$1,978,570
Total, all themes	$820,032,681	$89,562,276	$92,464,515

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Footnote 46

These amounts include Budget 2017,2018 and Budget 2021 funding covering the period from 2017-18 to 2025-26.

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Footnote 47

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 48

Note amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 49

Amounts include applicable costs of employee benefits plans (EBP), accommodation, and fees to Shared Services Canada.

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Footnote 50

Note that this amount includes funds for PHAC, RCMP, DND and PS that were allocated to HI activities in Budgets 2017 and 2018, but are no longer associated with the HI as of 2022-23. These activities have been included in the close out report below.

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Annex 1: 2022-23 Close-out report for HI activities ending in 2022-23

Note that the 2022-23 DRR GBV HI SIT should have included a close-out report. Therefore, the 2023-24 DRR GBV HI SIT includes a close-out report for all GBV HI-related activities that ceased being associated with the HI in 2022-23. Note that these “ceased” activities are still ongoing, although no longer associated with the HI and no longer funded through the HI. This close out report includes all activities lead by DND and PS, four activities lead by PHAC, and two activities lead by the RCMP. Note that all activities are ongoing but are no longer associated with the HI.

Performance highlights	DND Military Family Services (MFS): During the course of the Horizontal Initiative (HI), the Gender-based Violence (GBV) team within MFS has achieved: Reinforced education and awareness, while ensuring that Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families are supported by services received through Family Violence Advisory Team (FVAT) programming. Ensured that each Base/Wing across Canada has an active FVAT with standardized policies and procedures in place to support their work (Terms of Reference). Continued the expansion of the revamped Healthy Relationships Campaign and a suite of new educational materials for CAF leadership, CAF Members and families to increase their understanding of the spectrum of healthy relationships and violence, and the support services that are available in their local communities (Unit and Leadership briefings, webinars, online course on Intimate Partner Violence: Supporting Friends in Unhealthy Relationships). Conducted research to better understand the experiences of military members and families experiencing gender-based violence and family violence (129 survey responses and 14 semi-structured interviews with CAF members and ex-or-current spouses/partners. Developed a robust Community of Practice (400+ front-line staff) to build their capacity on gender-based violence and family violence. Supported a coordinated approach across the Department of National Defence (DND) and the CAF to ensure that all necessary stakeholders are engaged with Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, including the updating of DAOD 5044-4. The Sexual Assault Centre Contribution Program: The Sexual Assault Centre Contribution Program sought to address gaps in support services for those affected by sexual misconduct in the Defence community by funding sexual assault centre initiatives to enhance Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members’ access to civilian sexual assault centres near the ten largest Canadian Armed Forces bases (CFB) in Canada. This program funded nine centres that implemented close to 250 initiatives and provided services to nearly 1,500 Defence community members. Achievements included the provision of counselling, the delivery of education workshops, enhanced resource navigation and community referrals, the development of resource guides, and many more. Public Health Agency of Canada The Preventing Gender-Based Violence: The Health Perspective Program invested in the delivery and testing of health promotion interventions to prevent youth dating violence and child maltreatment, and to equip health and social service providers to respond safely and effectively to gender-based violence. Program objectives include supporting the delivery and evaluation of diverse initiatives, developing and sharing knowledge of effective approaches to prevent child maltreatment and dating violence among youth, as well as equipping health and allied professionals to recognize, prevent, and respond safely and effectively to gender-based violence. From 2018 to 2023, PHAC funded 37 projects: 5 projects focused on child maltreatment prevention, including 2 grants; 23 projects focused on preventing youth dating violence, including 1 grant; and 9 projects focused on building the capacity of professionals and service providers. As a whole, these projects reached more than 23,000 children and youth, 1,000 adults and 37,000 professionals and service providers. Public Safety Canada Recognizing that cyberbullying is a form of gender-based violence that is impacting Canadian youth and young adults, the Government of Canada committed $4 million over 5 years, beginning in 2019-2020, and $1 million per year ongoing, to implement activities aimed at preventing and addressing bullying and cyberbullying behaviours. With this funding, Public Safety Canada has supported: the implementation and evaluation of community-based intervention projects; research activities to increase knowledge of what works to prevent bullying and cyberbullying behaviours; and the development of an awareness campaign to inform parents, caregivers and educators about what they can do to prevent and respond to cyberbullying. The intervention projects being funded through Public Safety Canada’s Crime Prevention Action Fund seek to build protective factors and foster prosocial skills amongst youth participants. An example of this is the multi-year community-based initiative Open New Tab project, which is being led by the YWCA of Halifax. This anti-cyberbullying program is being delivered to young people, aged 9 to 17 years in Nova Scotia and aims to teach them to identify and protect themselves from cyberbullying, as well as how they can help when they witness cyberbullying. Public Safety Canada has also published a number of research reports that focus on increasing knowledge of the prevalence and scope of cyberbullying in Canada and providing information on what works best to prevent cyberbullying behaviours. These research reports and information can be accessed via the Public Safety Canada website at: Publications and Reports (publicsafety.gc.ca). Public Safety Canada has also funded two Statistics Canada releases (Prevalence and Online Hate and Aggression). In addition, in 2021 Public Safety Canada launched a website to provide parents, caregivers and educators access to a range of resources to help them support children and youth who are impacted by cyberbullying. Age-appropriate booklets and factsheets can be accessed via the cyberbullying resource site. To reach youth, Public Safety Canada has also launched an “Online Dangers Roadshow” in schools as part of the awareness campaign. The roadshow aims to reduce the likelihood and potential harm of Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) and cyberbullying by educating youth and providing them with resources to protect themselves so they can get help when needed. The roadshow serves grades 7 and 8, and has reached 2,488 students across Ottawa and the Greater Toronto Area since the launch of the pilot in the fall of 2022. The roadshow is planning to tour in Nova Scotia in the fall of 2024 and to increase reach across Canada, a virtual adaptation of the roadshow will be piloted at the same time potentially in western Canada. In February 2022, Public Safety Canada held a virtual panel event titled Online Dangers: Cyberbullying and OCSE, which created a forum to discuss cyberbullying and OCSE with parents and caregivers. The panel of experts included representatives from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Kids Help Phone and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The aim of the panel was to empower caregivers to initiate and be prepared for open and supportive conversations with youth. During the funding period of the Federal Strategy to counter Gender-Based violence, Public Safety Canada also provided funding to a total of three recipient organizations: PLEA – Children of the Street (British Columbia), the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Manitoba), and White Ribbon (Ontario). Public Safety funded PLEA for their Keeping Kids Safe Online (Safer Space) program which delivered workshops to youth and adults in BC from November 2019 to July 2021. The program was able to create and deliver educational and preventative workshops about online child sexual exploitation to groups including: youth in custody; teen parent groups; after school programs; community centre groups; drug and alcohol facilities; alternative school programs; Indigenous youth groups; and LGBTQ2 youth groups. In March 2020, as a result of the pandemic, they pivoted their approach, and shifted their program to a virtual space, managing to keep the virtual workshops interactive and offered it on a variety of online platforms. The virtual platform proved to be successful and Keeping Kids Safe Online (Safer Space) was fully booked for the 2020–21 school year. Over the three years of funding, the Program Facilitator delivered 394 presentations to 19,236 youth participants, and delivered 60 adult presentations for 942 adults/ professionals. The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) is a national charity dedicated to the personal safety of all children. The organization’s goal is to reduce the sexual abuse and exploitation of children through programs, services, and resources for Canadian families, educators, child-serving organizations, law enforcement, and other parties. C3P operates Project Arachnid, an innovative victim-centric set of tools to combat the growing proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet, and Cybertip.ca, Canada’s national tipline to report suspected cases of child sexual exploitation online. Project Arachnid is continually evolving and adapting to enhance its capabilities to proactively detect CSAM. Processing tens of thousands of images per second, it is able to detect and address harmful content at a pace that far exceeds the capacity of traditional methods. Since its launch in 2017, Project Arachnid has detected over 73 million suspect media and has targeted more than eight million pieces of CSAM media for removal across more than 1,400 ESPs spanning nearly 100 countries. Cybertip.ca has been operational since September 26, 2002, and was adopted under the Government of Canada’s National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation on the Internet in May 2004. In December 2011, C3P (through the Cybertip.ca program) was named within the regulations under An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service (the Act) as the designated reporting entity under section 2.

