Yellowknife Women's Society: federal grants and contributions

Updated 12 October 2026 · Yellowknife, NT · grants and contributions register

Yellowknife Women's Society: federal grants and contributions: 10 agreements; $2.3M value; 4 departments; 6 programs.

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10agreements
$2.3Mvalue
4departments
6programs

Largest agreements

2122-NR-000592$1.1Mvalue2021start2022end

P041554

Ending Gender-Based Violence: Improving the relationship between street-involved Indigenous women and the RCMP in Yellowknife$363Kvalue2022start2024end

This 27-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Yellowknife Women’s Society will achieve this by conducting research to identify the current problems in the relationship between street-involved Indigenous women and the RCMP; conducting surveys, interviews and hosting focus groups with Indigenous women and girls; developing a final report of recommendations; and begin implementing and assessing the next steps to end gender-based violence. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to

Improving Program Activity Effectiveness and Positive Outcomes Through Review, Evaluation and Continued Measurement$342Kvalue2024start2027end

Through this 33-month project Yellowknife Women’s Society (YKWS) will build its capacity to advance gender equality. It will address the organization’s need to understand the impact of their programs. The project will review its existing programs, develop measures of success, and revise and disseminate program descriptions with staff and management. The project will build internal capacity to deliver effective services and programming to community. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, the Yellowknife Women’s Society will develop and implement an Indigenous Cultura

1718-HQ-000355$203Kvalue2017start2026end

Not Available

2425-NR-000615$95.0Kvalue2024start2027end

Not a Project (Mandated or Core Funding)

Yellowknife Women's Society Capacity and Sustainability Revitalization$67.5Kvalue2019start2024end

This 60-month project will address the Yellowknife Women’s Society’s capacity needs to allow them to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. The organization will be enhanced through human resources development; improved staff training, recruitment and retention; succession planning; and review of the compensation plan. In addition, they will evaluate past advocacy efforts and create an advocacy plan to improve the impact of future advocacy efforts to support women and their families in Yellowknife. Supplemental funds will be used for a results-based evaluation

Women's Emergency Shelter Accessibility Project$50.0Kvalue2017start–end
Youth - Canada Summer Jobs$29.4Kvalue2019start2019end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills. The CSJ program is delivered by the Department of ESD.

Yellowknife Women's Society$16.6Kvalue2023start2023end

The expected outcomes of CSJ are: .• Youth are employed, in training or education, or in further employment services and interventions..

Yellowknife Womens Society$14.7Kvalue2020start2020end

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Departments

Indigenous Services Canada2agreements$1.2Mvalue2programs
  • Social Development
  • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention

All grants from Indigenous Services Canada

Women and Gender Equality Canada3agreements$772Kvalue1programs
Public Health Agency of Canada1agreements$203Kvalue1programs
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention

All grants from Public Health Agency of Canada

Employment and Social Development Canada4agreements$111Kvalue2programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants

All grants from Employment and Social Development Canada

Years

20242agreements$437Kvalue2programs
  • Women's Program
  • Health Promotion & Disease Prevention
20231agreements$16.6Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20221agreements$363Kvalue1programs
  • Women's Program
20211agreements$1.1Mvalue1programs
  • Social Development
20201agreements$14.7Kvalue1programs
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20192agreements$96.9Kvalue2programs
  • Women's Program
  • Youth - Canada Summer Jobs
20172agreements$253Kvalue2programs
  • Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention
  • Enabling Accessibility Fund - Grants

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.