Advocacy

Honouring the Children – Shadow Report

First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives, 2011

Recommendations made to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Child in consideration of Canada’s periodic review by the First Nations Child & Family Caring Society of Canada and KAIROS.

The Income Gap Between Aboriginal Peoples and the Rest of Canada

D. Wilson & D. Macdonald, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, April 2010

Measures the income gap between Aboriginal peoples and rest of Canadians. Documents how Aboriginal women with university education have closed the income gap with non-Aboriginal women.

A response to the Ministry of Education Modernizing Child Care in Ontario Discussion Paper

Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario, September 2012

Input to the Ministry of Education from Ontario’s early learning and child care community on wages, and working conditions, child care legislative and regulatory frameworks, professional development and early childhood learning environments as issues of particular concern to early childhood educators.

A Tale of Two Canadas – Implementing Rights in Early Childhood

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada & Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, February 2011

This report documents Canada’s weak public policies for young children and their families. Outlines Canadian commitments to families with young children, examines Canada on an international scale, highlights public input and recommendations for improving public support for the early years, critiques Canada’s public reporting, and concludes with recommendations.

Election 2011 Issue Fact Sheets from the Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality: 2011 Fact Sheet Child Care

Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality and Human Rights, 2011

Economic Aspects of the Development and Prevention of Criminality among Children and Youth

The Vancouver Board of Trade, September 2010

A Sequel to the 2006 Kids ‘N Crime Report, this paper calls for investment in the areas of early childhood development and learning, parent education, learning disabilities, ADHD, FAS, aggression, trauma, high school graduation and aboriginal youth to prevent youth criminality and the high human and economic costs associated with it.

Getting the Government We Want, Getting the Government We Deserve

Armine Yalnizyan, Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada Annual General Meeting Keynote, September 2010

Brief on the case for public investment when the political climate is focused on debt reduction.

Early Learning and Care Impact Analysis

The Centre for Spatial Economics, August 2010

Examines the benefits and costs of the early learning and care system in Ontario proposed by the Pascal report.

Environmental Scan of Ministries of Education Involvement in Early Care and Learning

Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, Early Childhood Educators of BC, July 2010

Provides an overview of current developments and activities underway through provincial/territorial ministries of education including information on full-day kindergarten, inclusion supports, play-based learning, staff education requirements, and funding allocations.

With Our Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario

Charles E. Pascal, Special Advisor on Early Learning, June 2009

Ontario action plan for implementation of full-day learning for 4- and 5-year-olds.

KIDS ‘N CRIME Report on the Development and Prevention of Criminality Among Children and Youth

The Vancouver Board of Trade, October 2006

Discusses factors that can contribute to the development of criminality and recommends preventive measures in the areas of prenatal and postnatal environments, education and learning, transition-to-adolescence and substance abuse.

Do Highly Educated Women Choose Smaller Families?

Moshe Hazan & Hosny Zoabi, Centre for Economic Policy Research, UK, October 2011

Presents evidence on the cross-sectional relationship between fertility and women’s education in the U.S and compared to Western Europe.

EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010, Reaching the marginalized

UNESCO, 2010

Report on strides to achieving education for all and global development, including the impact of the recession.

Women and the Criminal Justice System, Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report

Tina Hotton Mahony, Statistics Canada, April 2011

This chapter of Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report (Sixth Edition) explores the prevalence and nature of female victimization, female criminality as well as the processing of female offenders through the criminal justice system in Canada.

The Funding Requirement and Impact of the “Truth in Sentencing Act” on the Correctional System in Canada

Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, June 2010

Estimation of the costs associated with the implementation of a sentence reforming bill, C-25, the “Truth in Sentencing Act”. Includes costs related to women inmates, parolees and those in community corrections.

Criminological Highlights

The Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, February 2010

Evidence that incarceration does not reduce the probability of recidivism, first-time imprisonment of offenders increases likelihood they will re-offend and mandatory penalties do not affect crime rates.

Gender Report Card on the International Criminal Court 2011

Women’s Initiative for Gender Justice, November 2011

Assesses the implementation by the International Criminal Court (ICC) of the Rome Statute, Rules of Procedure and Evidence (RPE) and Elements of Crimes (EoC) and in particular their gender mandates, in the nine years since the Rome Statute came into force.

Regress Trumps Progress: Canadian Women, Feminism and the Harper Government

Sylvia Bashevkin, July 2012

Overview of the progress achieved by organized feminism under a succession of Liberal federal governments, and through the mobilization of women’s group against policies proposed by Progressive Conservative majorities.

Changing the Long-Form Census – It’s Impact on Women’s Equality in Canada

Standing Committee on the Status of Women, February 2011

Report of the Status of Women Committee’s study on the cancellation of the mandatory long form census and its impact on women’s equality in Canada, as well as the removal of questions on unpaid work.

