Canadian Women's Foundation: federal grants and contributions

Updated 11 October 2026 · Toronto, ON · grants and contributions register · Toronto–St. Paul's

Canadian Women's Foundation: federal grants and contributions: 14 agreements; $107M value; 5 departments; 7 programs.

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14agreements
$107Mvalue
5departments
7programs

Largest agreements

Support for Sexual Assault Centres to Respond to COVID-19$48.3Mvalue2020start2023end

This 36-month project will build the capacity of sexual assault centres to respond to the immediate health and safety crisis posed by the current COVID-19 pandemic and in doing so to continue their important work to advance gender equality in Canada. The organization will develop a process to disburse funding to sexual assault centres serving women and children victims of gender-based violence, including domestic violence, with the aim of addressing centre’s specific capacity and emergency preparedness needs. It will then coordinate the gathering, consolidation and analysis of information fro

Sustaining a Thriving Sector: Capacity Building for National Women’s Organizations$14.5Mvalue2026start2027end

Through this 14-month project, the Canadian Women’s Foundation will strengthen Canada’s movement for gender equality by identifying eligible national women’s organizations and providing resources to build their internal capacities in the following areas of capacity: Human resources management, development and sustainability of partnerships, strategic and operational planning, change management, sustainability of funding, build capacity to undertake advocacy and provide expertise, and resultsbased management and impact measurement. This will be achieved through the further distribution of funds

Time for 5$12.0Mvalue2019start2026end

The Project Time for 5 will be addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and women’s economic security, which is aligned with the Recipient’s work and experiences in seeking gender equity for all women in Canada. The focus of this project will specifically be on GBV, economic security and emerging issues in rural, remote and northern communities (using WAGE’s contribution to the Project), along with advancing gender equality for girls and women throughout Canada (using other sources of funding). In addition to providing direct contribution funding, the project will also provide capacity building

514697$5.8Mvalue2023start2027end

The Women Entrepreneurship Strategy (WES) aims to increase women-owned businesses? access to the financing, talent, networks and expertise they need to start up, scale up and access new markets.

Building Resilience in Northern Communities: A Systemic Approach to Gender Equality$5.4Mvalue2025start2027end

Through this 26-month project, the Canadian Women's Foundation will focus on systems change to advance equality for women in the North, by addressing systemic barriers to women's progress and advancement, and providing access to supports and addressing issues related to equality between women and men in the North, with a strong emphasis on GBV, leadership, climate resilience and disaster management, and community wellness. The project will drive Indigenous-led solutions, build genderresponsive leadership, and enhance climate resilience through community-driven action. Additionally, it will foc

Investment Readiness Program: Gender Equity Sector$5.0Mvalue2022start2024end

The objective of the IRP is to improve the ability of (SPO)s to participate in the social finance market (i.e. secure a repayable investment), as well as to engage in procurement and outcomes-based funding opportunities by:.• Enabling SPOs to gain a variety of skills and competencies along the investment readiness continuum;.• Supporting the readiness of established expert services providers to provide nation-wide capacity-building services to SPOs in one or more key area along the investment readiness continuum; and.• Supporting the advancement of Canada’s SI/SF ecosystems by responding to id

Enhancing the Capacity of Gender-Based Violence Organizations to Respond to and Recover from COVID-19$4.5Mvalue2021start2023end

This project will support the capacity of sexual assault centres (SACs) and other gender-based violence (GBV) service organizations to deliver essential programs and services in response to the ongoing health and safety crisis posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. It will enhance the ability of SACs and GBV service organizations to adapt and re-design essential programs and services as necessary while responding to specific capacity and community needs. It will also enable SACs and GBV service organizations to maintain operations both during and after the pandemic and continue to serve the needs of

Roadmap to Future Workplaces$3.4Mvalue2019start2024end

The objective of the Workplace Harassment and Violence Prevention Fund (WHVPF) is to develop sector specific tools and resources related to harassment and violence prevention that will support behavioural changes in the workplace, provide guidance to workers regarding new harassment and violence regulations, and support the co-development and delivery of mandatory training that will be set out in the harassment and violence regulations.

