Status of Women committee  Budget 2018 proposes to invest $1.8 million over two years, starting in 2018-19, to develop an engagement strategy for men and boys that promotes equality and pilots innovative, targeted approaches to addressing inequality.

Status of Women committee  We have $10 million for the enhancement of the women's program to support a strong sustainable women's movement. We have $5.5 million to expand the gender-based violence program under the strategy to prevent and address gender-based violence. We have $500,000 to establish a natio

Status of Women committee  These amounts have to go through the Treasury Board approval process and with each Treasury Board submission there is an annex for the gender results and a commitment from the deputy minister to achieve the results that are set.

Status of Women committee  We have departmental results for which we have to report on our spending at year end, and the estimates process is for the whole amount that Status of Women is receiving. I think Nancy wants to add to that.

Status of Women committee  Yes.

Status of Women committee  For the quarterly financial report, we spent 50% of our funding for this fiscal year. For the lapse of 2016-17, the $1.1 million, there was $150,000 that was lapsed in grants and contributions, and this funding was earmarked for the women entrepreneurs initiative. The minister

Status of Women committee  To get an increase on any type of budget for the organization, yes, we need the consent of Parliament. That's through the main estimates process. To make a minister a full minister, it doesn't come with a budget. There's a budget increase that is provided by Treasury Board. If th

Status of Women committee  There's an increase to our internal services to support the additional staff that we're getting for the research and evaluation, so the 38 new full-time equivalents. There's $0.4 million that goes toward communication to increase that capacity, and there's an increase to the mini

Status of Women committee  Here is the breakdown of the amount: about $1 million for regional presence; $2.2 million for research and evaluation; about $1 million for gender-based analysis; and another $2 million for internal services to increase capacity at Status of Women Canada.