Reality Check: Women in Canada and the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action Fifteen Years On A Canadian Civil Society Response

Canadian Labour Congress & FAFIA, December 2010

Response to the Canadian government’s submission to the UN CSW on progress towards achieving Beijing platform goals. Endorsed by YWCA Canada.

CANADA’S RESPONSE to the Questionnaire on Implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (1995) and the Outcome of the Twenty-Third Special Session of the General Assembly (2000)

Government of Canada, 2010

The government of Canada’s official report to the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) on progress towards achieving Beijing platform goals.

Towards Gender Responsive Budgeting: Rising to the Challenge of Achieving Gender Equality – Recommendations

Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, February 2009

27 recommendations based on the 2008 Committee report on implementing gender-based analysis in federal budgeting.

Fairness for Women: Action Plan of the New Democrat Caucus

New Democratic Party of Canada, 2009

NDP’s platform on issues facing women in Canada including fairness, affordability, equal opportunity, equal pay, standard of living and freedom to live without fear.

The Pink Book: A Policy Framework for Canada’s Future Volume III

Liberal Women’s Caucus, 2009

Liberal Women’s Caucus policy recommendations to the Liberal Party on women in the economy, women's health and safety, and equality.

Towards Gender Responsive Budgeting: Rising to the Challenge of Achieving Gender Equality

Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, June 2008

Report of the House of Commons Standing Committee on the status of women calling for the implementation of gender budget analysis (GBA) at the federal level. Provides background information on the status of GBA in the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Privy Council Office and Finance Canada. Includes international lessons learned in the area of gender responsive budget initiatives.

Submission to the Standing Committee on the Status of Women

Armine Yalnizyan, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, March 2008

Response to the 2008 fiscal budget with regard to its impact on women and the need for economic equality for women in Canada.

The Pink Book: A Policy Framework for Canada’s Future Volume II

Liberal Women’s Caucus, 2007

Policy recommendations on VAW, housing, Aboriginal women, immigrant and refugee women and rural women.

Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report Fifth Edition

Statistics Canada, March 2006

Presents data related to women's family status, health, education, employment, unpaid work, income, economic well-being and criminal justice. Includes comprehensive information and statistics on immigrant women, women in a visible minority, Aboriginal women, senior women and women with disabilities.

The Pink Book: A Policy Framework for Canada’s Future Volume I

Liberal Women’s Caucus, 2006

Policy recommendations to improve the social and economic conditions of women.

The Global Gender Gap Report 2011

Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson, Saadia Zahidi, World Economic Foru, 2011

Annual publication, which provides a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender disparities around the world and a tool for benchmarking and tracking gender inequalities.

The Global Gender Gap Report 2010

Ricardo Hausmann, Laura D. Tyson and Saadia Zahidi, World Economic Forum, 2010

Annual publication which provides a framework for capturing the magnitude of gender disparities around the world and a tool for benchmarking and tracking gender inequalities.

The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics

United Nations, 2010

Provides data documenting progress for women worldwide in eight key areas: population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment and poverty.

Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action

Fourth World Conference on Women, United Nations, 1995

The agenda for women’s empowerment to advance the goals of equality, development and peace for all women everywhere from the 1995 Beijing Conference. Includes comprehensive recommendations on actions to be taken in regards to these strategic objectives by Governments, the international community and civil society.

The Global Gender Gap Index 2009 rankings: Comparisons with 2008, 2007 and 2006

Rank of countries based on magnitude of gender-based disparities from the World Economic Forum.

Girls in Canada Today – National Opinion Poll & Report on the Status of Girls

Girls Action Foundation, March 2011

Report discussing issues, challenges, opportunities and equality related to girls in Canada, based on results of a public opinion poll, statistics and a literature review.

In the Best Interests of the Girl Child Phase II Report

Alliance of Five Research Centres on Violence, January 2002

Comprehensive report on the girl child on topics including sexual harassment, racism, prostitution and violence.

Because I am a Girl: The State of the World's Girls 2010 - Digital and Urban Frontiers

Plan International, 2010

Examines the opportunities and dangers of cities and new technologies through case studies, girls’ voices, expert opinion and original research. Includes recommendations to those in authority at international, national and local levels to ensure that cities and the internet are safe and girl-friendly.

Because I am a Girl: Girls in the global economy

Plan International, 2009

Focus on the state of girls within the context of the global economy, calling for action and investments in girls in the developing world.

Growing up in North America: The Economic Well-being of Children in Canada, the United States, and Mexico

CCSD, Annie E. Casey Foundation, Red Por Los Derechos de la Infancia en Mexico & Population Reference Bureau, 2008

Demographic profile of children in North America introducing measuring and monitoring of child well-being based on health, safety and economic security.

Social Determinants of Health: The Canadian Facts

J. Mikkonen & D. Raphael, York University School of Health Policy and Management, 2010

Presents inequities in health and the policy implications, based on conditions of Aboriginal status, disability, early life, education, employment, gender, food insecurity, health services, housing, income, race, social exclusion, and social safety nets.