Performance highlights

DND

Military Family Services (MFS):

During the course of the Horizontal Initiative (HI), the Gender-based Violence (GBV) team within MFS has achieved:

Reinforced education and awareness, while ensuring that Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and their families are supported by services received through Family Violence Advisory Team (FVAT) programming.
Ensured that each Base/Wing across Canada has an active FVAT with standardized policies and procedures in place to support their work (Terms of Reference).
Continued the expansion of the revamped Healthy Relationships Campaign and a suite of new educational materials for CAF leadership, CAF Members and families to increase their understanding of the spectrum of healthy relationships and violence, and the support services that are available in their local communities (Unit and Leadership briefings, webinars, online course on Intimate Partner Violence: Supporting Friends in Unhealthy Relationships).
Conducted research to better understand the experiences of military members and families experiencing gender-based violence and family violence (129 survey responses and 14 semi-structured interviews with CAF members and ex-or-current spouses/partners.
Developed a robust Community of Practice (400+ front-line staff) to build their capacity on gender-based violence and family violence.
Supported a coordinated approach across the Department of National Defence (DND) and the CAF to ensure that all necessary stakeholders are engaged with Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence, including the updating of DAOD 5044-4.

The Sexual Assault Centre Contribution Program:

The Sexual Assault Centre Contribution Program sought to address gaps in support services for those affected by sexual misconduct in the Defence community by funding sexual assault centre initiatives to enhance Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members’ access to civilian sexual assault centres near the ten largest Canadian Armed Forces bases (CFB) in Canada.
This program funded nine centres that implemented close to 250 initiatives and provided services to nearly 1,500 Defence community members.
Achievements included the provision of counselling, the delivery of education workshops, enhanced resource navigation and community referrals, the development of resource guides, and many more.

Public Health Agency of Canada

The Preventing Gender-Based Violence: The Health Perspective Program invested in the delivery and testing of health promotion interventions to prevent youth dating violence and child maltreatment, and to equip health and social service providers to respond safely and effectively to gender-based violence. Program objectives include supporting the delivery and evaluation of diverse initiatives, developing and sharing knowledge of effective approaches to prevent child maltreatment and dating violence among youth, as well as equipping health and allied professionals to recognize, prevent, and respond safely and effectively to gender-based violence.
From 2018 to 2023, PHAC funded 37 projects:

5 projects focused on child maltreatment prevention, including 2 grants;
23 projects focused on preventing youth dating violence, including 1 grant; and
9 projects focused on building the capacity of professionals and service providers.

