Contribution: Women's Program
Columbia Institute
$517,072.00
Systemic Change in Local Governments to Support the Advancement of Women and Gender Minorities
FY 2024-25 · 2024-07-01
Summary
Through this 33-month systemic change project, the Columbia Institute will partner with the Feminist Campaign School to scale The Barriers for Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices Project to advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles. It will scale activities in British Columbia (BC) and Alberta (AB) to implement recommendations from the original project, including providing education and policy support to local governments. In BC, AB, Saskatchewan (SK), Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Nova Scotia (NS), it will expand the values-based campaign school through a train-the-trainer model to help prepare women and gender minorities to run for local government offices. The project will also collect and analyze data in three new jurisdictions (SK, PEI and NS) based on learnings from the original research. The project will address the systemic barriers that women and gender minorities disproportionately face when running for, and serving in, municipally-held elected office, with a particular focus on those with intersecting identities of oppression. To do so, the project will produce a report detailing the research and evaluation of the impact of the workshops, and measure the reach of convening opportunities, and policy development sessions across these five provinces, and monitor the concrete changes to the wellbeing and safety of women and gender minorities in municipally elected government roles.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Columbia Institute, in partnership with the Feminist Campaign School, will operationalize the systemic recommendations developed under the original Barriers Project. It will do so by developing five applied governance reform toolkits, establishing a publicly accessible Municipal Gender-Equity Policy Library, delivering implementation-focused workshops, and convening structured peer support networks for women and gender minorities in municipal office. Through this we will further advance Gender Equality.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Recipient
Location
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-25 | $385,320.00 |
| 1 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-25 | $369,214.00 |
| 2 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-25 | $517,072.00 |
As published
Additional Information
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord, changement de la date de fin
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
WP230440
Agreement Start Date
2024-07-01
Agreement Title
Systemic Change in Local Governments to Support the Advancement of Women and Gender Minorities
Agreement Title (French)
Changement systémique dans les administrations locales pour favoriser l’avancement des femmes et des minorités de genre
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$517,072.00
Amendment Date
2026-04-15
Amendment Number
2
Description
Through this 33-month systemic change project, the Columbia Institute will partner with the Feminist Campaign School to scale The Barriers for Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices Project to advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles. It will scale activities in British Columbia (BC) and Alberta (AB) to implement recommendations from the original project, including providing education and policy support to local governments. In BC, AB, Saskatchewan (SK), Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Nova Scotia (NS), it will expand the values-based campaign school through a train-the-trainer model to help prepare women and gender minorities to run for local government offices. The project will also collect and analyze data in three new jurisdictions (SK, PEI and NS) based on learnings from the original research. The project will address the systemic barriers that women and gender minorities disproportionately face when running for, and serving in, municipally-held elected office, with a particular focus on those with intersecting identities of oppression. To do so, the project will produce a report detailing the research and evaluation of the impact of the workshops, and measure the reach of convening opportunities, and policy development sessions across these five provinces, and monitor the concrete changes to the wellbeing and safety of women and gender minorities in municipally elected government roles.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Columbia Institute, in partnership with the Feminist Campaign School, will operationalize the systemic recommendations developed under the original Barriers Project. It will do so by developing five applied governance reform toolkits, establishing a publicly accessible Municipal Gender-Equity Policy Library, delivering implementation-focused workshops, and convening structured peer support networks for women and gender minorities in municipal office. Through this we will further advance Gender Equality.
Description (French)
Dans le cadre de ce projet de changement systémique de 33 mois, le Columbia Institute s’associera à la Feminist Campaign School pour étendre la portée du projet « The Barriers for Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices » afin d’améliorer la représentation des femmes dans les postes de direction et de prise de décisions. Il amplifiera les activités en Colombie-Britannique (C.-B.) et en Alberta (Alb.) pour mettre en œuvre les recommandations du projet initial, y compris sensibiliser les administrations locales et leur fournir du soutien stratégique. En C.-B., Alb., Saskatchewan (Sask.), à l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard (Î.-P.-É.) et en Nouvelle-Écosse (N.-É.), le projet élargira la campagne scolaire axée sur les valeurs au moyen d’un modèle de formation des formatrices et formateurs afin de préparer les femmes et les minorités de genre à se présenter aux élections locales. Le projet permettra également de recueillir et d’analyser des données dans trois nouvelles provinces (Sask., Î.-P.-É. et N.-É.) en fonction des leçons tirées de la recherche initiale. Le projet s’attaquera aux obstacles systémiques qu’affrontent de façon disproportionnée les femmes et les minorités de genre lorsqu’elles se présentent à une élection municipale puis exercent leurs fonctions, en accordant une attention particulière aux personnes ayant des facteurs identitaires croisés liés à l’oppression. Pour ce faire, il produira un rapport détaillant la recherche et l’évaluation de l’incidence des ateliers, évaluera la portée des possibilités de réseautage et les séances d’élaboration de politiques dans ces cinq provinces, et fera le suivi des changements concrets apportés au bien-être et à la sécurité des femmes et des minorités de genre dans leur rôle d’élues et d’élus municipaux.
Grâce aux fonds supplémentaires et à la prolongation accordés au début de 2026, le Columbia Institute, en partenariat avec la Feminist Campaign School, mettra en œuvre les recommandations systémiques formulées dans le cadre du projet initial « Barriers Project ». Pour ce faire, il élaborera cinq trousses d’outils appliquées sur la réforme de la gouvernance, créera une bibliothèque publique de politiques municipales en matière d’équité entre les genres, offrira des ateliers axés sur la mise en œuvre et mettra sur pied des réseaux structurés de soutien entre pairs pour les femmes et les personnes faisant partie d’une minorité de genre occupant des fonctions municipales. Ces travaux contribueront à faire progresser davantage l’égalité des genres.
Expected Results
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Expected Results (French)
Les femmes et les parties prenantes peuvent obtenir de l’aide pour traiter des enjeux liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotions de la femme
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de promotion de la femme a pour but de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada et il travaille pour ce faire à réduire ou éliminer les obstacles systémiques qui freinent le progrès des femmes. Le Programme soutient la visée du gouvernement du Canada de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada. Il cadre avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de prospérité économique et ses engagements internationaux en matière d’égalité entre les sexes.
Recipient City
Vancouver
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Columbia Institute
Recipient Postal Code
V6C 1H2
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2024-2025-Q1-00044