Community Vitality

K. Scott, Institute of Wellbeing, June 2009

Focusing on community vitality, social engagement, social support and community safety, social norms and values in Canadian communities.

Healthy Populations

R. Labonte, N. Muhajarine, B. Winquist & J. Quail, Institute of Wellbeing, June 2009

Focusing on health in Canada. Examines health indicators, mental health, lifestyle and behavior, health care services, and Aboriginal people’s health.

How are Canadians Really Doing?

Institute of Wellbeing, June 2009

Focus on Living Standards, Healthy Populations and Community Vitality.

Living Standards

A. Sharpe & J. Arsenault, Institute of Wellbeing, June 2009

Focus on living standards of Canadians from 1981 to 2008, examining economic security and trends and distribution of income and wealth.

Countdown to 2015 Decade Report (2000–10): Taking Stock of Maternal, Newborn, and Child Survival

Z. Bhutta et al., The Lancet, 2010

Review of the progress on interventions in 68 countries to achieve the Millennium Development Goals for child mortality and maternal health.

Toward Recovery & Well-Being – A Framework for a Mental Health Strategy for Canada

Mental Health Commission of Canada, November 2009

Collection of commentary and feedback on the proposed goals for a comprehensive approach to mental health and mental illness that fosters recovery for people living with mental health problems and illnesses while promoting the mental health and well-being of the entire population.

Changing Directions, Changing Lives: The Mental Health Strategy for Canada

Mental Health Commission of Canada, April 2007, April 2007

Report on the Mental Health Commission that tackles a broad range of issues and presents extensive recommendations for change to improve mental health and well-being and create a collective mental health system.

Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada Part 1

Final Report of The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Senators Kirby and Keon), May 2006

Part 1 of the Comprehensive “Kirby Report” on mental health and addiction services organization and delivery that laid the foundation for the national Mental Health Commission.

Out of the Shadows at Last: Transforming Mental Health, Mental Illness and Addiction Services in Canada Part 2

Final Report of The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology (Senators Kirby and Keon), May 2006

Part 2 of the Comprehensive “Kirby Report” on mental health and addiction services organization and delivery that laid the foundation for the national Mental Health Commission.

A Plan, Not a Dream: How to End Homelessness in 10 Years

Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness, April 2012

Provides a framework for community-based, comprehensive plans to end homelessness, highlighting the key components of: planning; data, research and best practice; coordinated system of care; income; emergency prevention; systems prevention; housing-focused outreach; rapid re-housing; housing support services; and permanent housing.

Gender Matters: Building strength in reconciliation

Native Women’s Association of Canada & Justice for Girls, 2012

Contains the themes and recommendations that emerged from five “Arrest the Legacy: from residential schools to prisons” dialogues across the country, aiming to promote greater futures for young Aboriginal women and girls who are intergenerational survivors of residential schools and in conflict with the law.

A Place to Rest” The Role of Transitional Housing in Ending Homelessness for Women: A Photovoice Project

S. Fotheringham, C. A. Walsh, A. Burrowes & A. McDonald, 2011

Presents unique insights from photovoice participatory research designed to identify the role of transitional housing in ending homelessness for women, highlighting women’s experiences of homelessness, their pathways into homelessness and how this can inform how the Housing First model is translated into practice. Additionally offers opportunity to evaluate women’s once permanently housed.

Election 2011 Issue Fact Sheets from the Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality: 2011 Fact Sheet Housing

Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality and Human Rights, 2011

Building Foundations: Building Futures – Ontario’s Long Term Affordable Housing Strategy

Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Government of Ontario, 2010

Report on Ontario’s commitment to building affordable housing, municipal and provincial coordination, the need for federal partnership, enhancing tenant and client services and helping victims of domestic violence.

Yellowknife Homelessness Report Card 2008

Yellowknife Homelessness Coalition, 2009

A profile of homelessness in Yellowknife and introduces organizations that work to reduce the impact of homelessness in the city.

Better Off in a Shelter? A Year of Homelessness and Housing among Status Immigrant, Non-Status Migrant, and Canadian-Born Families

E. Paradis, S. Novac, M. Sarty, & J. D. Hulchanski, July 2008

Study of women and their families living in Toronto shelters, comparing experiences of Canadian-born and women who have come as immigrants, refugees or migrants.

More than Bricks and Mortar: A Rights-based Strategy to Prevent Girl Homelessness in Canada

A. Czapska, A. Webb & N. Taefi, May 2008

Social justice-driven report based on the individual and collective experiences of girls and young women, as a response to a list of violations of their human rights; articulates needs to happen in order to restore freedom, dignity and safety in their lives and prevent girl homelessness, with particular call to ensure freedom from male violence.

