The Fall 2025 round of Women’s Shelters Canada’s (WSC) Shelter Ready Fund is now open!
WSC will be providing twenty (20) $21,500 grants to violence against women (VAW) shelters across the country to be used to enhance, expand, and/or continue programs/projects at shelter/transition houses that are either Indigenous led and/or primarily (more than 50%) support Indigenous women.
Apply to the Shelter Ready Fund if:
- You operate a shelter/transition house in Canada whose primary mandate is to offer 24/7 residential services for women, children, 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and/or gender non-binary people fleeing domestic violence.
And are either:
- Indigenous led
OR
- Primarily (more than 50%) support Indigenous communities
Grantees will be selected with geography and population in mind as we strive to fund a cross-section of shelters from across the country while ensuring urban and rural areas are being equally considered. Priority will go to those with an operating budget of $500,000 or less and to those who did not receive Shelter Ready funding in the pilot round of 2023. We encourage all to apply.
The application period closes on Friday, October 3, at 11:59 PT.
Invitations have been sent to all violence against women (VAW) shelter and transition house organizations across the country. If you haven’t received an invitation, please check your junk mail folder for an email from Women’s Shelters Canada. Otherwise, please contact us at grants@endvaw.ca.
Read the FAQ document for more information.
