Canadian Women's Foundation / Fondation canadienne des femmes

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Registration: 19 of 19 (2024-09-18 to present)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters	Details	Categories
Immigration	Advice with regard to the commitment to resettling 40,000 Afghan refugees in Canada, and strengthening coordination and evacuation of Afghans at risk, particularly women, including strong GBA Plus, adequate funding and centering the voices of Canadian Afghan women and Afghan women leaders in Canada’s response and humanitarian assistance.	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Appearance on a public panel to discuss, provide information and answer questions on progress on development and implementation of the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Communication and petition stating opposition to Bill S-224 as it would increase criminalization of sex workers.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Economic Development	Communications with Ministers' Offices (Diversity, Equity & People with Disabilities; Families, Children & Social Development; Finance; Justice; Mental Health & Addictions) Contributions to the Canadian Women's Foundation to support a robust northern strategy on gender equality, investment readiness for social purpose organizations focused on women and gender diverse people, emergency preparedness for women and gender diverse people, applying a gender lens to climate change impacts and policy and programs on rebuilding lives after violence, and for girls and gender diverse youth.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Justice and Law Enforcement	Communication with Minister's Office (Justice) with regard to the issues of criminalization of coercive control and the impact of the concept of parental alienation, as well as funding for two programs, on public legal education and information and supporting legal advice for persons who have experienced sexual harassment in the workplace	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Encouraged federal government to ensure that judges were trained regularly on the subject of sexual assault	Policies or Program
Budget	Federal Budget 2022 advice to the PMO and ministers' offices on investment in the Foundation to fund, build sustained capacity, and support policy and advocacy work prioritizing marginalized women, girls, and gender-diverse people with a focus on public education on GBV (Signal for Help), youth and our northern work.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget	Federal Budget submission advising expansion of investment in the National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence; federal funding program reform for non-profit organizations, creation of a non-profit secretariat and a long term sustainability fund for women's and gender justice organizations.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Aboriginal Affairs, Budget	Federal Budget submission on supporting sustained, long term operational funding to women's and gender equality organizations working at the national level on advocacy, research, education, policy analysis, and legal reform. Budget submission - Invest in Gender Equity through the Canadian Women’s Foundation, National Action Plan to Address Violence against Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA people, National Action Plan (NAP) on Violence Against Women and Girls/Gender-Based Violence, Address Ongoing Legacies of Residential Schools, Fully Implement Bill S-3, Transform Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC), Foster a Healthy Care Economy	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Taxation and Finance	Gave advice, asking for changes in CRA regulation of charities, especially for public foundations like CWF to be able to fund non-qualified donees	Regulation
Justice and Law Enforcement	Gave advice and information to Pay Equity Commissioner on research, and implementation of pay equity measures	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Justice and Law Enforcement	Implementation of the Calls for Justice from the Report on the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls	Policies or Program
Budget	Inclusion of a roundtable with feminist and First Nations, Inuit and Metis women’s organizations and leaders to provide some key policy recommendations to the government in the federal budget consultation process.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Justice and Law Enforcement	Inclusion of trans communities in the National Action Plan to Combat Hate, and dedicated resources allocated to fighting anti-trans hate.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
National Security/Security	Letter in support of passing Bill C-21 extending on Control of Firearms	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Transportation	Letter to the CEO of CATSA with regard to trauma-informed airport security searches	Policies or Program
Budget	Meetings with WAGE regarding budget 2021 submission & funding opportunities	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget	Meetings with WAGE regarding Budget 2022 opportunities and funding for culture change on gender-based violence	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Small Business	Meeting with the Minister of Small Business with regard to opportunities for women and gender diverse people and programs to support their businesses and economic development	Policies or Program
Justice and Law Enforcement	Public legal education and information	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Immigration	Regularization of immigration status for migrant workers in Canada	Policies or Program
National Security/Security	Re-introduction and adoption of amendments to Bill C-21 to define and ban assault-style firearms	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Economic Development	Renewal of the Investment Readiness Program 2024-2029	Policies or Program
Labour	Seeking change to labour standards regarding domestic violence in the workplace	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Budget	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	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
Budget	Seeking funding to support Canadian Women's Foundation work on a Northern Strategy for women and gender diverse people, the Signal for Help Campaign on gender-based violence, to ensure gender inclusion in Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Management Planning	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
National Security/Security	Sought and supported calls for gun control measures	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Broadcasting	Submitted letter to the CRTC in support of the application by Egale Canada (Egale) calling for the removal of Fox News from the list of non-Canadian programming services and stations authorized for distribution in Canada.	Policies or Program
Employment and Training, Immigration	Suggested changes to employment conditions for migrant workers, especially those involved in the care economy during the pandemic	Policies or Program
Aboriginal Affairs, Justice and Law Enforcement	Supported calls for changes in legislation regarding Indigenous women & Bill S-3	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution