that will support Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQ+ people to improve economic participation, increase leadership in various sectors, and help prevent and eliminate gender-based violence.
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Women and Gender Equality Canada announced over $14 million to fund 34 projects that will support Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQ+ people to improve economic participation, increase leadership in various sectors, and help prevent and eliminate gender-based violence.
Project Funding Details
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
Victoria, British Columbia
Project name: BCAAFC project – Building capacity to address Indigenous Gender-based violence
Funding amount: $1,366,878
Government of Yukon Women’s Directorate
Whitehorse, Yukon
Project name: Capacity Building Funding to Yukon Organizations
Funding amount: $694,000
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak
Ottawa, Ontario
Project name: Enhancing and Creating Safety through application of Métis Specific Culturally-Competent Gender Based Analysis (CCGBA+)
Funding amount: $650,500
Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak
Ottawa, Ontario
Project name: Empowering Métis Women in Leadership
Funding amount: $125,000
Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society (LAWS)
Watson Lake, Yukon
Project name: Kaska Advocates Leadership Pilot Project / Projet pilote des porte-parole des Kaskas
Funding amount: $612,519
Prince Albert Métis Women’s Association Inc.
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Project name: Paray Miyoopimatishihk: Improving Equality Through Analysis, Advocacy and System Design in Northern Saskatchewan
Funding amount: $589,414
Trent University’s First Peoples House of Learning
Peterborough, Ontario
Project name: The Way We Speak Together: Enwaaying Training Initiatives
Funding amount: $491,304
National Aboriginal Capital Corporations Association
Ottawa, Ontario
Project name: Increasing Representation of Indigenous Women in Entrepreneurship with a Goal of Advancing Indigenous Economic Prosperity
Funding amount: $560,000
Aboriginal Friendship Centres of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Project name: Honouring Her Spark
Funding amount: $500,000
MakeWay Foundation
Vancouver, British Columbia
Project name: Women’s Leadership Collective for nature and climate action / Collectif de leadership des femmes – action pour la nature et le climat
Funding amount: $500,000
Indigenous Women’s Association of the Maliseet and Mi’kmaq Territories Inc.
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Project name: Wabanaki Women’s Traditional Leadership: Disrupting Systemic Racism in New Brunswick
Funding amount: $499,990
Infinity Women Secretariat Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Project name: Fighting Inequality-Advancing Gender Equality Policy and Practice in Manitoba Métis Government and Communities
Funding amount: $499,531
ANDPVA
Toronto, Ontario
Project name: Partnerships with band councils and sharing circles for women to end Indigenous gender-based violence / Partenariats avec les conseils de bande et les cercles de partage pour les femmes afin de mettre fin à la violence sexiste autochtone
Funding amount: $493,200
Victoria Native Friendship Centre
Victoria, British Columbia
Project name: Cultural Safety Facilitator for Indigenous Health / Facilitatrice ou facilitateur de la sécurité culturelle pour la santé des autochtones
Funding amount: $468,250
Centre d’Innovation des Premiers Peuples
Gatineau, Quebec
Project name: Indigenous women and digital skills: The Onaki model / Femmes autochtones et compétences numériques : le concept ONAKI
Funding amount: $434,396
Manitoba Association of Women’s Shelters Inc.
Winkler, Manitoba
Project name: Centring the rights of women from the margins: delivering low barrier and nondiscriminatory GBV services
Funding amount: $430,390
Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network Inc.
Stephenville, Newfoundland
Project name: Realigning our Circle: Paving the way to Resilience
Funding amount: $424,649
Aboriginal Coalition to End Homelessness Society
Victoria, British Columbia
Project name: Advancing Safety and Prosperity for Indigenous Women on Vancouver Island Through Systemic Action with Police / Promouvoir la sécurité et la prospérité des femmes autochtones sur l’île de Vancouver par la prise de mesures systémiques avec les services de police
Funding amount: $419,257
Elizabeth Fry Society of Northwestern Ontario
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Project name: Stronger,together: Aligning feminist efforts in Northern Ontario to impact systemic change for criminalized women / Plus fort, ensemble : Aligner les efforts féministes dans le Nord de l’Ontario pour impacter le changement systémique pour les femmes criminalisées
Funding amount: $396,114
Whitehorse Aboriginal Women’s Circle
Whitehorse, Yukon
Project name: Virtual Resource Centre for Indigenous Women and Families / Centre de ressources virtuel pour les femmes et les familles autochtones
Funding amount: $375,000
Cold Lake First Nations
Cold Lake, Alberta
Project name: Advancing Gender Equality for Indigenous Women and Girls Through System Change and Economic Recovery
Funding amount: $374,984
British Columbia Assembly of First Nations
Prince George, British Columbia
Project name: Developing capacity for inclusive and representative spaces, and intersectional policy within BCAFN and communities / Accroître la capacité du BCAFN et des collectivités de créer des environnements inclusifs et représentatifs, et d’élaborer une politique intersectionnelle
Funding amount: $334,800
Downtown Eastside Women’s Centre Association
Vancouver, British Columbia
Project name: Social justice programming to combat systemic injustice contributing to women’s vulnerability in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside / Programmes de justice sociale destinés à combattre les injustices systémiques contribuant à la vulnérabilité des femmes dans le centre-est de Vancouver
Funding amount: $300,000
Mid Island Métis Nation
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Project name: New Approaches to Economic Recovery
Funding amount: $300,000
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Northern Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Community and Indigenous Outreach Project
Funding amount: $300,000
Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Project name: Iskwewak awetowak nipocawin (Women Leading Knowledge) -Indigenous Women’s Research Institute
Funding amount: $299,997
River East Transcona School Division
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Project name: Their voices: What Indigenous girls need to feel safe and succeed in school
Funding amount: $292,960
Puakuteu, le comité de femmes de Mashteuiatsh
Mashteuiatsh, Quebec
Project name: Femmes d’actions, femmes de décisions ! / Women of action, women decision makers
Funding amount: $281,136
Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
Edmonton, Alberta
Project name: Alberta Indigenous Women Guardian Angels
Funding amount: $270,350
Barren Lands First Nation
Brochet, Manitoba
Project name: Barren Lands First Nation Women’s Council
Funding amount: $247,800
Lifetime Productions Ltd
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Project name: Disruption: Changing Saskatchewan’s Tech Ecosystem to Empower Indigenous Women
Funding amount: $222,002
Yukon Aboriginal Women’s Council
Whitehorse, Yukon
Project name: YAWC’s Indigenous Case Management and Referral System Implementation Project / Projet de mise en œuvre d’un système de gestion des cas et d’aiguillage pour les autochtones du YAWC
Funding amount: $158,700
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
Ottawa, Ontario
Project name: Empowering Inuit Women in Leadership: an environmental scan and needs assessment
Funding amount: $125,000
Candace House, Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Project name: Heart Spaces
Funding amount: $84,000
Johise Namwira
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
873-353-0985
Johise.Namwira@cfc-swc.gc.ca