Quebec – Gender-based violence (GBV) continues to be an issue in Quebec and across Canada. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations, and it continues to afflict people from all walks of life. On the eve of the days of activism against gender-based violence, Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth, and Martine Biron, Quebec’s Minister Responsible for the Status of Women, announced an agreement to address gender-based violence.
The federal government invests $97.3 million over four years to support Quebec’s actions under its Integrated Government Strategy to Counteract Sexual Violence and Domestic Violence, and to Rebuild Trust 2022-2027 (Integrated Violence Strategy).
This funding is in addition to the $462.4 million already being invested by the Government of Quebec to implement its Integrated Violence Strategy and aims to enhance actions taken under this initiative. The objectives of the strategy are focused on prevention, awareness, and detection, as well as implementing psychosocial, medical, legal, police, and correctional interventions to ensure women’s wellbeing and safety.
“Gender-based violence has no place in Canada or anywhere else. This bilateral agreement will help the Government of Quebec continue to implement a strategy that addresses the priorities and needs of the groups most likely to be affected by GBV within its territory. This funding will support interventions that have already been developed under Quebec’s Integrated Violence Strategy, and it will bring us closer to a future where everyone has the right to live free from violence.” – Marci Ien, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth