Women and Gender Equality Canada · Grant program
Department for Women and Gender Equality
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.
- Total value
- $83.1M
- Agreements
- 310
- Oct 2018 to Apr 2020
- Median agreement
- $200K
- Typical range
- $115K–$272K
- the middle half of agreements
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.
See every record for this program on the government’s search. How to apply: look up the program on Women and Gender Equality Canada’s website.
Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 8 agreements ($1.9M) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 1 | $75K |
| 2019 | 307 | $82.9M |
| 2020 | 2 | $150K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 102 | $29.5M |
| Quebec | 62 | $18M |
| British Columbia | 42 | $9.6M |
| Manitoba | 24 | $6.5M |
| Alberta | 26 | $5.6M |
| Saskatchewan | 17 | $3.2M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 8 | $2.5M |
| Northwest Territories | 8 | $2.3M |
| Yukon | 5 | $1.6M |
| Nunavut | 3 | $1.5M |
| Prince Edward Island | 4 | $1.2M |
| Nova Scotia | 4 | $1.1M |
| New Brunswick | 5 | $601K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 153 | $51.9M |
| Not stated by the department | 155 | $31M |
| Indigenous recipients | 2 | $150K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2020 | Dze L K'ant Friendship Centre Society | At the Heart: Commemorative Mural Honouring our Missingand Murdered Indigenous Women and GirlsGrant | $99,945 |
| Feb 2020 | Fort William First Nation | Fort William First Nation MMIWG Commenorative CelebrationContribution | $50,000 |
| Oct 2019 | Driftpile Cree Nation | MMIW Commemorative - Honoring Our Victims of ViolenceGrant | $50,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Centre femmes de La Mitis | Towards the 20th anniversary of the Centre femmes de la MitisGrant | $102,384 |
| Sep 2019 | Mushuau Innu First Nation Band Council | Innu Women Strong (Innushkueuts Shutshiuts): Honouring MMIWGContribution | $45,780 |
| Sep 2019 | Rainbow Refugee Society | Rainbow Coalition for Refuge: Community of Practice with LGBTQ2 RefugeesContribution | $150,000 |
| Sep 2019 | NSwakamok Friendship Centre | Honoring Our Loved Family MembersGrant | $50,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Femmes Autochtones du Québec Inc. | Rassemblements de commémoration et de guérison des familles de femmes autochtones disparues ou assassinées au Québec Nānīawig Māmawe NīnawindGrant | $200,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Union of Ontario Indians | MMIWG Pilot ProjectGrant | $50,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Ontario Native Women's Association | Medicine Lines of WomanhoodContribution | $200,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Niwasa Kendaaswin Teg | Gigichi-Zaagi'Igoo(Our Love For You Is Strong)Grant | $50,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Native Child and Family Services of Toronto | Honouring MMIWG2 Through Round Dances: Raising Our Youth and Honouring Our AncestorsGrant | $44,300 |
| Sep 2019 | Native Child and Family Services of Toronto | Enhancing Organizational Learning and Development; Building Our Service Capacity and Cultural FoundationsContribution | $200,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Missanabie Cree First Nation | Honoring our SistersGrant | $50,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Government of Nunavut’s Department of Family Services | Nunavut Women and Girls Leadership and Governance InitiativeGrant | $600,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Conseil québécois LGBT | Our Members at the Heart of Our Actions: Towards a Concerted Strategic ReflectionContribution | $249,963 |
| Sep 2019 | Calgary Vietnamese Women's Association | Capacity Development for Vietnamese Women Leader in CalgaryContribution | $35,795 |
| Sep 2019 | Metro Toronto Action Committee on Public Violence Against Women and Children | Strengthening Core Capacity through Financial HealthGrant | $146,162 |
| Sep 2019 | Centre-Femmes du Grand-Portage | Developing our fundingGrant | $5,212 |
| Sep 2019 | North Peace Tribal Council | Honoring our Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls of North Peace Tribal AreaGrant | $150,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Native Women's Association of Canada (NWAC) | Youth Engagment on Gender EqualityGrant | $400,000 |
| Sep 2019 | Metis Central Western Region 2 Council Inc. | Strengthening our spiritsGrant | $31,300 |
| Sep 2019 | Mannawanis Native Friendship Centre Society | Somebody's ChildGrant | $54,540 |
| Sep 2019 | La Maison Communautaire Missinak | Commemoration for ourSisters of SpiritGrant | $49,195 |
| Sep 2019 | Fort Nelson First Nation | To Remember and To HonourGrant | $49,938 |