“You Just Blink and It Can Happen”: A Study of Women’s Homelessness North of 60

Four Worlds Centre for Development Learning for Qulliit Nunavut Status of Women, Council YWCA of Yellowknife, Yellowknife Women’s Society and Yukon Status of Women’s Council, November 2007

Reports on the incidence and impact of homelessness among Northern women by mapping the determinants of Northern women’s homelessness; the impacts of homelessness among them; the policy and bureaucratic practice environment related to homelessness up North; and the service environment designed to reduce homelessness and to address its consequences on women and their families in the Territories.

Aboriginal women and homelessness: An issue paper

Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC), for the National Aboriginal Women’s Summit, June 2007

Overview of the facts behind the over-representation of Aboriginal people in the homeless population in Canada – particularly in the urban setting, the personal and structural factors that are related to homelessness, the unique impacts on women as well as the underlying shelter needs, the lack of cultural sensitivity in shelter services as well as their systematic underfunding. The briefing paper also offers some policy recommendations to tackle the issues raised.

Women’s Homelessness Research Bulletin

Sistering, 2007

Additional data from the Street Health Report 2007 of homeless women in Toronto, highlighting impact of homelessness on women’s health, patterns of homelessness, income, childcare and shelter.

Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing as a component of the right to an adequate standard of living

M. Kothari to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), February 2005

Progress report that expands the original emphasis on women’s right to adequate housing to examine the interrelated issues of land, property and inheritance as well as other human rights, such as the rights to water and to health, in order to provide a more comprehensive and indivisible analysis of women’s right to adequate housing.

Voices: Women, poverty and homelessness in Canada

R. Neal for the National Anti–Poverty Organization (NAPO), May 2004

Research report designed to give voice to homeless women from three Canadian cities (Ottawa, Halifax and Vancouver) on their socioeconomic pathways to homelessness, their experiences on the street, and their aspirations for the future.

Health Status of Homeless Women: An Inventory of Issues

Ontario Women’s Health Council, September 2002

Presents a list of health issues impacting homeless women and illustrates the demographic characteristics of homeless women in Ontario, their particular health challenges, as well as the obstacles they encounter in accessing acute, preventative, mental health and other kinds of health-related services.

Common Occurrence: The Impact of Homelessness on Women’s Health, Phase II: Community Based Action Research, Final Report Executive Summary

Sistering, June 2002

Documents the impact of homelessness on women’s health and the response of Toronto’s health care system including the role of “hidden homelessness” in women’s experience.

On her Own: Young Women and Homelessness in Canada (2002)

Canadian Housing & Renewal Association, March 2002

Explores the causes, demographics and patterns of homelessness among young women aged 12 to 24 in Canada based on study reports for 8 cities emphasizing gender and age-specific challenges (including sexual violence, pregnancy, service gaps for mid-teens, minors and the child welfare system). Includes suggestions for change in services and programs, and policy recommendations.

Women and Housing in Canada: Barriers to Equality (2002)

Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation (CERA),, 2002

Reports on structural challenges affecting gender equality through critical examination of federal policies, including housing — with particular attention to Aboriginal women’s unique housing challenges — and income support programs; outlines specific recommendations for each policy area explored.

No room of her own: A literature review on women and homelessness (1996)

S. Novac, D. J. Brown & C. Bourbonnais, November 1996

Offers an extensive review of the literature on women and homelessness in Canada, starting from the premise that homelessness has long been viewed as a primarily male experience, thus obscuring gender in much of the research on the topic. Includes a look at the role of violence against women, health factors, and shelter services, and provides overview of regional reports on women’s homelessness in Canada as well as recommendations for future research.

Turning the Key: Assessing Housing and Related Supports for Persons Living with Mental Health Problems and Illnesses

Community Support and Research Unit of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health and the Canadian Council on Social Development

A comprehensive national scan of the current housing and community supports for people living with mental health problems and/or illness in Canada. Includes recommendations for policy planning.

Human Trafficking in Calgary: Informing a Localized Response

L. Quarterman, J. Kaye & J. Winterdyk, ACT Alberta, March 2012

Documents how Calgary is addressing the rights and needs of trafficked persons and highlights challenges facing agencies and organizations in providing appropriate responses. Concludes with recommendations including increased consultation and coordination among service providers, awareness raising campaigns and specialized training to support improved victim assistance.

An Exploration of Promising Practices in Response to Human Trafficking in Canada

N. Barrett, International Centre for Criminal Law Reform, 2012

Identifies and explores promising practices to prevent human trafficking and provide support for adaptation by Canadian Federal/ Territorial/ Provincial (“FTP”) governments to better address human trafficking in Canada.

Towards Human Trafficking Prevention: National And International Expert Group Meetings Final Report

The International Centre for Criminal Law Reform and Criminal Justice Policy, May 2011

Presents conclusions and recommendations from national and international expert group meetings on the prevention of human trafficking, including guidelines and possible elements for a Canadian human trafficking prevention framework.

