NATIVE WOMEN'S SHELTER OF MONTRÉAL: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Montréal | Montréal, QC · grants and contributions register · Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs

NATIVE WOMEN'S SHELTER OF MONTRÉAL: federal grants and contributions: 6 agreements; $4.1M value; 1 departments; 2 programs.

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6agreements
$4.1Mvalue
1departments
2programs

Largest agreements

Montreal National Gathering on Unmarked Burials$998Kvalue2023start2023end

This project will support the facilitation of a gathering in Montreal between September 6-8, 2023 which will create a forum for knowledge sharing between survivors, Indigenous community members, experts, academics and Indigenous organizations in the context of the identification of unmarked graves and burial sites of Indigenous children at former Indian residential schools. The project will support communities and survivors to attend the gathering and provide input into the recommendations being developed by the Independent Special Interlocutor for the investigation and protection of unmarked

Family Care Legal Clinic$919Kvalue2022start2026end

The proposal seeks to increase access to justice for Indigenous families and promote family reunification through a Family Care Legal Clinic. The clinic will offer legal advice and support services to their clients and provide PLEI workshops to Indigenous women and families.

Family Care Legal Clinic$829Kvalue2022start2026end

The project seeks to increase access to justice for Indigenous families and promote family reunification through a Family Care Legal Clinic. The clinic will offer legal advice and support services to their clients and provide public legal education workshops to Indigenous women and families.

Iskweu Project$750Kvalue2024start2029end

The Native Women’s Shelter of Montreal (NWSM) project responds to the immediate need for assistance expressed by families and loved ones in the cases where an Indigenous woman or girl (trans, two -spirit) goes missing. NWSM’s aim is reducing and ultimately eradicating the number of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (trans, two-spirit) of Quebec and to offer support and ensure adequate, anti-racist response from institutions when someone goes missing, and to reduce barriers in accessing supports. The project goals include: ensuring police file a report and do a proper investigatio

Iskweu project$400Kvalue2020start2024end

The organization will work collaboratively with Quebec Native Women and the City of Montreal to build relationships with and provide accompaniment and referral services to families of missing and murdered Indigenous women. This project will formalize and implement a missing and murdered Indigenous Women procedure with community partners and the Montreal Police Service. Overall, this project will result in increased access to support for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Quebec and increased mobilization in the event of an Indigenous woman going missing.

QC MMIW community intervention and capacity building program$230Kvalue2017start2020end

The organization will work collaboratively with Quebec Native Women and the City of Montreal to build relationships with and provide accompaniment and referral services to families of missing and murdered Indigenous women. This project will formalize and implement a missing and murdered Indigenous Women procedure with community partners and the Montreal Police Service. Overall, this project will result in increased access to support for families of missing and murdered Indigenous women in Quebec and increased mobilization in the event of an Indigenous woman going missing.

Departments

Department of Justice Canada6agreements$4.1Mvalue2programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
  • Victims Fund

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

Years

20241agreements$750Kvalue1programs
  • Victims Fund
20231agreements$998Kvalue1programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
20222agreements$1.7Mvalue1programs
  • Justice Partnership and Innovation Program
20201agreements$400Kvalue1programs
  • Victims Fund
20171agreements$230Kvalue1programs
  • Victims Fund

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.