Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Aboriginal Affairs
- Budget
- Economic Development
- Employment and Training
- Government Procurement
- Health
- Housing
- Immigration
- Justice and Law Enforcement
- Labour
- Regional Development
- Small Business
- Taxation and Finance
Subject Matter Details
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
- Supported the delivery of funding to gender-based violence (GBV) organizations in partnership with WAGE
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- Request to extend and renew Investment Readiness Program with ESDC
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Federal Budget 2019 - provided recommendations to increase funding to women's groups
- National Action Plan on GBV - supported detailed call for new bill, implementation process and funding to promote new strategies to end GBV
- 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
- Sought and supported calls for gun control measures
- Submission for Budget 2021 - support calls to MMIWG, invest $2b in national childcare, $500M in gender based violence programs, $20M in Inuit women shelters, $50M to Canadian Women's Foundation, $400M to diverse women's groups, renew the Investment Readiness Program for 2 years
- Supported calls for changes in legislation regarding Indigenous women & Bill S-3
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.
- Gave advice and information to Pay Equity Commissioner on research, and implementation of pay equity measures
- Implementation of the Calls for Justice from the Report on the Inquiry into Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls
- Increasing the amount of funding provided to women groups to increase women's economic empowerment
- Provided briefs, reports, advice and input on the gendered response to COVID-19 pandemic
- Seeking the implementation of increased victim services to address needs
- Suggested changes to employment conditions for migrant workers, especially those involved in the care economy during the pandemic
- Supporting request to have capacity building grants by WAGE reallocated to operational funding for grantees
Regulation
- Gave advice, asking for changes in CRA regulation of charities, especially for public foundations like CWF to be able to fund non-qualified donees
- Seeking additional and more targeted training and research related to implementation of Bill c-65, and on pay equity.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC)
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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Finance Canada (FIN)
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Health Canada (HC)
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House of Commons
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Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
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Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
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Justice Canada (JC)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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Public Safety Canada (PS)
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC)
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Rural Economic Development (Minister’s Office)
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Senate of Canada
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Canadian Women’s Foundation is a national leader in the movement for gender equality in Canada. Through funding, research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing, the Foundation
works to achieve systemic change that includes all women. By supporting community programs, the Foundation empowers women and girls to move themselves out of violence, out of poverty, and into confidence and leadership.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Paulette Senior,
President and CEO
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Board of Directors
Founding Mothers
Government funding
End date of the last completed financial year:
2020-08-31
List of Government Funding
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Government Institution
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Funding Received in Last Financial Year
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Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
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Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
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$2,884,000.00
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Yes
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Justice Canada (JC)
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$309,000.00
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Yes
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Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
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$208,000.00
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Yes
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Telefilm Canada
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$20,000.00
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No
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Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)
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$15,041,000.00
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Yes
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In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
1920 Yonge Street
Suite 302
Toronto, ON M4S 3E2
Canada
Telephone number:
416-365-1444
Ext.
252
Fax number:
416-365-1745
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Anuradha Dugal,
Vice President, Community Initiatives and Policy |
No public offices held
- Paulette Senior,
President and CEO |
No public offices held