The Millennium Development Goals Report 2010

United Nations, 2010

Assessment of the progress towards the MDGs set out in 2000 to be achieved by 2015.

Election 2011 Issue Fact Sheets from the Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality: 2011 Fact Sheet Poverty

Ad Hoc Coalition for Women’s Equality and Human Rights, 2011

Government Response to the Report of the HUMA Committee, entitled Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards Reducing Poverty in Canada

Government of Canada, 2011

Outlines the federal government’s commitment to labour market attachment through skills and training programs, and provincial and territorial transfers, as a strategic response to poverty.

Federal Poverty Reduction Plan: Working in Partnership Towards Reducing Poverty in Canada

Report of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, November 2010

With information from research and stakeholder consultations, this report provides a statistical profile of poverty, an overview of related issues including physical and mental health, food security, housing, homelessness and the socio-economic costs of poverty. Presents poverty reduction strategies in Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom. Makes recommendations for the development of a federal poverty reduction plan that involves working with other levels of government, Aboriginal stakeholders and community organizations to reduce poverty and increase labour force participation rates.

Government Response to the Final Report of the Standing Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology’s Subcommittee on Cities Entitled, In from the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness

The Government of Canada, September 2010

The federal government’s response to the In from the Margins (Senate 2009) states that the best long-term strategy to fighting poverty is the sustained employment of Canadians.

BILL C-545: Act to Eliminate Poverty in Canada

Tony Martin, June 2010

Private Member’s Bill tabled by NDP, Bloc and Liberal MPs calling for the establishment of a national strategy to eliminate poverty and promote social inclusion, and for the Office of the Poverty Elimination Commissioner independent of government.

Welfare Incomes 2009

National Council of Welfare, 2010

Presents Canadian welfare income statistics through a comparison of family types. The report calls for continued government poverty reduction strategies such as universal child care.

In from the Margins: A Call to Action on Poverty, Housing and Homelessness

Report of the Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Cities (Senator Eggleton, Chair, Senator Segal, Vice-Chair), December 2009

Report on the social conditions in Canadian cities, with strong recommendations to the federal government on how to eradicate poverty and homelessness.

No Cherries Grow On Our Trees: A Social Policy Research Paper for the Take Action Project to Address Women’s Poverty and Violence Against Women

METRAC and WACT, October 2008

A province-wide reading of the links between women’s poverty violence in women’s lives. Recommendations for Ontario’s anti-poverty strategy.

Canada (Attorney General) v. Bedford

March 2012

Ontario prostitution ruling.

Abuse of Older Women

Report of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women, May 2012

Report on abuse of older women discussing awareness, forms of abuse, responses and prevention, promising practices and recommendations. Includes NDP supplementary opinion with a recommendation for the development of a National Elder Abuse Prevention Strategy.

Violence against Women: An Exploration of the Physical and Mental Health Trends among Immigrant and Refugee Women in Canada

S. Guruge, B. Roche, and C. Catallo, February 2012

This pilot study describes trends in violence throughout the lifespan of women in the Iranian and Sri Lankan Tamil communities in Toronto who came to Canada as immigrants or refugees and resulting physical and mental health impacts.

Report and Recommendations on Issues Related to the High Number of Murdered and Missing Women in Canada

Coordinating Committee of Senior Officials (Criminal) Missing Women Working Group, January 2012

This report presents research and recommendations to intervene and prevent further predatory homicides of women. Discusses marginalizing factors and procedures related to missing persons’ cases.

Ending Violence Against Aboriginal Women and Girls: Empowerment – A New Beginning

Standing Committee on the Status of Women, December 2011

Presents an overview of Aboriginal poverty, property and economic growth, missing and murdered Aboriginal women, community safety for Aboriginal women with a particular focus on policing, and family violence prevention and healing. Includes information on federal government initiatives and committee recommendations. The report concludes with the Dissenting Opinion of the New Democratic Party of Canada.

We are courageous and we are healing ourselves. Collaboration to End Violence: National Aboriginal Women’s Forum Report on Outcomes and Recommendations from Working Sessions

AMR Planning & Consulting, July 2011

Presents recommendations for actions to address violence against Aboriginal women and girls, which were developed by representatives from provincial and territorial government departments and agencies, national Aboriginal organizations, First Nation, Métis and Inuit communities, and community-based organizations during a forum led by the Province of British Columbia’s Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation (BC MARR) and the Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) in June 2011.

Violent victimization of Aboriginal women in the Canadian provinces

Shannon Brennan, Statistics Canada, May 2011

Statistical report documenting Aboriginal women’s experiences of victimization, the extent of violence and the context in which it occurs.

