WOMEN'S LEGAL EDUCATION AND ACTION FUND INC. (LEAF): federal grants and contributions

Through this 42-month project, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) will develop and put in place a promising practice of building sector capacity to prevent and respond to GBV through feminist strategic litigation, which will strengthen the GBV sector overall by moving towards broader changes to legislation, policies, and practices. It will utilize the expertise and address the needs of women, trans, and non-binary people who are experiencing GBV, particularly those who are Black, Indigenous, racialized, low income, disabled, and/or newcomers, as well as the people serving and advoc

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Gender-Based Violence Program

Through this 30-month systemic change project, Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF) will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within the care economy in order to properly value care work, beginning with the creation of an advisory committee and engagement of key stakeholders. LEAF will conduct a literature review and an environmental scan, culminating in a report, and will develop public legal education materials addressing key issues that have been identified. The organization will develop and conduct worksho

• Women and Gender Equality Canada
• Women's Program

The project will examine alternative justice mechanisms in relation to sexual violence, including restorative justice measures and community-based mechanisms which have historically been led largely by Indigenous, Black, racialized, queer sex worker and kink communities. LEAF will ensure in its outreach to participants that viewpoints from these communities are considered. LEAF will identify experts that represent the experiences of diverse populations with alternative justice to sustain the Advisory Committee.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• University–Rosedale

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from November 14 to November 20, 2021. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• Spadina–Fort York

Victims and Survivors of Crime Week will take place from May 15 to May 21, 2022. Victims and Survivors of Crime Week projects provide an opportunity to raise awareness about victim issues and about the programs, services and laws in place to help victims and survivors of crime and their families.

• Department of Justice Canada
• Victims Fund
• University–Rosedale

• Gender-Based Violence Program
• Women's Program

All grants from Women and Gender Equality Canada

• Victims Fund

All grants from Department of Justice Canada

• Women's Program

• Gender-Based Violence Program
• Victims Fund

• Victims Fund

• Victims Fund