Status of Women committee  Status of Women Canada is responsible for the coordination of policy and the implementation of GBA across federal organizations. We belong to the groups of ministries or departments that are invited to all of the interdepartmental committees in preparation for any new legislation

Status of Women committee  We've had assurances from Stats Can--we had meetings with Statistics Canada at the time of the decision--that the information we have been using as part of our “Women in Canada” report will be sustained and in fact improved. For example, on the unpaid work chapter, through the GS

Status of Women committee  We communicate with the Department of Justice, just as we do with other departments, about training for gender-based analysis. We did not receive a specific request for a such a study, but we do it at the institutional level.

Status of Women committee  I can only agree with you, because it is commendable to do a gender-based analysis of the federal government's policies, programs and services.

Status of Women committee  Yes. That is what we do when any piece of legislation or policy is being developed. In addition, whenever the government introduces a bill or a new policy, the department has an obligation to show that this exercise was undertaken.

Status of Women committee  I cannot confirm that now. I can check and get back to you on that, but I do know that nothing can happen at the central agency without that kind of research.

Status of Women committee  The costs?

Status of Women committee  Numerous departments contribute to the publication costs of Women in Canada. Approximately 12 departments make a financial contribution. Some departments have transferred the funds to our budget, but others are going to pay those costs directly. Are you referring to the $25,000

Status of Women committee  Those were the amounts contributed by Health Canada and the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec to Status of Women Canada in order to pay Statistics Canada.

Status of Women committee  The Status of Women program does not permit us to fund the operation and management of shelters. What we do, however, is work with community organizations to try to address the ongoing funding issue, to address the recruitment of specialized health practitioners, and to address t

Status of Women committee  To deal with the question on the funding decisions being erratic, I'll refer back to the changes the minister mentioned earlier that were made to the women's program to be as responsive as possible to the needs of community groups. We are working very closely with community organ

Status of Women committee  In launching the blueprint project in early February, we worked through our regional program officers across the country, who had been working with organizations closely. We consulted them to find out what the predominant issues were that organizations wanted to work on. We dev

Status of Women committee  As we've mentioned before in front of this committee, there was an amount of $1 million that had been re-profiled from 2008 into 2010, so that amount is no longer reflected in the main estimates, and there was a reduction in the operating budget for the Minister for Status of Wom

Status of Women committee  Thank you for the question. No, the video was not designed to be used in any community, in particular aboriginal communities. It was very much developed in a context for Atlantic Canada. I think it has a much broader use than that, but it's not something I would necessarily use

Status of Women committee  Yes, absolutely. We have a couple of examples.