Call into the Night: An Overview of Violence Against Aboriginal Women

Standing Committee on the Status of Women, March 2011

Findings of nation-wide consultation with stakeholders on the issue of violence against Aboriginal women. The reports discusses poverty, child welfare, missing and murdered Aboriginal women and the response of the justice system. Identified needs include support for opportunities for healing, housing and federal funding for non-profit organizations. Consultants call for the need to recognize Aboriginal women as leaders and the need for a coordinated, holistic approach to violence against women.

NWAC Community Resource Guide – What Can I Do to Help the Families of Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women and Girls?

Native Women’s Association of Canada, 2010

Awareness, policy and education initiative that addresses violence against Aboriginal women with a focus on violence that leads to the disappearance and death of Aboriginal women and girls in Canada. This guide has been prepared to share knowledge, and help communities respond and heal.

What Their Stories Tell Us: Research findings from the Sisters In Spirit initiative

Native Women’s Association of Canada, 2010

The third report on missing and murdered Aboriginal women. Presents demographic and statistical evidence, root causes and ways to move forward. Includes stories and experiences shared by families.

Voices of Our Sisters In Spirit: A Report to Families and Communities 2nd Edition

Sisters In Spirit, Native Women’s Association of Canada, March 2009

Updated 2008 report with additional information gained through interviews with participating families.

No More Stolen Sisters: The Need for a Comprehensive Response to Discrimination and Violence Against Indigenous Women in Canada

Amnesty International Canada, 2009

Highlights marginalization and inequality experienced by Indigenous women. Includes recommendations for the government of Canada and the government of British Columbia.

Voices of Our Sisters In Spirit: A Report to Families and Communities

Sisters In Spirit, Native Women’s Association of Canada, November 2008

Documents cases of missing and murdered women through interviews with participating families. Includes demographic and statistical research and identifies four key policy areas.

Aboriginal Women and Family Violence

Ipsos-Reid Corporation, July 2006

Employs qualitative data on the attitudes and opinions of Aboriginal women, both on and off reserve, on the issue of family violence and describes perceptions of incidence, coping mechanisms, perceived resources, and impacts, among other issues.

Stolen Sisters: A Human Rights Response to Discrimination and Violence against Indigenous Women in Canada

Amnesty International Canada, 2004

Discusses social issues contributing to violence against Indigenous women, including racism, poverty, marginalization, and inadequate police protection. Comprehensive recommendations for all levels of government.

NWAC Sisters in Spirit Vigils Toolkit – A Movement for Social Change

Native Women’s Association of Canada

How-to guide on hosting Sisters in Spirit Vigils to honour lost sisters and their families, and to pressure all levels of government to take action.

Selected Estimates of the Costs of Violence against Women

Centre for Research on Violence against Women and Children, 1995

Reports selected economic costs in Canada of sexual assault/rape, woman abuse in intimate partnerships and incest/child sexual assault in the policy areas of health/medicine, criminal justice, social services/education and labour/employment.

The economic dimensions of interpersonal violence

Waters, Hyder, Rajkotia, Basu, Rehwinkel, and Butchart, Department of Injuries & Violence Prevention, WHO, 2004

Economic effects of interpersonal violence, of interventions to reduce violence, and of economic conditions and policies on interpersonal violence.

RCMP Canadian Firearms Program Evaluation

RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, February 2010

The RCMP evaluative report on the Canadian Firearms Program, including the long gun registry, conducted by National Program Evaluation Services, completed February 2010 and released August 31, 2010.

Commissioner of Firearms - 2009 Report

RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, 2010, 2010

2009 annual report of the Canadian Firearms Program detailing prevalence and use of firearms.

Commissioner of Firearms - 2008 Report

RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, 2008

2008 annual report of the Canadian Firearms Program detailing prevalence and use of firearms.

Commissioner of Firearms – 2007 Report

RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, 2007

2007 annual report of the Canadian Firearms Program detailing prevalence and use of firearms.

Commissioner of Firearms – 2006 Report

RCMP Canadian Firearms Program, 2006

2006 annual report of the Canadian Firearms Program detailing prevalence and use of firearms.

Study on the Experiences of Abused Women in the Family Courts in Eight Regions in Ontario

M. Dragiewicz & W. DeKeseredy, Luke’s Place, November 2008

Documents and analyzes information from advocates and abused women negotiating the family court system in eight regions of Ontario, identifying gaps in existing services.

Good practices in legislation on violence against women

UN Division for the Advancement of Women, UN Office on Drugs and Crime, May 2008

Summarizes global experts’ general guidance on and proposed framework for developing legislation on violence against women.

Residents of Canada’s shelters for abused women 2008

J. Sauvé & M. Burns, Juristat, May 2009

Overview of shelters offering services to abused women and their children, including numbers, characteristics of women residing, reasons for seeking support services, and types of shelters.

Transforming our Communities

Report from the Domestic Violence Advisory Council for the Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues, May 2009

Recommendations for Ontario’s services for abused women and their children, focus on access/equity, education/training, child welfare, legal response, threat assessment and risk management.

