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Announcement of Funding
One of the most important things that the Department of Women and Gender Equality does is provide funding for organizations that empower women's rights in Canada. The department provides funding through the Women’s Program whose three priority areas lie “in ending violence against women and girls, improving women's and girls' economic security and prosperity, and encouraging women and girls in leadership and decision-making roles.” Funding can be applied for through this program if an organization fits into helping or aiding one or more of the three priority areas.

It was in 2018 when the call for new applications for funding was announced, and the objective of this specific round of applications was to provide funding to those organizations that continually advance gender equality in Canada and around the world. More specifically, this funding was announced to aid these organizations in meeting the increased demand for their services due to the strong advancement of equality. Over the next five years 100 million dollars will be provided to many different organizations that empower women and girls all across Canada.

Organizations
One of the four organizations that was granted funding by the government was the Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic. According to their website the Barbra Schlifer Clinic aims to assist as many women as possible throughout the year by providing counselling, legal advice, and representation. Moreover, their goal is to provide these services so women around them can live lives free from violence. Furthermore, the Government of Canada provided $1,000,000.00 to this organization so that they are able to maintain their services for those who are in need and the funding will be going to help the organization reach out to more women who are isolated or at risk. This organization was granted funding through the Women’s Program.

Another one of the organizations that was given money through the Women's Program grants was the Canadian Council of Muslim Women. Their project titled “Strengthening Capacity to empower Muslim Women and Girls” will work to “provide equity, equality and empowerment for all Canadian Muslim women.” The $761,720.00 provided by the Government of Canada will be used to increase the amount of money that the organization is able to put into resources they provide for Muslim women and girls. There are many challenges that Muslim women face in Canada today and ideally this funding will foster an atmosphere where change can occur.