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Gender-based Violence Program
Government of Canada, Women and Gender Equality Canada
Taking applications?
No intake dates on the official page
Read from the official page on October 14, 2026. Confirm the deadline on the official page before you apply.
- Amount
- Not stated on the page
- Cost share
- Not stated on the page
- Who can apply
- Non-profits and charities
- Where
- Anywhere in Canada
What it is
Learn how the Gender-based Violence Program supports victims and survivors, and contributes to the efforts to prevent violence before it occurs.
Description from WAGE funding, the funder’s own list of programs. The Government of Canada’s Business Benefits Finder (list of July 17, 2025) doesn’t include it.
What applicants actually got
From the federal records of every agreement signed under this program.
- Agreements, last 12 months
- 17
- starting Oct 2025 or later
- Typical award
- $363K–$650K
- the middle half, since Oct 2023
- Median award
- $527K
- 115 agreements since Oct 2023
- All agreements
- 303
- $156M
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026. Filed as “Gender-Based Violence Program” (Women and Gender Equality Canada, 303).
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program, all years.
Plus 20 agreements ($12.8M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
Who got it in your province
Open a province to see the organizations there with the most funding under this program, all years.
Ontario126 agreements · $68.4M
British Columbia55 agreements · $31M
Quebec39 agreements · $17M
Alberta23 agreements · $10.5M
Nova Scotia15 agreements · $6.2M
Manitoba8 agreements · $4.7M
New Brunswick10 agreements · $4.4M
Saskatchewan8 agreements · $3.3M
Yukon6 agreements · $2.6M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Liard Aboriginal Women's Society (LAWS) | 1 | $909K |
| Yukon Status of Women Council | 3 | $824K |
| Victoria Faulkner Women's Centre | 1 | $610K |
| Government of Yukon - Department of Justice | 1 | $249K |
Nunavut3 agreements · $2.5M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre | 2 | $1.7M |
| Nunavummi Disabilities Makinnasuaqtiit Society | 1 | $810K |
Prince Edward Island4 agreements · $1.9M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Government of Prince Edward Island, Interministerial Women's Secretariat | 1 | $500K |
| BIPOC USHR Prince Edward Island Inc. | 1 | $190K |
Newfoundland and Labrador3 agreements · $1.1M
| Recipient | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Association for New Canadians | 2 | $620K |
| Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland | 1 | $467K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2026 | Fourwords Solutions Ltd. | When Every Second Counts: Improving Access to Evidence Preservation, Documentation, and Reporting After Sexual AssaultContribution | $552,410 |
| May 2026 | L’Anonyme U.I.M. | Interstice Phase 2Contribution | $215,000 |
| May 2026 | Hiatus House | Professionals working with Survivors of Human TraffickingContribution | $387,180 |
| Apr 2026 | The Hospital for Sick Children | Child sex trafficking: Scaling promising practices in pediatric health care and community response protocolsContribution | $267,500 |
| Apr 2026 | Supporting Survivors of Abuse and Brain Injury through Research (SOAR) | Building capacity to respond to intimate partner violence-caused brain injuryContribution | $1,396,539 |
| Apr 2026 | Y des femmes de Montréal | Project UNIQUE: Learning in actionContribution | $584,189 |
| Apr 2026 | Public Legal Information Association of Newfoundland | Scaling Access to Justice Supports for Coastal Communities in LabradorContribution | $466,977 |
| Apr 2026 | Nova Scotia Native Women’s Association | Gender Based Violence from Human Trafficking to MMIWG: Removing the SilosGrant | $210,450 |
| Apr 2026 | Institut PEVC | The PEVC model: applications in intercultural and immigration contextsContribution | $301,360 |
| Apr 2026 | Covenant House Vancouver | Increasing CHV’s Capacity to Serve Trafficked Youth, Phase IIGrant | $250,000 |
| Apr 2026 | Association for New Canadians | SEA for YouthGrant | $219,848 |
| Feb 2026 | Young Women's Christian Association of Halifax | Coordinated Alignment to Support Exit (CASE) 2.0Grant | $245,000 |
| Jan 2026 | THS Society of Transition Houses | Cedar Blankets and Beyond: Enhancing Wraparound Supports for Indigenous Women and Children Across BCGrant | $527,061 |
| Dec 2025 | Alberta Council of Women’s Shelters | Addressing the Gaps: Upscaling Intersectional AssessmentsContribution | $630,976 |
| Nov 2025 | Canadian Center for Women's Empowerment (CCFWE) | Canada’s First National Study on Economic Abuse Among BIPOC WomenContribution | $457,470 |
| Oct 2025 | DisAbled Women's Network Canada | Scaling Resilience and ChangeContribution | $1,333,430 |
| Oct 2025 | Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WomanACT) | Community Wellness - Canadian MARAC PilotContribution | $871,262 |
| May 2025 | Ending Sexual Violence Association of Canada | Contribution | $755,331 |
| May 2025 | La rue des Femmes de Montréal | Relational Healing and Health in Women Survivors of GBV: Trauma-Informed Relational CareContribution | $1,256,918 |
| Apr 2025 | THS Society of Transition Houses | Contribution | $650,000 |
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 30 | $14M |
| 2020 | 8 | $2.8M |
| 2021 | 98 | $39.2M |
| 2022 | 23 | $11.8M |
| 2023 | 95 | $58.4M |
| 2024 | 21 | $13.8M |
| 2025 | 15 | $10.9M |
| 2026 | 13 | $5.6M |
The full record: Gender-Based Violence Program.
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