The Gender-Based Violence Program has issued 355 federal grants, totaling $167,849,689. Top recipients include White Ribbon, British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres, and YWCA NWT. Grants were primarily administered by Women and Gender Equality Canada, with some originating from unknown departments.
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Gender-Based Violence Program
SaveTotal Grants
355
Total Amount
$167.8M
Provinces Served
13
Top Recipients by Funding Amount
| # | Recipient | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | White Ribbon | 4 | $5.1M |
| 2 | British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres | 3 | $3.5M |
| 3 | YWCA NWT | 3 | $3.2M |
| 4 | UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service | 3 | $3.0M |
| 5 | Shelter Movers | 1 | $3.0M |
| 6 | Vesta Social Innovation Technologies | 2 | $3.0M |
| 7 | Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic | 3 | $2.5M |
| 8 | Victim Services Toronto | 3 | $2.5M |
| 9 | VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION O/A VIDEA | 1 | $2.4M |
| 10 | Next Gen Men | 4 | $2.2M |
| 11 | Action Coalition On Human Trafficking Alberta Association | 4 | $2.2M |
| 12 | Le Phare des Affranchies | 3 | $2.1M |
| 13 | She Matters United | 4 | $2.1M |
| 14 | Canadian Women's Foundation | 1 | $2.0M |
| 15 | La Maison de Marthe | 2 | $1.9M |
| 16 | Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) | 1 | $1.8M |
| 17 | Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WomanACT) | 3 | $1.7M |
| 18 | DisAbled Women's Network Canada | 2 | $1.7M |
| 19 | Voice Found | 2 | $1.6M |
| 20 | Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology Inc. (CCWESTT) | 2 | $1.6M |
Geographic Distribution by Province
| Province / Territory | Grants | Total Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| ON | 149 | $74.6M | 44% |
| BC | 69 | $33.0M | 20% |
| QC | 42 | $18.2M | 11% |
| AB | 28 | $11.2M | 7% |
| MB | 12 | $6.2M | 4% |
| NS | 15 | $5.8M | 3% |
| NB | 12 | $5.0M | 3% |
| NT | 5 | $4.6M | 3% |
| SK | 8 | $2.7M | 2% |
| YT | 7 | $2.7M | 2% |
| NU | 3 | $1.8M | 1% |
| PE | 4 | $1.6M | 1% |
| NL | 1 | $400.0K | 0% |
Departments Administering This Program
| # | Department | Grants | Total Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unknown | 215 | $93.7M |
| 2 | Women and Gender Equality Canada | 140 | $74.2M |
Recent Grants
Recipient
Amount
Year
Purpose
Shelter Movers
$3.0M
--
VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION O/A VIDEA
$2.4M
--
White Ribbon
$2.1M
--
Canadian Women's Foundation
$2.0M
--
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
$2.0M
--
White Ribbon
$1.8M
--
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)
$1.8M
--
Moose Hide Campaign Development Society
$1.4M
--
Victim Services Toronto
$1.4M
--
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
$1.4M
--
DisAbled Women's Network Canada
$1.3M
--
La rue des femmes de Montréal
$1.3M
--
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
$1.3M
--
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
$1.2M
--
Victim Services Toronto
$1.1M
--
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
$1.1M
--
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
$1.1M
--
UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service
$1.0M
--
LIARD Aboriginal Women's Society (LAWS)
$1.0M
--
Women of the Métis Nation | Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak
$1.0M
--
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
$1.0M
--
Ontario Native Women's Association
$1.0M
--
Centre for Research on Youth at Risk
$1.0M
--
Shelter Movers
$3.0M--
This 42-month project will allow for the scaling-up of Shelter Movers’ promising practice, a free moving and storage ser...
VICTORIA INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION O/A VIDEA
$2.4M--
This 31-month project, managed by a young Inuit woman, VIDEA will scale Shared Wisdom promising practice to strengthen t...
White Ribbon
$2.1M--
Through this 31-month project, White Ribbon will scale their social marketing campaign promising practice model with div...
Canadian Women's Foundation
$2.0M--
This 24-month project will develop an enhanced community and workplace experience for the Signal for Help Responders lea...
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
$2.0M--
This 24-month project aims to scale Vesta Community, a survivor-centered practice, to reduce barriers to reporting gende...
White Ribbon
$1.8M--
Through this 31-month project, White Ribbon will scale their social marketing campaign promising practice model with div...
Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)
$1.8M--
Through this 27-month project, the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) will scale multiple pro...
Moose Hide Campaign Development Society
$1.4M--
Through this 21-month project, Moose Hide Campaign Development Society will scale a Calling on men and boys and sharing ...
Victim Services Toronto
$1.4M--
Through this 31-month project, Victim Services Toronto will scale what is currently known as Project Reclaim, a free deb...
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
$1.4M--
This 29-month project will build the capacity for Indigenous women to address gender-based violence (GBV) in communities...
DisAbled Women's Network Canada
$1.3M--
Through this 18-month project, DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN Canada) will scale a peer support model for wome...
La rue des femmes de Montréal
$1.3M--
Through this 23-month project, La rue des Femmes in Montréal (LrdF) will expand its relational health intervention appro...
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre
$1.3M--
This 60-month project will develop the “Ikajurniq (Helping one another)” approach and test its applicability as a promis...
YWCA NWT
$1.2M--
The project will test up to three different solutions of providing safe homes in three smaller, remote communities in th...
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
$1.2M--
This project will research, develop and test the application of risk assessment methodologies that identify and address ...
Victim Services Toronto
$1.1M--
Through this 31-month project, Victim Services Toronto will scale what is currently known as Project Recover, a free deb...
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
$1.1M--
This 29-month project will build the capacity for Indigenous women to address gender-based violence (GBV) in communities...
British Columbia Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
$1.1M--
This 31-month project will build the capacity for Indigenous women to address gender-based violence (GBV) in communities...
UCCM Anishnaabe Police Service
$1.0M--
This project will address gaps in support to Indigenous survivors of gender-based violence by developing and testing cul...
YWCA NWT
$1.0M--
This 60-month project will increase women's safety by addressing gaps and barriers to supports in small northern communi...
LIARD Aboriginal Women's Society (LAWS)
$1.0M--
This 60-month project will develop, implement and test a community-based and culturally-relevant advocacy model based on...
Women of the Métis Nation | Les Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak
$1.0M--
This 60-month project will test and evaluate the promising practice of shaping Métis specific services for victims of ge...
Vesta Social Innovation Technologies
$1.0M--
VESTA will develop and evaluate a trauma-informed and survivor-focused third-party reporting platform for survivors of s...
Ontario Native Women's Association
$1.0M--
This 60-month project will build on work previously undertaken by ONWA in 1989 and 2015, using a community development ...
Centre for Research on Youth at Risk
$1.0M--
This 48-month project will test and adapt the evidence-informed program “Beyond Violence” to the lived experience of you...
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