Canadian Women's Foundation / Fondation canadienne des femmes
Registration:
2
of
19
(2019-11-04
to
2020-05-13)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Public legal education and information
- Seeking funding through Ministry of Employment and Social Development Canada to support women's groups' capacity to increase women's economic empowerment, through social innovation and social finance
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Federal Budget 2019 - provided recommendations to increase funding to women's groups
- Recommending that government respond to #MeToo with specific funding to establish more services in Budget 2019
- Seeking change to labour standards regarding domestic violence in the workplace
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- Encouraged federal government to ensure that judges were trained regularly on the subject of sexual assault
- Encouraged federal government to take steps to end violence against women, to build economic prosperity for women, to promote diverse leadership, and to take part in a federal debate on women's issues with other parties.
Policies or Program
- Increasing the amount of funding provided to women groups to increase women's economic empowerment
- Seeking the implementation of increased victim services to address needs
Regulation
- Seeking additional and more targeted training and research related to implementation of Bill c-65, and on pay equity.