Grant: Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
JusticeTrans
$683,365.00
Solidifying our Foundations: Improving JusticeTrans’ Reach and Sustainability
FY 2023-24 · 2024-01-02
Summary
Through this 39-month project, JusticeTrans will strengthen its organizational capacity and relationships with 2SLGBTQI+ and Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and gender diverse communities. To achieve this, the organization will consult Indigenous elders to review and update its policies, using decolonial, 2SLGBTQI+, risk reduction, trauma-informed, disability justice and GBA+ frameworks. This will enable the creation of more inclusive practices and procedures, aligned with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. As part of the project, JusticeTrans will use a skills matrix to measure the effectiveness of its board of directors in order to put in place a standardized on-boarding process, an accountability framework, a policy manual, and a recruitment and retention manual.
Building on its current strategic plan, JusticeTrans will develop a financial health plan to ensure the organization's sustainability. Communication tools, an education and awareness plan, and new information security practices will also be implemented to protect the organization and its members from the rise of hate movements and anti-trans and anti-2SLGBTQI+ legislation. Legal training and workshops will be provided to staff members to improve their understanding of general laws and regulations.
With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, JusticeTrans will institutionalize its employee-led governance model through enhanced operational coordination; integrate digital infrastructure enabling ongoing maintenance of its national 2STING community resource directory; develop web architecture to publicly share completed organizational policies and tools supporting inclusive and equitable organizational practices; establish centralized community engagement and relationship management systems; and expand bilingual accessibility through translation, staff language capacity development, and accessible communications design. Through these activities, JusticeTrans will strengthen long-term organizational sustainability and increase national access to equity-advancing resources and knowledge, thereby further advancing gender equality in Canada.
Department
Program
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Recipient
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Grant
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 | 2024-01-02 | 2023-24 | $523,365.00 |
| 1 | 2024-01-02 | 2023-24 | $683,365.00 |
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
SO230093
Agreement Start Date
2024-01-02
Agreement Title
Solidifying our Foundations: Improving JusticeTrans’ Reach and Sustainability
Agreement Title (French)
Solidifier nos fondations : accroître la portée et la viabilité de JusticeTrans
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$683,365.00
Amendment Date
2026-05-29
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 39-month project, JusticeTrans will strengthen its organizational capacity and relationships with 2SLGBTQI+ and Two-Spirit, trans, non-binary and gender diverse communities. To achieve this, the organization will consult Indigenous elders to review and update its policies, using decolonial, 2SLGBTQI+, risk reduction, trauma-informed, disability justice and GBA+ frameworks. This will enable the creation of more inclusive practices and procedures, aligned with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action. As part of the project, JusticeTrans will use a skills matrix to measure the effectiveness of its board of directors in order to put in place a standardized on-boarding process, an accountability framework, a policy manual, and a recruitment and retention manual.
Building on its current strategic plan, JusticeTrans will develop a financial health plan to ensure the organization's sustainability. Communication tools, an education and awareness plan, and new information security practices will also be implemented to protect the organization and its members from the rise of hate movements and anti-trans and anti-2SLGBTQI+ legislation. Legal training and workshops will be provided to staff members to improve their understanding of general laws and regulations.
With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, JusticeTrans will institutionalize its employee-led governance model through enhanced operational coordination; integrate digital infrastructure enabling ongoing maintenance of its national 2STING community resource directory; develop web architecture to publicly share completed organizational policies and tools supporting inclusive and equitable organizational practices; establish centralized community engagement and relationship management systems; and expand bilingual accessibility through translation, staff language capacity development, and accessible communications design. Through these activities, JusticeTrans will strengthen long-term organizational sustainability and increase national access to equity-advancing resources and knowledge, thereby further advancing gender equality in Canada.
Description (French)
Grâce à ce projet de 39 mois, JusticeTrans renforcera sa capacité organisationnelle et ses rapports avec les groupes de la communauté 2ELGBTQI+, bispirituelle, trans, non binaire et de la diversité de genre. Pour ce faire, l’organisme consultera des personnes aînées autochtones pour l’examen et la mise à jour de ses politiques, à l’aide de cadres de référence qui prennent en compte la décolonisation, la communauté 2ELGBTQI+, la réduction des risques, les traumatismes, la justice pour les personnes en situation de handicap et l’ACS+. Ceci permettra la création de pratiques et de procédures inclusives et alignées avec les appels à l’action de la Commission de vérité et réconciliation. Au cours du projet, JusticeTrans se servira d’une matrice des compétences pour mesurer la performance de son conseil d’administration, et mettra en place un processus uniformisé d’intégration, un cadre de responsabilisation, un guide des politiques ainsi qu’un guide de recrutement et de maintien en poste.
En s’appuyant sur son plan stratégique en cours, JusticeTrans élaborera un plan de santé financière afin d’assurer sa viabilité organisationnelle. L’organisme mettra aussi en place des outils de communication, un plan d’éducation et de sensibilisation et de nouvelles pratiques de sécurité de l’information pour se protéger ainsi que ses membres de la montée des mouvements haineux et l’adoption des lois anti-trans et anti-2ELGBTQI+. Une formation légale et des ateliers juridiques seront offerts aux membres du personnel pour approfondir leur connaissance des lois et des règlements en général.
Grâce aux fonds supplémentaires et à la prolongation accordés au début de 2026, JusticeTrans institutionnalisera son modèle de gouvernance dirigé par les membres du personnel au moyen d’une coordination opérationnelle renforcée; intégrera une infrastructure numérique permettant la mise à jour continue de son répertoire national de ressources communautaires à l’intention des personnes bispirituelles, trans, non binaires et de genres non conformes; élaborera une architecture Web pour diffuser publiquement des politiques organisationnelles exhaustives et des outils appuyant des pratiques organisationnelles inclusives et équitables; établira des systèmes centralisés de mobilisation communautaire et de gestion des relations; et accroîtra l’accessibilité en matière de bilinguisme au moyen de la traduction, du renforcement des capacités linguistiques du personnel et de la conception des documents de communication accessibles. Ces activités permettront à JusticeTrans de renforcer la durabilité organisationnelle à long terme et d’accroître l’accès national aux ressources et aux connaissances qui favorisent l’équité, faisant ainsi progresser davantage l’égalité des genres au Canada.
Expected Results
Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Expected Results (French)
Des partenariats et des collaborations sont mis en place ou améliorés pour appuyer le mouvement de la diversité sexuelle. Les organisations de la diversité sexuelle ont de meilleures connaissances et une capacité accrue pour faire avancer l’égalité en ce qui concerne le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle ainsi que l’identité et l’expression de genre.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotion de l’égalité des sexes, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité et de l’expression de genre
Program Purpose
The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.
Program Purpose (French)
L'objectif du programme ESSOGIE est de faire progresser l'égalité sociale, politique et économique en ce qui concerne le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre.
Le programme encourage la progression vers une meilleure compréhension de l'intersection du sexe et du genre avec d'autres facteurs identitaires, notamment la race, l'origine nationale et ethnique, l'origine ou l'identité autochtone, l'âge, l'orientation sexuelle, la condition socio-économique, le lieu de résidence et le handicap.
Recipient City
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
JusticeTrans
Recipient Postal Code
M5A 3W3
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q4-00055