As a whole, these projects reached more than 23,000 children and youth, 1,000 adults and 37,000 professionals and service providers.

Public Safety Canada

Recognizing that cyberbullying is a form of gender-based violence that is impacting Canadian youth and young adults, the Government of Canada committed $4 million over 5 years, beginning in 2019-2020, and $1 million per year ongoing, to implement activities aimed at preventing and addressing bullying and cyberbullying behaviours. With this funding, Public Safety Canada has supported: the implementation and evaluation of community-based intervention projects; research activities to increase knowledge of what works to prevent bullying and cyberbullying behaviours; and the development of an awareness campaign to inform parents, caregivers and educators about what they can do to prevent and respond to cyberbullying.

The intervention projects being funded through Public Safety Canada’s Crime Prevention Action Fund seek to build protective factors and foster prosocial skills amongst youth participants. An example of this is the multi-year community-based initiative Open New Tab project, which is being led by the YWCA of Halifax. This anti-cyberbullying program is being delivered to young people, aged 9 to 17 years in Nova Scotia and aims to teach them to identify and protect themselves from cyberbullying, as well as how they can help when they witness cyberbullying.

Public Safety Canada has also published a number of research reports that focus on increasing knowledge of the prevalence and scope of cyberbullying in Canada and providing information on what works best to prevent cyberbullying behaviours. These research reports and information can be accessed via the Public Safety Canada website at: Publications and Reports (publicsafety.gc.ca). Public Safety Canada has also funded two Statistics Canada releases (Prevalence and Online Hate and Aggression).

In addition, in 2021 Public Safety Canada launched a website to provide parents, caregivers and educators access to a range of resources to help them support children and youth who are impacted by cyberbullying. Age-appropriate booklets and factsheets can be accessed via the cyberbullying resource site. To reach youth, Public Safety Canada has also launched an “Online Dangers Roadshow” in schools as part of the awareness campaign. The roadshow aims to reduce the likelihood and potential harm of Online Child Sexual Exploitation (OCSE) and cyberbullying by educating youth and providing them with resources to protect themselves so they can get help when needed. The roadshow serves grades 7 and 8, and has reached 2,488 students across Ottawa and the Greater Toronto Area since the launch of the pilot in the fall of 2022. The roadshow is planning to tour in Nova Scotia in the fall of 2024 and to increase reach across Canada, a virtual adaptation of the roadshow will be piloted at the same time potentially in western Canada. In February 2022, Public Safety Canada held a virtual panel event titled Online Dangers: Cyberbullying and OCSE, which created a forum to discuss cyberbullying and OCSE with parents and caregivers. The panel of experts included representatives from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, Kids Help Phone and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The aim of the panel was to empower caregivers to initiate and be prepared for open and supportive conversations with youth.

During the funding period of the Federal Strategy to counter Gender-Based violence, Public Safety Canada also provided funding to a total of three recipient organizations: PLEA – Children of the Street (British Columbia), the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (Manitoba), and White Ribbon (Ontario).

Public Safety funded PLEA for their Keeping Kids Safe Online (Safer Space) program which delivered workshops to youth and adults in BC from November 2019 to July 2021. The program was able to create and deliver educational and preventative workshops about online child sexual exploitation to groups including: youth in custody; teen parent groups; after school programs; community centre groups; drug and alcohol facilities; alternative school programs; Indigenous youth groups; and LGBTQ2 youth groups. In March 2020, as a result of the pandemic, they pivoted their approach, and shifted their program to a virtual space, managing to keep the virtual workshops interactive and offered it on a variety of online platforms. The virtual platform proved to be successful and Keeping Kids Safe Online (Safer Space) was fully booked for the 2020–21 school year. Over the three years of funding, the Program Facilitator delivered 394 presentations to 19,236 youth participants, and delivered 60 adult presentations for 942 adults/ professionals.

The Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) is a national charity dedicated to the personal safety of all children. The organization’s goal is to reduce the sexual abuse and exploitation of children through programs, services, and resources for Canadian families, educators, child-serving organizations, law enforcement, and other parties. C3P operates Project Arachnid, an innovative victim-centric set of tools to combat the growing proliferation of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on the internet, and Cybertip.ca, Canada’s national tipline to report suspected cases of child sexual exploitation online.

Project Arachnid is continually evolving and adapting to enhance its capabilities to proactively detect CSAM. Processing tens of thousands of images per second, it is able to detect and address harmful content at a pace that far exceeds the capacity of traditional methods.
Since its launch in 2017, Project Arachnid has detected over 73 million suspect media and has targeted more than eight million pieces of CSAM media for removal across more than 1,400 ESPs spanning nearly 100 countries.

Cybertip.ca has been operational since September 26, 2002, and was adopted under the Government of Canada’s National Strategy for the Protection of Children from Sexual Exploitation on the Internet in May 2004. In December 2011, C3P (through the Cybertip.ca program) was named within the regulations under An Act respecting the mandatory reporting of Internet child pornography by persons who provide an Internet service (the Act) as the designated reporting entity under section 2.

