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Contribution: Women's Program

Community Foundations of Canada

$16,200,000.00

Investing Together to Foster Gender Equality in Communities from Coast to Coast to Coast

FY 2019-20 · 2019-09-05

Summary
The Project is based on the principle of mobilizing new funds and partnerships to support and engage Canada’s community foundations in an effort to accelerate gender equality at the local level. This project will advance gender equality in Canada in two main ways: by providing contribution funding to community foundations to fund projects in their communities, and by weaving in gender equality best practices within community foundations. As such, the Project will directly support action to advance gender equality across Canada by leveraging the broad reach of community foundations. The Project will foster gender equality in Canada and will contribute to removing long-standing barriers to gender equality by catalyzing new investments and partnerships. The Project will provide funding to local women’s organizations through the community foundations for projects to advance gender equality. Community foundations will be encouraged to provide matched funding dollars to the investment already made by WAGE and activate fund development approaches that lean into feminist frameworks and principles. The Project will also address gender equality at the institutional level. Community foundations will be encouraged to make a public commitment to gender equality, create programming that involves gender equality (e.g. hosting a Vital Conversation on Gender Equality) and review their internal policies and procedures (e.g. hiring practices) to prioritize gender equality. Key outcomes of the Project will include increased funding to women’s organizations, increased capacity for equality-seeking organizations, and increased action to advance equality between women and men in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada. The first and second supplemental funding will be used to expand the reach of the project to distribute additional funding to eligible organizations and to further support project activities.
Program
Women's Program
Location
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Other
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.

AmendmentDateFiscal YearTotal
02019-08-282019-20$10,000,000.00
12019-09-052019-20$10,000,000.00
22019-09-052019-20$14,400,000.00
32019-09-052019-20$16,200,000.00

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
2026-03-31
Agreement Number
NA190158
Agreement Start Date
2019-09-05
Agreement Title
Investing Together to Foster Gender Equality in Communities from Coast to Coast to Coast
Agreement Title (French)
Investir ensemble pour favoriser l’égalité entre les genres dans les collectivités d’un océan à l’autre
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$16,200,000.00
Amendment Date
2025-03-03
Amendment Number
3
Description
The Project is based on the principle of mobilizing new funds and partnerships to support and engage Canada’s community foundations in an effort to accelerate gender equality at the local level. This project will advance gender equality in Canada in two main ways: by providing contribution funding to community foundations to fund projects in their communities, and by weaving in gender equality best practices within community foundations. As such, the Project will directly support action to advance gender equality across Canada by leveraging the broad reach of community foundations. The Project will foster gender equality in Canada and will contribute to removing long-standing barriers to gender equality by catalyzing new investments and partnerships. The Project will provide funding to local women’s organizations through the community foundations for projects to advance gender equality. Community foundations will be encouraged to provide matched funding dollars to the investment already made by WAGE and activate fund development approaches that lean into feminist frameworks and principles. The Project will also address gender equality at the institutional level. Community foundations will be encouraged to make a public commitment to gender equality, create programming that involves gender equality (e.g. hosting a Vital Conversation on Gender Equality) and review their internal policies and procedures (e.g. hiring practices) to prioritize gender equality. Key outcomes of the Project will include increased funding to women’s organizations, increased capacity for equality-seeking organizations, and increased action to advance equality between women and men in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada. The first and second supplemental funding will be used to expand the reach of the project to distribute additional funding to eligible organizations and to further support project activities.
Description (French)
Ce projet repose sur le principe de la mobilisation de nouveaux fonds et partenariats pour appuyer et faire participer les fondations communautaires du Canada en vue d’avancer la réalisation de l’égalité entre les genres à l’échelle locale. Ce projet permettra de faire progresser l’égalité des genres au Canada de deux façons primordiales : en octroyant des contributions financières aux fondations communautaires pour financer des projets dans leur communauté et en intégrant des pratiques exemplaires en matière d’égalité des genres au sein des fondations communautaires. À ce titre, le projet soutiendra directement les initiatives visant à faire progresser l’égalité des genres dans l’ensemble du Canada en tirant parti de la vaste portée des fondations communautaires. Le projet favorisera l’égalité des genres au Canada et contribuera à éliminer les obstacles qui nuisent depuis longtemps à l’égalité des genres, en catalysant de nouveaux investissements et partenariats. Le projet fournira des fonds aux organismes de femmes locaux par l’intermédiaire de fondations communautaires afin de réaliser des projets visant à faire progresser l’égalité des genres. Les fondations communautaires seront encouragées à verser des fonds de contrepartie à l’investissement déjà réalisé par FEGC et à adopter des approches de constitution de fonds qui s’appuient sur des cadres et des principes féministes. Dans le cadre du projet, on traitera également de la question de l’égalité des genres au niveau+I53 institutionnel. Les fondations communautaires seront encouragées à s’engager publiquement en faveur de l’égalité des genres, à créer des programmes prenant en compte l’égalité des genres (par exemple, en organisant une Conversation vitale sur l’égalité des genres) et à revoir leurs politiques et procédures internes (par exemple, les pratiques d’embauche) pour donner la priorité à l’égalité des genres. Les principaux résultats du projet comprendront l’augmentation du financement des organismes de femmes, le renforcement des capacités des organismes en quête d’égalité et l’intensification des initiatives visant à faire progresser l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes dans la sphère économique, sociale et démocratique au Canada. Les premières et deuxièmes fonds supplémentaires permettront une portée plus grande du projet afin de distribuer des fonds additionnels aux organismes éligibles et pour supporter davantage les activités du projet.
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
Ottawa
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Community Foundations of Canada
Recipient Postal Code
K1P 5H2
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
GC-2019-2020-Q2-048
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