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Shared Values Canada and the Uae Support Women’S Empowerment SHARED VALUES CANADA AND THE UAE SUPPORT WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT FEBRUARY 2019 This document offers an overview of each federal government’s strategies and initiatives, key organizations, main women’s events, and key people. This document offers an overview of each federal government’s strategies and initiatives, key organizations, main women’s events & key people. Research on Woman/Girls Initiatives in Canada 1.0 GOVERNMENT STRATEGIES AND INITIATIVES In Canada, many of government’s women-focused strategies and initiatives are led by Department for Women and Gender Equality, an agency under the Department of Canadian Heritage. However, issues relating to women are often inter-departmental and thus can include policy and action led or supported by other departments such as Global Affairs Canada; Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada; and Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada, to name a few. Current major strategies and initiatives (listed in order of funding amount) include: Feminist International Assistance Policy action, and peace and security initiatives. The Feminist International Assistance Overall, the Government of Canada is aiming Policy is Canada’s leading policy regarding for at least 95 percent of Canada’s bilateral its International Assistance Envelope international development assistance implemented through Global Affairs Canada. investments to either target or integrate It focuses on six interlinked areas: (1) gender gender equality and the empowerment of equality and the empowerment of women women and girls by 2021 – 22. and girls; (2) human dignity; (3) peace For this initiative the government of Canada is and security; (4) inclusive governance; (5) investing a total of $2.0 billion over five years. environment and climate action; and (6) growth that works for everyone. Through this policy, Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Canada has made gender equality a focus of all international assistance investments A strategy led by Innovation, Science, and to address economic, political and social Economic Development Canada to support inequalities. It has also put women and girls women as they start, grow, and scale their at the centre as agents of positive change for businesses. The four key action areas of the their families, communities and countries. strategy include: This overarching policy also includes Canada’s 1. helping women-led businesses grow National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and through investment in areas such as Security 2017-2022 which aims to ensure that mentoring, skills development, networking, women are fully included in the development of and export growth – $115 million over five sustainable interventions in fragile and conflict- years; affected states. It includes targets and activities for development assistance, humanitarian 2 2. increasing access to capital – $1.65 billion includes the creation of the GBV Knowledge over three years in addition to an increase Centre which will aim to better align existing to $200 million (from $70 million) for resources across government and support the investments in women-led technology firms development and sharing of research and data over five years through the BDC’s Women in to enable more coordinated, evidence-based Technology Fund; action on GBV. Departments and agencies involved include: 3. improving access to federal business Department for Women and Gender Equality, innovation programming; and Public Health Agency of Canada, Public Safety Canada, Department of National Defence, and 4. enhancing data and knowledge through the Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada. creation of the Women Entrepreneurship For this initiative the government of Canada is Knowledge Hub and Knowledge Hub investing a total of $186.9 million over five years. Consortium of universities across Canada - $9.5 million over three years. Women’s Program Through the Women’s Program, the For this initiative the government of Canada is Department for Women and Gender Equality investing a total of $1.9 billion over five years, provides funding to eligible organizations in an although the majority of that ($1.79 billion) effort to support actions that advance equality already exists in the Fiscal Framework. between women and men in the economic, G7 Investment in Girls Education and Global social and democratic life of Canada. Funding Partnership for Education is provided to eligible organizations in support In June 2018, the G7 countries agreed to invest of projects at the local, regional and national $3.8 billion in education for women and girls in levels that address the following three priority crisis and conflict situations. Canada promised areas: 1. Increasing Women’s Economic Security and $400.0 million over three years. Prosperity In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada also promised $180.0 million over three years 2. Encouraging Women’s Leadership and towards the Global Partnership for Education Democratic Participation to support girls’ education and help strengthen education systems in developing countries. 3. Ending Violence Against Women and Girls Canada’s Strategy to Prevent and Address Gender-Based Violence A list of their previously funded projects can be found here. A strategy that aims to prevent gender-based violence, support survivors and their families, In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada and promote responsive legal and justice promised a total of $100.0 million over five systems. It builds on current federal initiatives, years towards continuing and enhancing this coordinates existing programs and lays the initiative. foundation for greater action on GBV. It also 3 Women and Girls in Sport years towards the apprenticeship incentive In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada and $10.0 million over three years towards the promised a total of $30.0 million over three construction fund. years to support research and innovative practices to promote women and girls’ Visible Minority Newcomer Women Pilot participation in sport, and provide support to An initiative that will be implemented by national sports organizations to promote the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada greater inclusion of women and girls in all to improve the employment and career facets of sport. advancement of visible minority newcomer women in Canada by addressing the barriers Resettling Women Refugees and they may face – gender- and race-based Girls from Conflict Zones discrimination, precarious or low-income In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada employment, lack of affordable childcare and promised $20.3 million over five years towards weak social supports. resettling 1,000 refugee women and girls from various conflict zones around the world. In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada promised a total of $31.8 million over three Apprenticeship Incentive Grant for years towards this initiative, although more Women & Women in Construction Fund recent announcements state a total of $14.0 Apprenticeship Incentive: An initiative that will million over three years. be implemented by Employment and Social Development Canada to encourage women Evidence-Based Policy and Centre for to pursue careers in male-dominated— Gender, Diversity and Inclusion Statistics and better-paid—Red Seal trades, and to An initiative to create a new centre under ensure that women are increasingly able to Statistics Canada that addresses gaps in the model leadership to other aspiring female availability of disaggregated data on gender, tradespeople. race and other intersecting identities to enrich our understanding of social, economic, Construction Fund financial and environmental issues. The work An initiative that will be implemented by conducted at the Centre will include collecting, Employment and Social Development which analyzing and disseminating data on visible aims to build on existing models that have minorities to understand the barriers different proven to be effective in attracting women to the groups face and how best to support them with trades. These models provide supports such as evidence-based policy. mentoring, coaching and tailored supports that help women progress through their training and In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada find and retain jobs in the trades. promised a total of $6.7 million over five years and $0.6 million per year ongoing towards this In the 2018 Budget the Government of Canada initiative. promised a total of $19.9 million over five 4 2.0 KEY ORGANIZATIONS Canadian Women’s Foundation: The Canadian Women’s Foundation is Canada’s public foundation for women and girls. They fund programs across Canada, prioritizing the communities where the need is greatest. These programs address four urgent issues: prevention of gender-based violence, women’s economic development, girls’ empowerment, and inclusive leadership. They also work toward systemic change by bringing together community organizations across Canada to share knowledge and solutions. Equal Voice National Council of Women in Canada Equal Voice is a national, bilingual, multi- Since its inception in 1893 the Council has been partisan organization dedicated to electing advocating for the welfare and improvement of more women to all levels of political office in the conditions of life for women, the family, and Canada. the community. Forum for Women Entrepreneurs Native Women’s Association of Canada FWE is a Vancouver-based charity that NWAC is founded on the collective goal to educates, mentors, energizes and connects enhance, promote, and foster the social, women
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