Status of Women committee  There are a couple of points in your question. You are correct in terms of the additional resources for Status of Women. It will increase the capacity of the organization to enable us, as I said earlier, to work with organizations and to provide the support that's required to o

Status of Women committee  As the minister said, there's a forum of ministers for Status of Women. She met with them in October of last year, and she will be meeting in October of this coming year as well. We're working closely in partnership with the provinces and territories on issues that impact both

Status of Women committee  I completely appreciate where you're coming from in terms of having worked with not-for-profit organizations on the ground for many, many years, and I definitely have heard the issues around the administrative burden that organizations sometimes face when they are applying for pr

Status of Women committee  The question raised earlier is basically around that. Is this funding related to the sustainability and capacity of those organizations? Yes, that's the type of funding that will be available to them, through a process. There will be a process where they actually submit an applic

Status of Women committee  The additional support money that was provided through budget 2018 is essentially a doubling of the amount available in grants and contributions dollars to organizations. We have approximately $20 million now. The budget announced $100 million over five years to enable us to prov

Status of Women committee  You are correct. It's not a strategy that's going to be implemented right away. As the minister stated, the idea is for us to work with our partners, the provinces and territories, and organizations that work with students on campuses, to determine the best framework to put in pl

Status of Women committee  At this point, the focus is on developing the strategy and the framework, and that's the focus of our work at Status of Women right now. It is working with partners to develop the strategy and the framework.

Status of Women committee  As I said, the focus of this work, with the money that was allotted through the budget, is to develop a strategy and a framework that would respond to the needs of students on campus and to allow organizations, universities, and college campuses to have the tools that they need t

Status of Women committee  I will just start by saying that the budget outlined many initiatives, including some specifically for Status of Women. As for the programming piece, I think we've been pretty clear in terms of the outcomes for that type of programming specifically. The budget also raised the ba

Status of Women committee  I've worked a long time in terms of not-for-profit organizations, not with the Status of Women but with other departments, and I've seen that issue being raised across many sectors, I'd say. The funding that has been announced is looking at the sustainability of women's organiz

Status of Women committee  I have to say that having just started working at Status of Women, I am a little fearful with a daughter going to university in September. You know a lot more information on this point. That amount of money is for this fiscal year. The total amount for campus-based violence is

Status of Women committee  You raise an excellent point around going to the source to get information on how to fix the problem. As the minister mentioned, an amount in the budget was identified for engaging men and boys. That is exactly what is going to happen over the summer. Terry Duguid will be leading

Status of Women committee  I think it's safe to say this is the opportunity to figure out the exact need and how we can address it, depending on that information.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Deputy. As Deputy Minister Wilson said, the terms and conditions for the program are currently being reviewed. As part of the terms and conditions, you review who is eligible to apply, the activities, and the things that are eligible in terms of expenditures. This is

Status of Women committee  As I said, I'm a recent addition to the organization, but since I've arrived, definitely we've heard that loud and clear as well. Speaking with Bonnie and colleagues, it is a challenge that organizations face. The idea of sustainable funding or funding for capacity building or f