Your Impact

Each year, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the Canadian Women’s Foundation makes a measurable difference in communities across Canada.

Your support translates into impact on many levels: it can change the lives of program participants, and ripple outward through their families and communities. It also helps us to build networks that advocate for change at the provincial and national levels – leading toward the advancement of gender equality in Canada.

Annual Impact Reports

Impact Report 2022-2023

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Your support reaches millions of women, girls, and gender-diverse people throughout Canada. In this year’s impact report, learn more about how the grassroots programs you fund through the Foundation are meeting critical needs in our current context of change and challenge.

You can also learn about the bold new vision for gender justice that we’ve set out in our strategic plan, and how we’re working toward it. It’s a vision that we look forward to achieving together.

Impact Report 2021-2022

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You play a vital role in protecting gender justice against an uncertain future. We know that emergencies including pandemics, economic downturns, and disasters will keep coming. And we know that many of the gendered impacts we’re facing can be prevented if we put the right stabilizing supports in place now.

As ever, your steadfast support and solidarity remain critical as we strive toward a safe, just, and gender-equal future that benefits everyone.

Impact Report 2019-2021

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2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Canadian Women’s Foundation by trailblazing women with the vision of a gender-equal Canada. They began the journey. Today, you continue to push their efforts forward at this most critical time.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put decades of gender equality progress at risk, but together we are turning this trajectory around and keeping up the momentum for intersectional gender justice.

Impact Report 2018/2019

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Thank you for your tireless support of the Canadian Women’s Foundation! In the 2018-19 annual report, you’ll see snapshots of what we’ve accomplished together. With your support, we have advocated for systemic change, strengthened the women’s sector, and funded community programs across the country that change lives.

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You make the Foundation’s work possible: you are the donors, the corporate partners, the volunteers, the community partners, the gender equality champions, and allies. You all play a key role in advancing equality and we can’t thank you enough for your tireless commitment!

Recent Newsletters

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August 2023

There is a growing mental health crisis among girls and young people. More than half of youth in Canada say mental health services are not easy to access. In this issue of Changemaker, learn about how you are helping to fund programs throughout the country that offer safe spaces for young people of all genders to build confidence, healthy relationship skills, and a strong sense of belonging.
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April 2023

Shifting the status quo is never easy. It takes a critical mass of people and a sustained effort, otherwise change doesn’t happen. In this issue of Changemaker, learn about how you are part of the critical mass that is moving gender justice forward on so many fronts.
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November 2022

We're facing a crisis of gender-based violence, which has been exacerbated by the pandemic. But, with your support, we are taking action. In this issue of Changemaker, learn more about how your giving translates into funding, awareness, and advocacy that helps women, girls and gender-diverse people move out of violence.
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August 2022

Thanks to your support, programs for girls and young people throughout Canada are boosting confidence, resilience, and healthy relationships. These strengths are critical to countering pandemic impacts on youth mental health. As we approach a new school year, learn more about how you can help show young people that we've got their backs.
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April 2022

The pandemic continues to have a disproportionate impact on mothers and caregivers. Learn how you can take action through our Mother Rising campaign, and support programs that help diverse mothers and caregivers overcome the barriers they're facing.
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December 2021

With the launch of our Signal For Help Responder Campaign, we're rallying people to help change the culture around gender-based violence from stigma to support. Find out how to become a Signal for Help responder, and learn more about how the violence prevention programs that you support are transforming lives.
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August 2021

Read about how your support lifts girls and young people as they move into an uncertain future, as well as how millions in grant support has moved to grassroots organizations in the pandemic.
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April 2021

As the Canadian Women's Foundation marks 30 years of impact for gender justice, read about how your support is translating into critical funding, collective action, and urgent advocacy for a pandemic recovery that centres gender equality.
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Granting Program Updates

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Economic Development Program Impact Report (April 2021)

Learn about how your support empowered women on their journeys out of poverty through economic development programs tailored to their specific needs. These programs provide critical training and skills that help women overcome barriers to employment in diverse fields.
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Tireless in the Pandemic (March 2021)

Read about the action of tireless donors and partners to address gender equality and gender justice in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Thank you for pushing for gender justice, not in spite of the times, but because of them. You know it’s the key to unlocking a better future for us all. (Paulette Senior, President and CEO)

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