Results Achieved
Department	Link to department’s Program Inventory	Horizontal initiative activity (activities)	Horizontal initiative activity expected result(s)	Indicator	Target	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23
DND	Military Member and Family Support	Enhanced Family Violence Teams (renamed as Family Violence Advisory Teams)	Intervention, programming and training participant’s access to GBV-related information, training, support.	% of CAF members and their families who report improved awareness of key messages	70%	Results for this indicator are not yet available. SWC results will become available once the awareness activities are implemented. Initial DND results are expected in January 2019 and will be used to establish a baseline.	Results for this indicator are not yet available as the baseline is being set in 2019–20. Initial results are expected March 2020.	Results will be available in 2020-21.	75% reported HRC led to increased awareness of resources (data: HRC families survey 2021)	For 2022 campaign, did not run families survey.	67% somewhat agreed or agreed deepened understanding (data: HRC families survey 2023)
			CAF members and their families use/apply GBV-related evidence in their lives.	% of CAF members and their families reporting that they apply (use) or intend to apply (use) the evidence products in their lives	70%	Results for this indicator are not yet available. Initial results are expected to become available in 2019-20.	Results for this indicator are not yet available. Date to establish baseline 2020-21.	69% participants would reach out to CAF service based on campaign messages (data: HRC families survey 2021)	Actual results will be identified upon completion of activities in 2022 and final evaluations analysis.	96%	42% somewhat agreed or agreed (data: HRC survey 2023)
				Annual expenditures to enhanced Family Violence Advisory Teams	$800,000	$800,716	$720,415	$769,139	$652,477	$716,753	$791,952
				Enhanced Family Violence Advisory Teams that received funding (number of)	35	N/A	27	33	32	31	33
				# of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered by Family Violence Advisory Teams	800	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	1,310 (data: HRC FVAT survey 2022)	632 (data: HRC FVAT survey 2023)
				# of CAF members and their families reached by programs, services, or supports provided by Family Violence Advisory Teams activities	150,000	N/A N/A for Healthy Relationships, Campaign began October 2019	N/A 46,841 for Healthy Relationships, Campaign Organic social media reach	N/A 66,000 for Healthy Relationships Campaign Organic social media reach	85,709 for Healthy Relationships Campaign Organic social media	12,258 (data: HRC FVAT survey 2022) 721,442 for Healthy Relationships Campaign Organic and Paid social media reach	11,616 (data: HRC FVAT survey 2023) 22,298 for Healthy Relationships Campaign Organic social media reach 367 relationship-related calls to Family Information Line during Healthy Relationships Campaign (data: Oct 2023)
				Percentage of CAF members and families who report satisfaction with Family Violence Advisory Teams programs and services	70%. The baseline is 83%.	Results for this indicator are not yet available as this activity has not been implemented. Initial results are expected by March 31, 2020.	Results for this indicator are not yet available. Date to establish baseline 2020-21.	Results will be available in 2020-21.	83%	Data was not gathered for 2022.	40% of respondents indicated feeling “neutral” and 50% chose not to answer (10 participants total).
	Total Health Care	Contributions in support of various Sexual Assault Centres in Canada Program	CAF members and their families access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	Number of funding agreements signed with recipients to enhance services to CAF community (CAF members, DND civilian employees, CAF family members, and Cadets) as per Terms and Conditions.	10 new or enhanced Contribution Program funded services for CAF Community members.	NA	NA	4	8	9	0
				% of Sexual assault centres that applied for funding but were not funded	The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	31% (4/13)		Not applicable (No calls for proposals for the Contribution Program were opened in 2021-22)	Not applicable (No calls for proposals for the Contribution Program were opened in 2022-23)
				Annual expenditures to sexual assault centres	$500,000	NA	NA	172,805	253,694	$484,012	$458,243
				# of sexual assault organizations that received funding	10	NA	NA	NA	NA	9 The goal was to fund ten centres across Canada, however there were no successful applications from one location despite two public calls for submissions and considerable engagement with centres in that area.	8 One centre withdrew from the program.
				# of targeted programs, resources and supports delivered by sexual assault organizations	The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	NA	80	74	81
				# of people reached by sexual assault centres	The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	NA	75	737	589^{Footnote 51}
				# of people turned away from programs or services delivered by sexual assault centres	The target will be set once the baseline has been established	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available	Not Available
			CAF members and their families, who are impacted by or at risk of GBV are better supported.	Level of integration of Sexual Assault Centres (SAC) within the CAF network of support services.	This indicator is qualitative in nature. As a result, targets are not applicable.	NA	NA	NA	No result for 2020-21 as most programming by centres has not started.	Good	Good
				CAF-affiliated SAC client satisfaction with Program funded services.	80% of CAF-affiliated community members report satisfaction with CP funded services. Baseline will be determined in 2022 following first iteration of survey.	NA	No results to report for 2018–19.	No result for 2019-20 as most programming by centres has not started.	No result for 2020-21 as most programming by centres has not started.	N/A	N/A
				Number of supported sexual assault centres reporting compliance with Terms and Conditions and Funding agreements.	10 per year. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2021–22.	NA	No results to report for 2018–19.	4/4	8/8	9/9	NA
PHAC	Health Promotion	Delivery of interventions to prevent youth dating violence (YDV) and child maltreatment (CM), with intervention research (IR)	Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work	Percentage of effective interventions that continue to be delivered after the initial funding period	Target: 50%.	This indicator is computed based on projects that have ended. Results for this indicator were not yet available.	This indicator is computed based on projects that have ended. Results for this indicator were not yet available.	This indicator is computed based on projects that have ended. Results for this indicator were not yet available.	This indicator is computed based on projects that have ended. Results for this indicator were not yet available.	No longer applicable, this indicator was retired in 2020-21.	No longer applicable, this indicator was retired in 2020-21.
