Women’s Shelters Canada collaborates with a number of partners and stakeholders. We strongly believe that coordinated efforts are required to address the complexity and pervasiveness of violence against women in Canada and around the world.

National Action Plan

We’re ready to get the NAP on the road! Are you?

Tech Safety Canada

 Equips shelter and transition house workers with the knowledge and resources they need to support women, children, and gender-diverse people with their experiences of Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence

Sheltersafe.ca

ShelterSafe.ca is an online resource helping women and their children seeking safety from violence and abuse.

Research and Policy

Women’s Shelters Canada produces research reports, discussion papers, policy briefs, and high-level environmental scans on a variety of issues related to violence against women (VAW).

Knowledge Exchange

Women’s Shelters Canada connects shelters and shelter associations across provinces and territories, better enabling them to share practices, insights, and knowledge across the sector.

Second Stage Transitional Housing New Build Project

This four-year project aims to support up to 16 second stage transitional housing new build projects across Canada.

Shelters: More than a Refuge from Violence

Shelters and transition houses are much more than refuges from violence – they are places where women rebuild their lives.

Shelter Voices

Each year, WSC publishes Shelter Voices from data collected from shelters across the country, highlighting the voices behind the numbers.

WSC on the Hill

Acting as a national, unified voice for the shelter sector in Canada, WSC engages with individual MPs and Parliamentary Standing Committees on a variety of issues.