Actions and Commitments:
Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Québec"
Updates on this page: 15
(Filtered by Theme "Govt. Commitments to Indigenous Women")
March 5, 2023
National Inuit organization, RCMP start work to prevent human trafficking
‘When Inuit women move south, they are at risk’ — Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada president CBC News: The national organization representing Inuit says it’s ready to start working with the RCMP to protect Inuit from human trafficking networks — especially in southern communities where they are more vulnerable. Natan Obed, president of Inuit Tapiriit...
November 9, 2022
National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence a significant step towards gender equality
Pictou County, Nova Scotia – Women and Gender Equality Canada Living a life free from violence is a fundamental human right, but gender‑based violence (GBV) continues to be a significant barrier to achieving gender equality in Canada. It is one of the most pervasive, deadly, and deeply rooted human rights violations of our time. Federal,...
December 16, 2021
Funding Increase
CISION – Québec government is increasing the funding for the 2021-2022 call for projects – Sexual, domestic and family violence in Indigenous contexts by $6 million. This raises the total investment for this initiative from $5.4 million to $11.4 million. Launched last August, this call for projects has four objectives: 1. Prevent and counter sexual...
December 3, 2021
Tracking Bracelets
Québec Native Women – Recommendations on making tracking bracelet for offenders and victim of domestic violence more effective for Indigenous women: • How will it work in small communities where offender and victim live in close proximity • How can it be adjusted to work in communities with poor cellular coverage • How will police...
June 3, 2021
Funding to address domestic violence
$28.5M over 5 years for programs to address domestic violence: $10 million has been allocated to help support prevention and intervention services in the field of domestic and family violence in Nunavik. $9.8 million will be made available to Indigenous police forces to meet specific needs connected with domestic and family violence $6 million for the implementation of...
December 4, 2020
Funding to adapt police intervention towards victims of domestic violence
$18M funding to finance a set of measures intended to better adapt police intervention to the realities of Indigenous communities, in particular when it comes to women who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault. Funding includes: $1.2M to combat the sexual exploitation of Indigenous women and girls and countering all forms of sexual...
March 12, 2020
2020-21 Budget investments
$200M over 5 yrs Investments from Quebec’s 2020-21 budget to implement initiatives that will support Indigenous women and girls and improve access to services that are culturally adapted and thus meet the needs of Indigenous people. The Regroupement des centres d’amitié autochtones du Québec (RCAAQ) believes that the Government of Québec will consider the observations...
August 10, 2018
Special unit created to investigate Indigenous complaints against police
Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI) CISION – Québec Ministry of Public Security confirming the establishment of a special unit, including certain additional measures, within the Bureau des enquêtes indépendantes (BEI), which function will be to investigate any complaint alleging criminal acts towards a First Nation member committed by a police officer in Québec. These new measures will come...
March 26, 2018
First Nations Forum on Sexual Assault
128 delegates from First Nations across the province of Québec. Organized in partnership by Québec Native Women (QNW) and the First Nations of Québec and Labrador Health and Social Services Commission (FNQLHSSC), the objective of this forum is to define an action plan to fight the cycle of sexual violence within First Nations by supporting...
March 22, 2018
Underfunding of First Nations Policing
AFNQL intends to demonstrate that the treatment of First Nation public safety, which among others results in the underfunding of police forces, confirms that security in our communities does not get the same consideration as that of non-native citizens. First Nation Policing is still recognized as a program, not an essential service as they claim....
October 23, 2017
Québec Native Women lose government funding
Announces that it will no longer be represented by its lawyers at the hearings of the Public Inquiry Commission due to financial realities limiting the organization’s access to legal expertise and the continued refusal of funding bodies in the Quebec government to ensure their access to legal representation....
May 28, 2017
May 28, 2017
Quebéc Native Women Open call for Indigenous women to participate in the Public Inquiry that starts in Val D’Or on June 5, 2017...
December 21, 2016
Role of the Viens Commission
Quebec government established the “Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress” in order to investigate, consider the facts and recommend concrete and effective corrective measures to be implemented by the Government of Québec and Indigenous officials. https://www.cerp.gouv.qc.ca/index.php?id=3&L=1...
December 21, 2016
Mandate of Viens Commission
Public Inquiry Commission on relations between Indigenous Peoples and certain public services in Québec: listening, reconciliation and progress Mandate will be to investigate more broadly the discrimination in the administration of public services towards the members of the Indigenous Peoples of Québec. The following public services are targeted: police, correctional, legal, health and social services,...
August 17, 2016
Demand for provincial inquiry into police abuse
Ensure the inquiry focuses on the situation Indigenous communities encounter with Québec public services, particularly with police forces and health and social services as well as educational institutions. Indigenous organizations also demand a provincial inquiry into police abuse given the alleged sexual assaults against indigenous women at Val-d’Or....