				Percentage of community of practice members who report integrating GBA Plus-related and GBV-related evidence generated by the Program into their policy and programming work.	Target: 100%.	Not yet applicable, indicator added in 2018-19.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Interim results from a variety of GBV-related knowledge sharing events hosted by the community of practice indicate 90% of participants will use what they learned in their work.	No longer applicable, this indicator was retired in 2020-21.	No longer applicable, this indicator was retired in 2020-21.
			Intervention participants, including service providers, survivors and those at risk of experiencing or perpetrating GBV, use/apply knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and behaviours related to GBV.	Percentage of intervention participants who report using/applying knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and/or behaviours related to GBV	Target: 70%.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Interim results from youth dating violence and child maltreatment interventions demonstrate participants experienced improvements in knowledge and/or skills, including improved ability to identify healthy/unhealthy relationships, and improved communication skills. Interim results from capacity building projects demonstrate service providers improved their knowledge about the causes of and responses to gender-based violence.	No longer applicable, this indicator was retired in 2020-21.	No longer applicable, this indicator was retired in 2020-21.
		Delivery of interventions to prevent youth dating violence (YDV), with intervention research (IR)	Youth access YDV prevention knowledge, programs, and supports.	# of organizations that received funding to support YDV prevention interventions	Target: 15-20 projects at a time	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	22	21
				# of knowledge products created through YDV prevention projects	Target: 2-9 new knowledge products per active project per year ^{Footnote 52}	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	262 (average of 12 per project)	199 (average of 9 per project)
				# of youth reached through funded YDV prevention interventions	Target: 40-500 youth reached per active project per year^{Footnote 53}	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	9,922 (average of 451 per project)	11,580 (average of 551 per project)
			Youth apply/use YDV prevention knowledge/skills in their lives.	% of youth reporting that they apply/use YDV prevention knowledge/skills in their lives	Target: 70%	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	71% (1,569/2,218)	58% (417/724)^{Footnote 54}
				% of effective TDV prevention interventions that continue to be delivered after the initial funding period^{Footnote 55}	Target: 50%	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Results for this indicator are not yet available. This indicator is computed based on projects that have ended. No TDV prevention project ended in 2021-22.	100% (1/1)
		Delivery of parenting interventions to prevent child maltreatment (CM), with intervention research (IR)	Participants access CM prevention knowledge, programs, and supports.	# of organizations that received funding to support CM prevention interventions	Target: 2-3 projects at a time	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	3	3
				# of knowledge products created through CM prevention projects	Target: 2-9 new knowledge products per year per project^{Footnote 56}	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	89 (average of 30 per project)	35 (average of 12 per project)
				# of participants reached through funded CM prevention interventions	Target: 20 – 200 participants per project per year^{Footnote 57}	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	847 (average of 282 per project)	39 (average of 13 per project)
			Participants apply/use CM prevention knowledge/skills in their lives.	% of participants reporting they apply/use CM prevention knowledge/skills in their lives	Target: 70%	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not available^{Footnote 58}	Not available
				% of effective CM prevention interventions that continue to be delivered after the initial funding period	Target: 50%	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not available	Not available
		Development of training curricula and resources on GBV, trauma-informed care and safety planning	Health professionals and other service providers access training, resources, and supports to respond safely and effectively to GBV.	# of organizations that received funding to develop training, resources, and supports	Target: 8-10 projects at a time	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	9	8
				# of knowledge products created through projects to increase safe and effective responses to GBV	Target: 10-30 new knowledge products per year per capacity-building project^{Footnote 59}	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	268 (average of 30 per project)	183 (average of 23 per project)
				# of health professionals and other service providers reached through funded projects^{Footnote 60}	Target: 100-600 professionals or service providers, per year per project reporting capacity-building activities^{Footnote 61}	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	Not yet applicable, this indicator was added in 2021-22.	15,706 (average of 560 per project, with 28 projects reporting capacity-building activities)	15,084^{Footnote 62} (average of 718 per project, with 21 projects reporting capacity-building activities)
			Health professionals and other service providers apply/use knowledge/skills and resources in their policy and programming to respond safely and effectively to GBV.	% of health professionals and other service providers reporting they apply/use the GBV-related knowledge/skills in their policy and programming work^{Footnote 63}	Target: 70%	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Results for this indicator are not yet available.	Interim results indicate projects are supporting participants to use/apply knowledge to adapt their policies and practices. For example, in a project led by the University of Toronto to enhance the capacity of service providers to respond to the needs of LGBTQ2+ clients, training participants reported feeling more competent in their ability to respond to clients’ experiences, support clients’ needs, and provide trauma-informed care.	79% (1,546/1,968)	87% (340/401)
PS	Contribution Program to Combat Serious and Organized Crime (CPCSOC)	Awareness Campaign Against Child Sexual Exploitation	Parents, children and educators access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	# of targeted resources and supports delivered to parents, children, and educators	This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	NA	NA	Not available	4 English workshops and 2 French language workshops were reached by awareness campaign.^{Footnote 64}
