Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in British Columbia: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Vancouver, BC · grants and contributions register · Yellowhead

Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in British Columbia: federal grants and contributions: 8 agreements; $6.0M value; 5 departments; 4 programs.

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8agreements
$6.0Mvalue
5departments
4programs

Largest agreements

514704$5.1Mvalue2023start2027end

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.

Certification of Funders Serving Women Entrepreneurs$700Kvalue2021start2024end

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Forum for Women Entrepreneurs in British Columbia will achieve this by working with funders, such as traditional financial institutions and equity investors, to remove or reduce women entrepreneurs’ barriers to accessing capital in order to grow their business. Funders will be invited to join a certification program that would involve educating staff, advancing new inclusive policies and practices, revisiting external and internal processes and updating their corpo

Agreement$100Kvalue2007start–end
15560$12.0Kvalue2019start2020end

Support a workshop for female leaders who are interested in becoming angel investors

000015560$12.0Kvalue2019start2021end

Support a workshop for female leaders who are interested in becoming angel investors

000015560$11.3Kvalue2019start2021end

Support a workshop for female leaders who are interested in becoming angel investors

The Forum Growth Series: supporting women to help simplify their transition to entrepreneurship$2.5Kvalue2022start2022end

Enhancement of Official Languages Program

Translation of Website to French$2.0Kvalue2019start2019end

Enhancement of Official Languages Program

Departments

Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada1agreements$5.1Mvalue1programs
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund

All grants from Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada

Women and Gender Equality Canada1agreements$700Kvalue1programs
  • Women's Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

Western Economic Diversification Canada3agreements$124Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Western Economic Diversification Canada

Pacific Economic Development Canada1agreements$11.3Kvalue1programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation

All grants from Pacific Economic Development Canada

Canadian Heritage2agreements$4.5Kvalue1programs
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program

All grants from Canadian Heritage

Years

20231agreements$5.1Mvalue1programs
  • Women Entrepreneurship Strategy Ecosystem Fund
20221agreements$2.5Kvalue1programs
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program
20211agreements$700Kvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20194agreements$37.3Kvalue2programs
  • Regional Economic Growth through Innovation
  • Enhancement of Official Languages Program
20071agreements$100Kvalue0programs

    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.