Your Impact

Each year, thanks to the generosity of our supporters, the Canadian Women’s Foundation makes a measurable difference in communities across Canada.

Your support translates into impact on many levels: it can change the lives of program participants, and ripple outward through their families and communities. It also helps us to build networks that advocate for change at the provincial and national levels – leading toward the advancement of gender equality in Canada.

Annual Impact Reports

Impact Report 2022-2023

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Your support reaches millions of women, girls, and gender-diverse people throughout Canada. In this year’s impact report, learn more about how the grassroots programs you fund through the Foundation are meeting critical needs in our current context of change and challenge.

You can also learn about the bold new vision for gender justice that we’ve set out in our strategic plan, and how we’re working toward it. It’s a vision that we look forward to achieving together.

Impact Report 2021-2022

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You play a vital role in protecting gender justice against an uncertain future. We know that emergencies including pandemics, economic downturns, and disasters will keep coming. And we know that many of the gendered impacts we’re facing can be prevented if we put the right stabilizing supports in place now.

As ever, your steadfast support and solidarity remain critical as we strive toward a safe, just, and gender-equal future that benefits everyone.

Impact Report 2019-2021

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2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of the Canadian Women’s Foundation by trailblazing women with the vision of a gender-equal Canada. They began the journey. Today, you continue to push their efforts forward at this most critical time.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put decades of gender equality progress at risk, but together we are turning this trajectory around and keeping up the momentum for intersectional gender justice.

Impact Report 2018/2019

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Thank you for your tireless support of the Canadian Women’s Foundation! In the 2018-19 annual report, you’ll see snapshots of what we’ve accomplished together. With your support, we have advocated for systemic change, strengthened the women’s sector, and funded community programs across the country that change lives.

View the 2018/19 donors and volunteers list

You make the Foundation’s work possible: you are the donors, the corporate partners, the volunteers, the community partners, the gender equality champions, and allies. You all play a key role in advancing equality and we can’t thank you enough for your tireless commitment!