PS				# of parents, children, and educators reached by child sexual exploitation awareness campaign	This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	NA	NA	Not available	126
				% of parents, children, and educators who reported improved awareness of child sexual exploitation	70%	Results for this indicator are not yet available. A contribution agreement with the chosen recipient organization is expected to be completed in September 2018. Initial results will be available for the first full year of funding (2019>–20).	Results for this indicator are not available yet. The indicator will be included in contribution amendments going forward.	97% of children in grade 4/5 reported improved awareness of key messages 95% of children in grade 6/7 reported improved awareness of key messages 89% of youth in grades 8-12 reported improved awareness of key messages 100% of adult respondents reported improved awareness of key messages	91% of children in grade 4/5 reported improved awareness of key messages 94% of children in grade 6/7 reported improved awareness of key messages 87% of youth in grades 8-12 reported improved awareness of key messages. 94% of adult respondents reported improved awareness of key messages	89% of children in grade 4-7 reported improved awareness of key messages.	Not available ^{Footnote 65}
		Enhanced Support of the Canadian Centre for Child Protection (C3P) to Respond to Child Sexual Exploitation	Children impacted by or at risk of child sexual exploitation are better supported across the social and justice sectors.	% compliance of hosting providers to take down notices within 24 hours	Increase of 10% annually	Results for this indicator are not yet available as the methodology is being developed. A total of 305,000 notices were issued to hosting providers in 2017-18 related to Project Arachnid.	Results for this indicator are not available yet. The indicator was included in the contribution agreement with the recipient and will be available starting in fiscal year 2019–20.	Of the 353 companies who were sent notices last year by Project Arachnid: 28% removed material within 1 day 60% removed material within 2 days 80% removed material within 5 days Bottom 10% took more than 12 days to remove material Bottom 5% took more than 27 days to remove material	Of the 489 companies that C3P sent notices to in 2020/21, 25% removed material within 1 day and the bottom 10% took more than 24 days to remove the material.	144% (Of the 680 companies that C3P sent notices in 2021/22, 61% removed material within 24 hours or less, as opposed to 25% of 489 in 2020-21.)	Not available
	Crime Prevention	Awareness Campaign to prevent bullying / cyberbullying	Intervention, programming and training participants access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports to prevent bullying/cyberbullying behaviours.	% of survey participants who reported improved awareness of where to find help to stop cyberbullying either through online resources or other helplines	15% Baseline: 8% (POR survey 2019)	NA	No results to report for 2018–19.	The awareness campaign will launch in 2020-21.	Tracking survey pushed to fiscal 2021-22	POR will be launched in 2022-23.	8.5%
		Implement research to increase knowledge of what works to prevent bullying and cyberbullying amongst identified vulnerable populations (i.e. girls, LGBTQ2)	Intended audiences access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports.	# of product downloads	The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2022-23.	NA	No results to report for 2018–19.	Results are not available at this time. The activity experienced delays in implementation due to COVID-19. Results will be available by 2020-21.	Cyberbullying Programs – An Environmental Scan (2020-S001) 2020-21: 1008 visitors and 383 downloads Cyberbullying Research in Canada: A Systematic Review: (2020-S004) 2020-21: 1430 visitors and 428 downloads	19% increase (661 downloads in 2021-22 compared to 541 in 2020-21)	3,038
		Implement and evaluate interventions to prevent bullying / cyberbullying behaviours .	Intervention, programming and training participants access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports to prevent bullying/cyberbullying behaviours.	% of organizations that applied for bullying/cyberbullying interventions but were not funded	The target will be set once the baseline has been established. A call for applications is expected to launch in 2024-2025. The new intake of cyberbullying projects with help set a baseline for amount of applications and provide results on applicants that have not received funding.	NA	NA	NA	NA	Not available	N/A
				Annual expenditures to organizations to implement and evaluate bullying/cyberbullying interventions	95% of the $700K available, or $665,000	NA	NA	NA	NA	$991,041	$442,212
				# of organizations that received funding to implement and evaluate bullying/cyberbullying interventions	This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	NA	NA	Not available	2 with evaluations
				% of intervention participants who report improved awareness of key messages to prevent bullying/cyberbullying behaviours	70%	NA	No results to report for 2018–19.	Results are not available for 2019-20. The community-based initiatives that are undergoing a full process and outcome evaluation only signed Contribution Agreements in late 2019. Evaluation Plans are currently being prepared in 2020-21.No results to report for 2018–19.	Results are not available for 2020-21. The community-based initiatives that are undergoing a full process and outcome evaluation only signed Contribution Agreements in late 2019. Evaluation Plans are currently being prepared in 2021-22. Results are not available for 2019-20. The community-based initiatives that are undergoing a full process and outcome evaluation only signed Contribution Agreements in late 2019. Evaluation Plans are currently being prepared in 2020-21.	Results will be available once impact evaluations have been submitted upon project completion in 2024-25.	Not available^{Footnote 66}
				# of children reached by funded and evaluated interventions aimed at preventing bullying / cyberbullying behaviours	This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established.	NA	NA	NA	NA	Not available	Not available
		.	Intended audiences use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work, to prevent bullying/cyberbullying behaviours	% of intervention participants who report using/applying knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and/or behaviours related to GBV.	70%	NA	No results to report for 2018–19.	Results are not available for 2019-20. The community-based initiatives that are undergoing a full process and outcome evaluation only signed Contribution Agreements in late 2019. Evaluation Plans are currently being prepared in 2020-21.	Results are not available for 2020-21. The community-based initiatives that are undergoing a full process and outcome evaluation only signed Contribution Agreements in late 2019. Evaluation Plans are currently being prepared in 2021-22.	Results will be available once impact evaluations have been submitted upon project completion in 2024-25.	Not available