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Le Programme de préparation à l’investissement (PPI) a été mis au point pour aider à faire progresser l’innovation sociale / finance sociale (IS/FS) au Canada et à s’appuyer sur des soutiens existants pour aider à catalyser des solutions dirigées par les collectivités pour faire face aux défis persistants. Le PPI fournira des investissements limités dans le temps qui aideront le plus grand nombre d’OVS que possible à améliorer leur capacité à participer dans le marché de la finance sociale, à accéder de nouvelles opportunités d’investissement, à progresser dans le continuum de préparation à l’investissement et à combler les lacunes de l’écosystème d’IS/FS.$3.1Mvalue2019start2021end

The objective of the IRP is to improve the ability of (SPO)s to participate in the social finance market (i.e. secure a repayable investment), as well as to engage in procurement and outcomes-based funding opportunities by: • Enabling SPOs to gain a variety of skills and competencies along the investment readiness continuum; • Supporting the readiness of established expert services providers to provide nation-wide capacity-building services to SPOs in one or more key area along the investment readiness continuum; and • Supporting the advancement of Canada’s SI/SF ecosystems by responding to id

Signal for Help: Ramp-Up Impact Project$2.0Mvalue2023start2025end

This 24-month project will develop an enhanced community and workplace experience for the Signal for Help Responders learning journey and increase the reach of the initiative to better respond to survivors. To do this, the organization will secure partnerships with new and established partners and secure an external evaluator to determine methodologies for tracking and evaluation. They will work collaboratively with partners and the evaluator to analyze the evaluation data, share promising practices, and adapt and optimize the learning material's content. They will develop tailored bystander

Canada's Online Platform Addressing Sexual Violence in the Workplace$1.5Mvalue2019start2024end

The project, delivered in collaboration with AfterMeToo, will address sexual harassment in the workplace through the development and launch of a national online interactive platform that would provide plain language content on legislation, reporting options and available supports for individuals who have experienced workplace sexual harassment. The project will specifically target vulnerable and precarious workers, and would partner with community based organizations for outreach and development of the content. Virtual train-the-trainer workshops will also be delivered for every province and t

1920-HQ-000009 (The Agreement Number is used to populate this field)$1,000Kvalue2019start2024end

P001139 (The Funding Request Number is used to populate this field)

Strengthening Institutional Infrastructure for Impact, Accountability, and Policy Leadership$600Kvalue2026start2027end

Through this 11-month project, the Canadian Women’s Foundation will build capacity in evaluation, data governance, and reporting systems. Key activities include strengthening data systems to track the impact of redistributed funding, integrating evaluation and learning processes, enhancing policy engagement informed by community evidence, establishing responsible AI governance and data stewardship practices, and institutionalizing public accountability through annual impact reporting. These improvements will strengthen the CWF’s ability to analyze outcomes, share sector learning, and demonstra

1920-HQ-000009$31.9Kvalue2019start2024end

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Departments

Women and Gender Equality Canada7agreements$87.4Mvalue2programs
  • Women's Program
  • Gender-Based Violence Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada3agreements$11.5Mvalue2programs
  • SISFS Investment Readiness Program - Cont
  • Workplace Harassment & Violence Prevention-Cont

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$5.8Mvalue1programs
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Department of Justice Canada1agreements$1.5Mvalue1programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada2agreements$1.0Mvalue1programs
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

All grants from Public Health Agency of Canada

Years

20262agreements$15.1Mvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20251agreements$5.4Mvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20232agreements$7.8Mvalue2programs
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund
  • Gender-Based Violence Program
20221agreements$5.0Mvalue1programs
  • SISFS Investment Readiness Program - Cont
20211agreements$4.5Mvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20201agreements$48.3Mvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20196agreements$21.0Mvalue4programs
  • Women's Program
  • Workplace Harassment & Violence Prevention-Cont
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Government of Canada proactive disclosure of grants and contributions (open.canada.ca, dataset 432527ab-7aac-45b5-81d6-7597107a7013), 1,327,352 rows as published, collapsed to one agreement per agreement number (per reference number where none is given) at its latest amendment, which carries the full agreement value. Years are the agreement start year. Agreements with individuals are counted but not named.