Rainbow Refugee Society: federal grants and contributions

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

Rainbow Refugee Society: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $4.7M value; 3 departments; 6 programs.

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10agreements
$4.7Mvalue
3departments
6programs

Largest agreements

Rainbow Coalition for Refuge: Community of Practice for enhanced LGBTQ2+ refugee supports$814Kvalue2020start2025end
Rainbow Coalition for Refuge: Community of Practice for enhanced LGBTQ2+ refugee supports$814Kvalue2020start2025end
Building leadership and equity among the Rainbow Coalition for Refuge and Coalition Secretariat$677Kvalue2024start2027end

Through this 39-month project, the Rainbow Coalition for Refuge and its Coalition Secretariat will strengthen and build the capacity of 2SLGBTQI+community organizations and networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ rights. More precisely, they will address the specific and unique needs and intersections of 2SLGBTQI+ newcomers and those with lived experience in Canada. The project will include activities to build equity and anti-racism competencies of 2SLGBTQI+ refugee-serving organizations across Canada and strengthen the internal structures of the Coalition and its secretariat. Activities will be cond

Time to Thrive Program - Case Management$571Kvalue2025start2029end

Case Management Services Indirect Services Support Services

Community Mapping for LGBTQI Newcomer Gender Recognition and Health Equity$451Kvalue2023start2024end

This 12-month project will develop community-informed initiatives to better understand and document the post-migration experiences of LGBTQI newcomers, including trans and gender-diverse newcomers in Halifax, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary, and Vancouver, and will share resources to help LGBTQI newcomers in British Columbia (BC) to pursue and claim their rights. To achieve this, Rainbow Refugee Society will work with their partners across Canada. They will consult with service providers, legal professionals, and LGBTQI newcomers to identify the individual and systemic barriers to social

Rainbow Coalition for Refuge: Community of Practice with LGBTQ2 Refugees$395Kvalue2019start2022end

This 31-month project will address organizational capacity needs of the RC4R and promote collaborative knowledge generation and dissemination amongst the emerging national network of LGBTQ2 refugee civil society organizations in order to offer LGBTQ2 newcomers safety, care, and resources for resilience, as well as opportunities for livelihood and civic participation. In Phase 1 of the project, organizational capacity building will be enhanced through the development of RC4R’s governance structure; expansion and formalization of its membership using a community of practice model; and, conduct

Enhancing Arrival Communities for LGBTQI Refugees in BC$379Kvalue2020start2023end

This 28-month project will strengthen the capacity and networks of Rainbow Refugee Society to advance LGBTQ2 equality. This will be achieved by building managerial capacity through governance, organizational and strategic planning, human resources, communications plan and IT systems; enhancing the organization’s capacity to provide training across BC through skills development and a regional community of practice to strengthen partnerships for LGBTQI refugee housing collaboration. Rainbow Refugee Society will have stronger organizational capacity and partnership to create communities in BC th

National Network for Enhancing LGBTQI Refugee Sponsorship$328Kvalue2022start2023end

Knowledge Development

2223-HQ-000149$168Kvalue2022start2027end

Not Available

Rainbow Coalition for Refuge: Community of Practice with LGBTQ2 Refugees$150Kvalue2019start2020end

This 7-month project will address organizational capacity needs of the Rainbow Coalition for Refuge (RC4R) and promote collaborative knowledge generation and dissemination amongst the emerging national network of LGBTQ2 refugee civil society organizations in order to offer LGBTQ2 newcomers safety, care, and resources for resilience, as well as opportunities for livelihood and civic participation. Organizational capacity building will be enhanced through the development of RC4R’s governance structure, expansion and formalization of membership using a community of practice model, and conducting

Departments

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada4agreements$2.5Mvalue3programs
  • Settlement
  • Settlement Program
  • Resettlement

All grants from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

Women and Gender Equality Canada5agreements$2.1Mvalue2programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
  • Department for Women and Gender Equality

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

Public Health Agency of Canada1agreements$168Kvalue1programs
  • Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

All grants from Public Health Agency of Canada

Years

20251agreements$571Kvalue1programs
  • Settlement Program
20241agreements$677Kvalue1programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
20231agreements$451Kvalue1programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
20222agreements$496Kvalue2programs
  • Resettlement
  • Infectious Disease Prevention and Control
20203agreements$2.0Mvalue2programs
  • Settlement
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
20192agreements$545Kvalue2programs
  • Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
  • Department for Women and Gender Equality

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.