RCMP	Contract and Indigenous Policing Operations Support	Enhanced and expanded sexual assault training and oversight	RCMP employees access GBV-related evidence, programs and supports. in their policy and programming work.	# of developed or reviewed/updated educational materials prepared for the RCMP response to instances of sexual assault.	5 educational materials by end of Fiscal 2022-23.	NA	NA	NA	To date, four (4) educational materials have been developed or updated: Sexual Assault Investigations Best Practices (launched in 2019-20, updated 2020-21), Guide for Contacting Victims of Sexual Assault (launched in 2019-20), Common Sexual Assault Investigational Gaps Guide, and guidance on the correct application of the UCR scoring code for the “unfounded” classification as it relates to sexual assault investigations.	5	3
				# of new training courses developed, and existing courses reviewed/updated in support of sexual assault awareness and investigations.	7 courses by end of Fiscal 2022-23.	NA	NA	NA	To date, four (4) courses have been developed or updated: the Consent and Sexual Assault Myths course, Using a Trauma Informed Approach course, Orientation for Divisional Coordinators (of the divisional Sexual Assault Investigation Review Committees [SAIRC]; launched last fiscal year), and SAIRC Member Training (launched last fiscal year). A fifth course, the Sexual Offence Investigator’s Course, is in the final stages of development and expected to be released in 2021. The RCMP also offers a course related to the Victim Bill of Rights in Canada to its officers.	5	6
			RCMP employees use/apply GBV-related evidence in their policy and programming work.	Percentage of investigators who report using/applying GBV-related evidence/knowledge in sexual assault cases.	80%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019–20.	NA	SART indicators have not yet been measured, and are being reassessed and updated to more meaningfully demonstrate the SART’s progress	No results were collected for this indicator during the 2019-20 FY. Previous SART indicators have been amended and will be revised in the 2020-21 DP to account for reporting on both qualitative and quantitative measures.	NA	90%	NA
				% of RCMP Sexual Assault Investigations Review Committees established in contract divisions	(2021-22 & 2022-23) Year 1 (FY 2019-20) – 50%, Year 2 (FY 2020-21) – 75%, Year 3 (FY 2021-22) – 100%.	NA	NA	NA	NA	90%	100%
			Those impacted by or at risk of GBV, including survivors, are better supported across the justice and social sectors.	Percentage of cases of sexual assault reported by self-identified victims of sexual assault.	The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2019-20. The target for this indicator will be set by March 31, 2020.^{Footnote 67}	NA	SART indicators have not yet been measured, and are being reassessed and updated to more meaningfully demonstrate the SART’s progress.	No results were collected for this indicator during the 2019-20 FY. Previous SART indicators have been amended and will be revised in the 2020-21 DP to account for reporting on both qualitative and quantitative measures.	NA	NA	NA
				(2020-21) Percentage of RCMP Sexual Assault Investigations Review Committees established in contract divisions	Year 1 (FY 2019-20) – 50%, Year 2 (FY 2020-21) – 75%, Year 3 (FY 2021-22) – 100%.	NA	NA	NA	64% - SAIRCs have been established in seven (7) divisions: H (Nova Scotia), L (Prince Edward Island), D Manitoba, G (Northwest Territories), M (Yukon), F (Saskatchewan), and K (Alberta). The target was not reached due to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and related safety measures, but it is expected that the remaining divisions will be trained by the end of 2021.	NA (see similar indicator associated with the other outcome)	NA (see similar indicator associated with the other outcome)
				% of files reviewed by SAIRCs or the SART that were conducted thoroughly and using a victim centred/trauma informed technique.	This is a new indicator. The target will be set once the baseline has been established in 2021-22.^{Footnote 68}	NA	NA	NA	50% of investigations reviewed by the SAIRCs in 2020 were thorough and complete.^{Footnote 69}	Not available	22%
	Indigenous Policing - Contract and Indigenous Policing Operations Support	National Cultural Awareness and Humility Training	RCMP employees access GBV-related information, training, support.	% of RCMP employees who complete training and reported enhanced knowledge and skills related to GBV	By March 31, 2021 = 65%. By September 30, 2021 = 73%. By March 31, 2022 = 80%	Results for this indicator are not yet available as this activity is still in the development stage. Initial results are expected by 2019>–20.	Results for this indicator are not yet being measured as this activity is still in the development stage. Initial results are expected in 2020–21.	Not yet measured, due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Results will be provided after the launch of the course, scheduled for the 2020-21 fiscal year.	As of July 2021, 87.7% of RCMP employees have completed training. The RCMP has experienced several challenges with the Cultural Awareness & Humility course evaluation. Significant technical issues have resulted in the evaluation not being correctly distributed to every employee. There is a significant backlog of employees who have not received the evaluation which precludes the ability to provide accurate statistical reporting for this indicator at this time.	Approx 33% of all RCMP employees have participated in the Using a Trauma Informed Approach course on Agora.	93.5%
			Intervention participants, including service providers, survivors and those at risk of experiencing or perpetrating GBV, use/apply knowledge or support to adapt their attitudes and behaviours related to GBV.	Percentage of intervention/training participants who report using/applying knowledge in their work or lives	70%. The baseline for this indicator will be set in 2021-22, after training is piloted. (Pilot project is currently in progress)	Results for this indicator are not yet available. Initial results are expected to become available in 2019-20.	Results for this indicator are not yet being measured. Initial results are expected to become available in 2020–21.	Not yet measured, due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.	Not yet measured, due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.	NA	NA
			Indigenous stakeholders impacted by or at risk of GBV are better supported.	% of Indigenous stakeholders who agree that cultural awareness and humility has improved the service provided by the RCMP	80%	Results for this indicator are not yet available as this activity is still in the development stage. Initial results are expected by 2021-22.	Results for this indicator are not yet being measured. Initial results are expected to become available in 2020–21.	Not yet measured, due to the delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.	Results delayed.	Not Available	Not Available

