Overview
- Finance Minister François‑Philippe Champagne and Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez announced the package ahead of the Nov. 4 budget tabling.
- The plan totals $660.5 million over five years for the Department for Women and Gender Equality, with $132.1 million in ongoing funding.
- $382.5 million, with $76.5 million ongoing, would renew the Women’s Program to advance economic security and leadership opportunities.
- $54.6 million, with $10.9 million ongoing, would support 2SLGBTQI+ programming, including $7.5 million, with $1.5 million ongoing, for Pride event security in response to rising hate.
- $223.4 million, with $44.7 million ongoing, would bolster the federal response to gender‑based violence by funding crisis hotlines, research, enhanced data collection, and the GBV Secretariat, with continued collaboration with provinces and territories.