Contribution: Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Rainbow Faith and Freedom
$400,000.00
Ending Religious-based LGBTQ2S+ Discrimination in Canada: Faith Sector Awareness and Education Program
FY 2022-23 · 2022-05-02
Summary
This 24-month project will ensure that faith-based institutions and organizations in Ontario understand the issues and are better equipped to take action in addressing and ending religious-based discrimination against 2SLGBTQ+ people. Rainbow Faith and Freedom (RFF) will achieve this by conducting research in collaboration with LGBTQ2 communities and religious institutions to discover the extent and impacts of religious-based discrimination, developing an awareness campaign, and educational programming and training to help prepare faith-based institutions and organizations to make changes and drive engagement to end religious-based LGBTQ2 discrimination in the faith sector of Ontario.
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
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
SO21935
Agreement Start Date
2022-05-02
Agreement Title
Ending Religious-based LGBTQ2S+ Discrimination in Canada: Faith Sector Awareness and Education Program
Agreement Title (French)
Mettre fin à la discrimination de la communauté LGBTQ2+ fondée sur la religion au Canada : Programme de conscientisation du secteur confessionnel
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$400,000.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 24-month project will ensure that faith-based institutions and organizations in Ontario understand the issues and are better equipped to take action in addressing and ending religious-based discrimination against 2SLGBTQ+ people. Rainbow Faith and Freedom (RFF) will achieve this by conducting research in collaboration with LGBTQ2 communities and religious institutions to discover the extent and impacts of religious-based discrimination, developing an awareness campaign, and educational programming and training to help prepare faith-based institutions and organizations to make changes and drive engagement to end religious-based LGBTQ2 discrimination in the faith sector of Ontario.
Description (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 24 mois fera en sorte que les institutions et organismes religieux en Ontario comprennent les enjeux et soient à même de prendre des mesures pour contrer la discrimination fondée sur la religion que subit la communauté LGBTQ2+ et y mettre fin. Pour ce faire, l’organisme Rainbow Faith and Freedom (RFF) verra à mener des recherches en collaboration avec les groupes de la communauté LGBTQ2 et les institutions religieuses pour découvrir l’étendue et les conséquences de la discrimination fondée sur la religion, à concevoir une campagne de conscientisation et à proposer des programmes éducatifs et de la formation pour permettre aux institutions et aux organismes religieux d’apporter des changements et d’alimenter la mobilisation pour mettre fin à la discrimination fondée sur la religion que subit la communauté LGBTQ2 dans le secteur confessionnel de l’Ontario.
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
Rainbow Faith and Freedom
Recipient Postal Code
M4Y 2C5
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2022-2023-Q1-00051