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Footnote 51

Represents the number of people directly reached through sexual assault centres as it relates to the delivery of support services. Does not include social media efforts and other promotional activities

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Footnote 52

The number of new knowledge products developed by each project varies widely according to the goals and settings of the project and the year of the project cycle, with more knowledge mobilization events and products being generated in later years of most projects, when intervention research results become available. This target is for the entire set of youth dating violence prevention projects, and does not set a goal or standard of success for individual projects

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Footnote 53

The number of youth reached by project varies widely according to the year of the project cycle, to the goals and settings of the project, as well as to the characteristics of the youth participants, with more reached in the middle years of a project. This target is for the entire set of projects, and does not set a goal or standard of success for individual projects. Each project has their own goals established in their funding agreement. A lower number of youth reached does not necessarily mean a less successful project.

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Footnote 54

PHAC's results are slightly lower than the intended target for this indicator, because PHAC measures this indicator by assessing reported behavior change (and not measuring intention to change behavior) - a more stringent interpretation..

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Footnote 55

L'ASPC mesure cet indicateur en se basant uniquement sur les projets qui en sont à leur dernière année de financement.

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Footnote 56

PHAC measures this indicator based only on projects that are in their final year of funding.

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Footnote 57

The number of new knowledge products developed by each project varies widely according to the goals and settings of the project and the year of the project cycle, with more knowledge mobilization events and products being generated in later years of most projects, when intervention research results become available. This target is for the entire set of child maltreatment prevention projects, and does not set a goal or standard of success for individual projects.

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Footnote 58

The number of participants reached by projects varies widely according to the year of the project cycle, to the goals and settings of the project, as well as to the characteristics of the participants. This target is for the entire set of projects, and does not set a goal or standard of success for individual projects. Each project has their own target established in their funding agreement. A lower number of participants reached does not necessarily mean a less successful project.

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Footnote 59

The sample size for that year was too small to report on numbers provided by projects.

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Footnote 60

The number of new knowledge products developed by each project varies widely according to the goals and settings of the project and the year of the project cycle, with more knowledge mobilization events and products being generated in later years of most projects, when intervention research results become available. This target is for the entire set of capacity-building projects, and does not set a goal or standard of success for individual projects.

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Footnote 61

This number stems largely from two funded projects with a particularly large reach; together they account for 79% of the total. Excluding these outliers leads to an average of 167 service providers reached per capacity-building project among the other 19 projects

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Footnote 62

This indicator includes the professionals and service providers reached by projects in the capacity-building, child maltreatment and youth dating violence streams. For example, in 2022-23 there were 8 projects in the capacity-building stream, and 13 more projects that reported capacity-building as part of their activities related to child maltreatment or youth dating violence prevention, bringing the total to 21 projects reporting capacity-building activities.

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Footnote 63

The number of professionals and service providers reached by projects varies widely according to the year of the project cycle, to the goals and settings of the project, as well as to the characteristics of the participants. This target is for the entire set of projects, and does not set a goal or standard of success for individual projects. Each project has their own target established in their funding agreement. A lower number of participants reached does not necessarily mean a less successful project.

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Footnote 64

This indicator includes the professionals and service providers reached by projects in the capacity-building, child maltreatment and youth dating violence streams.

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Footnote 65

White Ribbon plans to implement its new curriculum and workshop materials during the 2023-2024 school year in both Ontario and Nova Scotia.

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Footnote 66

White Ribbon plans to implement its new curriculum and workshop materials during the 2023-2024 school year in both Ontario and Nova Scotia. Measures to evaluate the impact of awareness raising activities are in development.

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Footnote 67

Public Safety does not currently have the data. The project and the 5-year evaluation are funded via Grants &Contributions for which final results will not be available until fiscal year 2024-2025.

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Footnote 68

This indicator was dropped in 2020-21 and no target was set.

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Footnote 69

SART annual reporting is conducted over the calendar year. Therefore, these values reflect calendar year 2020 only, and the percentages are expected to increase in future years

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Footnote 70

Data is not yet available for this indicator as the team responsible for the development of the survey that will serve as the data collection source has experienced delays related to resource limitations and the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Horizontal initiatives: 2023-24 Departmental Results Report, Women and Gender Equality Canada

Annex 1: 2022-23 Close-out report for HI activities ending in 2022-23

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