Women and Gender Equality Canada · Contribution program
Gender-Based Violence Program
The purpose of the GBV Program is to strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports for two groups of survivors: 1) Indigenous women and their communities, and 2) underserved populations (including women living with a disability, non-status/refugee /immigrant women, LGBTQ2S, gender non-conforming people and ethno-cultural women) in Canada. The Program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to improve supports to help create long-term, comprehensive solutions at the national, regional, and local levels.
- Total value
- $156M
- Agreements
- 303
- Mar 2019 to Jun 2026
- Median agreement
- $428K
- Typical range
- $268K–$650K
- 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 20 agreements ($12.8M) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 126 | $68.4M |
| British Columbia | 55 | $31M |
| Quebec | 39 | $17M |
| Alberta | 23 | $10.5M |
| Nova Scotia | 15 | $6.2M |
| Manitoba | 8 | $4.7M |
| New Brunswick | 10 | $4.4M |
| Saskatchewan | 8 | $3.3M |
| Northwest Territories | 3 | $3M |
| Yukon | 6 | $2.6M |
| Nunavut | 3 | $2.5M |
| Prince Edward Island | 4 | $1.9M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 3 | $1.1M |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 259 | $134M |
| Indigenous recipients | 31 | $17.4M |
| Government | 5 | $2.1M |
| Academia | 6 | $2M |
| For-profit organizations | 1 | $1M |
| Not stated by the department | 1 | $188K |
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 |
| Apr 2025 | Malton Women Council | South Asian Women Empowerment and Equality of Rights Alliance (SAWEERA)Grant | $422,377 |
| Apr 2025 | Foxy | SMASHing the Patriarchy: Scaling for InclusivityContribution | $877,500 |
| Mar 2025 | Sexual Assault Services of Saskatchewan Inc | Tracking Impact: Measuring Change Against Sexual Violence in SaskatchewanGrant | $190,000 |
| Mar 2025 | The Circle Salt Spring Education Society | Passing It On Boys: Spreading the ImpactGrant | $208,438 |
| Mar 2025 | She Matters United | Bridging the Gap: Exploring Forensic Evidence Self-Collection for Survivors of Sexualized Violence in Rural CommunitiesContribution | $562,500 |