Contribution: Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Orillia Native Women's Group
$522,602.00
Capacity building for ONWG
FY 2022-23 · 2022-11-21
Summary
Through this 58-month project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQI+ people in Orillia. This will be achieved by improving its organizational capacity through developing a community consultation plan to address and prevent GBV; collaborating with strategic partners; creating and implementing a new strategic plan to prevent and address GBV; increasing financial sustainability; reviewing and updating policies and procedures; and creating communications tools to support more effective GBV programming.
By the end of the project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Orillia.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase their capacity for financial sustainability through grant-writing and fundraising training, engaging in regional partnership development work to establish cross-sector collaborations, and assess the feasibility of providing culturally specific housing supports for women and 2SLGTBQI+ people experiencing GBV. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase their capacity for financial sustainability through grant-writing and fundraising training, engaging in regional partnership development work to establish cross-sector collaborations, and assess the feasibility of providing culturally specific housing supports for women and 2SLGTBQI+ people experiencing GBV. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.
Department
Program
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Recipient
Location
Orillia, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Indigenous recipient
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 | 2022-11-21 | 2022-23 | $328,125.00 |
| 1 | 2022-11-21 | 2022-23 | $522,602.00 |
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
2027-09-30
Agreement Number
SO220022
Agreement Start Date
2022-11-21
Agreement Title
Capacity building for ONWG
Agreement Title (French)
Renforcement des capacités de l’ONWG
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$522,602.00
Amendment Date
2026-05-28
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 58-month project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase its ability to prevent and address gender-based violence (GBV) against Indigenous women and 2SLGTBQI+ people in Orillia. This will be achieved by improving its organizational capacity through developing a community consultation plan to address and prevent GBV; collaborating with strategic partners; creating and implementing a new strategic plan to prevent and address GBV; increasing financial sustainability; reviewing and updating policies and procedures; and creating communications tools to support more effective GBV programming.
By the end of the project, Orillia Native Women’s Group will have strengthened their capacity to prevent and address GBV against Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQI+ people in Orillia.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase their capacity for financial sustainability through grant-writing and fundraising training, engaging in regional partnership development work to establish cross-sector collaborations, and assess the feasibility of providing culturally specific housing supports for women and 2SLGTBQI+ people experiencing GBV. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality. With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Orillia Native Women’s Group will increase their capacity for financial sustainability through grant-writing and fundraising training, engaging in regional partnership development work to establish cross-sector collaborations, and assess the feasibility of providing culturally specific housing supports for women and 2SLGTBQI+ people experiencing GBV. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.
Description (French)
Grâce à ce projet de 58 mois, l’Orillia Native Women’s Group (ONWG) renforcera ses capacités à prévenir et à combattre la violence fondée sur le sexe contre les femmes, les filles ou les personnes 2ELGBTQI+ autochtones à Orillia. Cet objectif sera atteint en améliorant sa capacité organisationnelle en élaborant un plan de consultation communautaire pour traiter et prévenir la violence fondée sur le sexe, en collaborant avec des partenaires stratégiques, en créant et en mettant en œuvre un nouveau plan stratégique pour prévenir et traiter la violence fondée sur le sexe, en accroissant la viabilité financière, en examinant et en mettant à jour les politiques et les procédures et en créant des outils de communication pour soutenir une programmation contre la violence fondée sur le sexe plus efficace.
À la fin du projet, l’Orillia Native Women’s Group aura renforcé ses capacités à prévenir et à combattre la violence fondée sur le sexe contre les femmes, les filles et les personnes 2ELGBTQI+ autochtones à Orillia.
Grâce aux fonds supplémentaires et à la prolongation accordés au début de 2026, l’Orillia Native Women’s Group renforcera sa capacité à assurer sa viabilité financière en participant à des formations sur la rédaction de demandes de subventions et à la collecte de fonds, mènera, des efforts de développement de partenariats à l’échelle régional afin d’établir des collaborations intersectorielles, et évaluera la faisabilité de la mise en place de services de soutien au logement tenant compte des spécificités culturelles des femmes et des personnes 2ELGTBQI+ victimes de violence fondée sur le sexe. L’organisme contribuera ainsi à faire progresser l’égalité des genres.
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
Orillia
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Orillia Native Women's Group
Recipient Postal Code
L3V 4T8
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
A
Reference Number
001-2022-2023-Q3-00041
