Press Releases & Statements

5 June 2024 – Today, Women’s Shelters Canada’s (WSC) Tech Safety Canada Project released two reports on the impact and prevalence of tech-facilitated gender-based violence (TFGBV). Across Canada, technology is being misused by perpetrators to harm women, girls, and gender-diverse people. Insights Into Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence: A Survey of Women’s Shelter and Transition House Workers […]

7 May 2024 – Today, Women’s Shelters Canada issued an open letter with the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment to Canadian banks: Recent events have highlighted the pressing issue of e-transfers being misused to perpetrate domestic violence. Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) and the Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE) urge you to take action to […]

Nearly 4 out of 5 men in Canada are not always comfortable confronting sexist comments and jokes on social media  Montreal, Friday, March 8, 2024 – Women’s Shelters Canada, a charitable organization that supports shelters that accommodate women and their children fleeing violence, is proud to launch today, on International Women’s Day, the “Crickets” initiative […]

Today, Women’s Shelters Canada released a new report examining the violence against women (VAW) shelter and transition house sector in Canada. The report, Feminist Brain Drain: Labour Issues and Worker Wellness in the VAW Shelter Sector, provides information on: the scope of the labour crisis; elements that contribute to staff retention or turnover; recruitment; systemic […]

On February 21st, Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre shared his support for banning transgender women from women’s spaces, services, and shelters. Feminist and women-serving organizations recognize that any attack on the rights of transgender people is an attack on gender equity and women’s rights. In 2021, feminist and women-serving organizations across Canada signed a joint […]

Dear colleagues and friends, I am writing to share what is, for me, HUGE news. I will be retiring at the end of April 2024. It has been an incredible honour and privilege to have dedicated my career to gender justice. My career spans 37 years, of which 25 were spent leading national women’s organizations […]

17 November 2023 Rt. Hon. Justin Trudeau Prime Minister of Canada Office of the Prime Minister 80 Wellington Street Ottawa, ON K1A 0A2 Subject: Feminist Organizations Joint Appeal for Immediate Ceasefire in Gaza Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, We, the undersigned, a coalition of feminist, gender justice, and human rights organizations, come together to add our […]

9 November 2023 – The National Action Plan (NAP) to End Gender-based Violence (GBV) was launched on November 9, 2022 by Women and Gender Equality Canada. On the one-year anniversary, the following represents what gender justice organizations know to date, concerns that remain, and recommendations to move forward collectively with government. What we know: The […]

Ottawa, 31 March 2023 Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC), the Transition House Association of Nova Scotia (THANS) and Be the Peace Institute (BTPI) are pleased that the Mass Casualty Commission’s final report reflects the concerns raised by the gender-based violence sector during its inquiry into the events of April 2020 in Portapique, Nova Scotia. “The Commissioners […]

30 March 2023 – Although we have had limited time to review the budget given our work with the Shockproofing Communities Summit this week, it appears as though reference to gender-based violence (GBV) in the 2023 federal budget is limited to the Statement on Gender Equality and Diversity in Canada. The document acknowledges the increase […]