Canada’s shelters for abused women, 2005/2006

A.Taylor-Butts, Juristat, June 2007

Profiles shelters providing residential services to abused women and their children across Canada in 2005/06, and selected demographic information of service users.

Canada’s Shelters for Abused Women, 2003/04

A. Taylor-Butts, Juristat, June 2005

Profiles shelters providing residential services to abused women and their children across Canada in 2003/04, and selected demographic information of service users.

Transition Homes in Canada: National, Provincial and Territorial Fact Sheets 2003/04

S. de Léséleuc & A.Taylor-Butts, Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, June 2005

Profiles of the facilities and services provided, demographics of residents.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile, 2010

Statistics Canada, May 2012

Annual statistical profile with a focus on the comparative analysis of family violence incidents and other forms of violent crimes to help broaden understanding of the factors that involved in violence within the family.

Scan on Funding and Policy Initiatives to Respond to Violence Against Women

Canadian Network of Women’s Shelters & Transition Houses, January 2011

Examines federal, provincial and territorial responses to violence against women (VAW), with an emphasis on shelter and transition house, second stage, sexual assault centres and other related services, 2006-2011.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile

Statistics Canada, 2011

Focuses on self-reported incidents of spousal victimization. Presents information on family violence against children and youth, family violence against seniors (aged 65 years and older), and family-related homicides.

Homicide in Canada, 2008

Sara Beattie, Juristat, October 2009

Trends in homicide, types of homicide including stats on spousal homicide.

Trends in police-reported serious assault

Mia Dauvergne, Juristat, October 2009

Statistics on police-reported family violence, gender of victim and relationship to victim.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2009

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2009

Profiles shelters for women and children fleeing abusive situations with fact sheets, data tables and figures examining spousal violence, family violence against children, youth and seniors (65+), and family-related homicides.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2008

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2008

Focus on spousal violence in the provinces and territories. Fact sheets, data tables and figures examining family violence against children, youth, and seniors (65+), and family-related homicides.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2007

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2007

Examines criminal histories of persons accused of spousal homicide or attempted spousal homicide. Presents analysis of family violence against children, youth, and seniors (65+).

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2006

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2006

Focus on the criminal history of persons charged with spousal violence over a 10-year timeframe (1995 to 2004). Includes reported incidence of child abuse and neglect.

Measuring Violence Against Women Statistical Trends 2006

H. Johnson, Statistics Canada, 2006

Prevalence and severity, effect and impact, risk factors, institutional and community-based responses and victims’ use of services.

Family Violence in Canada: A Statistical Profile 2005

Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, 2005

Focus on stalking and spousal violence incidences by women and men. Analysis of family-related homicide-suicides over 40 years. Details family-related homicides and non-lethal family-related violence against children, youth and older adults (65+).

Preliminary evaluation of an intervention program for maltreating fathers

K. Scott & C. Crooks, Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention, August 2007

Highlights the success of the Caring Dad’s program in engaging fathers who have been abusive towards their children, partners and/or the mothers of their children.

The Family Violence Initiative: Performance Report 2002-2003 & 2003-2004

Public Health Agency of Canada, 2005

An overview of the federal government’s investments and results in family violence prevention and intervention for the fiscal period April 2002 through March 2004.

Attitudinal change in participants of partner assault response (PAR) programs: A pilot project

K. Scott & L. Stewart, Research and Statistics Division, Department of Justice Canada, 2004

Examines the effectiveness of Partner Assault Response (PAR) programs in changing the attitudes of men who have been abusive towards their partners.

Men at work to end wife abuse in Quebec: A case study in claims making

J. Dankwort & R. Rausch, Violence Against Women, 2000

Highlights a number of systemic problems in responding to domestic violence and identifies three themes for a foundation of social change.

A Public Health Approach to Violence Prevention

Ontario Public Health Association, 1999

Public health strategies to prevent violence, specific recommendations for public health action.

Economic Well-being, Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report

Cara Williams, Statistics Canada, December 2010

This chapter of Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report (Sixth Edition) provides information on women’s incomes, earnings, financial security, retirement savings, education, occupations, participation in the labour force as mothers, home ownership and housing affordability, and the gender wage gap.

Paid Work, Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report Fifth Edition

Vincent Ferrao, Statistics Canada, December 2010

This chapter of Women in Canada: A Gender-based Statistical Report (Sixth Edition) examines the labour market experiences of women over time including employment and unemployment trends, part-time work, education, women with children in the labour market, self-employment, occupations, unionization, multiple job-holding and temporary work trends.

Ontario’s Growing Gap - The Role of Race and Gender

Sheila Block, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, June 2010

Analyzes how race and gender factor into income inequality. Shows Ontarians from racialized backgrounds are more likely to live in poverty, face barriers to finding a job, and receive less pay, and that sexism coupled with racial discrimination hinders racialized women’s earning power.

Towards a More Equal Canada – A Report on Canada’s Economic & Social Inequality

Broadbent Institute, October 2012

Reflection on the issue of income inequality from the new Broadbent Institute, including a call for a societal response.

Portraits of Families and Living Arrangements in Canada – Families, Households and Marital Status, 2011 Census of Population

Statistics Canada, September 2012

Statistical snapshots of families and living arrangements with the new addition of stepfamilies and foster children counted for the first time in 2011.

Budget 2012 – What Does it Mean for Women’s Economic Equality?

Canadian Labour Congress, May 2012

Addresses the need for a gender-based analysis of budgets suggesting to ensure potentially fruitful investments, such as childcare are not overloaded, and budgets don’t work against other efforts to foster gender equality.

A Budget for the Rest of Us – Alternative Federal Budget 2012

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, March 2012

CCPA’s 2012 annual federal budget outlines an alternative approach to federal government spending with topics including women’s equality, aboriginal women, early childhood education and care, housing, poverty, and income inequality.

Battle of the Wages: Who gets paid more, public or private sector workers?

Toby Sanger, Canadian Union of Public Employees, Ottawa, December 2011

This study compares salaries between public and private sector occupations, including data on age, gender and region.

Generational change in paid and unpaid work

Katherine Marshall Statistics Canada Canadian Social Trends, July 2011

Examines changes in the participation in and time spent on paid work and unpaid
household work of individuals aged 20 to 29 from three generations.

Alternative Federal Budget 2011 Rethink, Rebuild, Renew A Post-Recession Recovery Plan

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, 2011

CCPA’s 2011 annual federal budget process outlines an alternative approach to federal government spending that would include Aboriginal women, early childhood education and care, housing, women’s equality, poverty action and income inequality.

The Rise of Canada’s Richest 1%

Armine Yalnizyan, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, December 2010

Examines income trends in Canada from the 1920s to present day, looking at sources of income, taxation, public policy and how they relate to today’s vast income inequality.

If Women Mattered: The Case for Federally Funded Women-Centred Community Economic Development

Women’s Economic Council, 2010

Analyzes the current state of funding for women-centred community economic development and its impact on women’s economic security.

Pension Breakdown - How The Finance Ministers Bungled Pension Reform

Monica Townson, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Policy paper calling for changes to the retirement income system that would guarantee an adequate basic pension income to all Canadians.

The Plight of Young Workers

TD Economics, March 2012

Report on youth unemployment since the 2008 recession

Gender aspects of Employment Insurance presentation to the Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women

Ken Battle, Caledon Institute of Social Policy, March 2009

Discusses how Employment Insurance discriminates against low-wage workers and women, and the need for better benefits for working age adults.

Women and the Employment Insurance Program: The Gender Impact of Current Rules on Eligibility and Earnings Replacement

M. Townson & K. Hayes, Monica Townson Associates, March 2007

Recommendations to correct gender imbalance in EI regarding wage inequalities, legislation and other issues.

Pay Equity: A New Approach to a Fundamental Right

Pay Equity Task Force Final Report, 2004

Recommendations of the federal Pay Equity Task Force on wage inequities, legislation and implementation of pay equity.

Revisiting Family Security in Insecure Times - 2011 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada

Campaign 2000, 2011

Annual report on child and family poverty from national coalition, issued every November.

2010 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada: 1989-2010

Campaign 2000, 2010

Annual report on child and family poverty from national coalition, issued every November.

Women’s Poverty and the Recession

Monica Townson, Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, September 2009

Overview of women’s poverty with a focus of women’s economic security in recessions.

2009 Report Card on Child and Family Poverty in Canada

Campaign 2000, 2009

Annual report on child and family poverty from national coalition, issued every November.

Bridging the Gaps. Violence, Poverty & Women’s Shelters: An update on non/resources for Women with Disabilities

DAWN-RAFH Canada, November 2008

Analyzes issues affecting disabled women regarding violence, poverty, services, shelters and housing. Provides recommendations and future directions.

Women in Parliament

Julie Cool, Library of Canada, July 2010

Discusses women in Canadian and international parliaments, parties’ roles in selection of women candidates, effects of the electoral system on women’s representation and how to make parliament a women-friendly environment.

Ballot Box Barriers: An action plan for engaging more women in the municipal democratic process

Association of Manitoba Municipalities, June 2010

Identifies barriers and possible solutions to bring more women into municipal government. Looks at initiatives promoting women in government across Canada and explores the role of women in Canadian and global governments.

Women In The House - A Reader on New Brunswick Women in the Legislative Assembly

N.B. Advisory Council on the Status of Women, May 2010

Profiles women in the New Brunswick legislature and includes information on what women, political parties and governments can do to get more women involved in politics.

Getting to 30% by 2026

Federation of Canadian Municipalities, 2006

Based on discussions from across Canada in 2005-2006, this report lists strategies for municipal councils to further the involvement of women in municipal government.