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Details of Transfer Payment Programs (TPP)
 

Women's Program
 
1. Strategic outcome: Equality for women and their full participation in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada
2. Program activity: Women's participation in Canadian society
3. Name of transfer payment program: Women's Program – Grants and contributions to organizations to carry out eligible projects that address women's economic and social conditions and advance their participation in democratic life (Voted).
4. Start date: 1973
5. End date: September 2011
6. Description: The mandate of the Women's Program is to advance equality for women across Canada through improvement of their economic and social conditions and their participation in democratic life.
7. Expected results: Increased participation of women in their communities
 
  ($ millions)
  8.
Forecast spending 2009–10
9.
Planned spending 2010–11
10.
Planned spending 2011–12
11.
Planned spending 2012–13
12. Total grants 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75
  Total contributions 5.2 5.2 4.2 4.2
13. Total transfer payments 19.95 19.95 18.95 18.95
 
Sisters in Spirit initiative
 
1. Strategic outcome: Equality for women and their full participation in the economic, social and democratic life of Canada
2. Program activity: Women's participation in Canadian society
3. Name of transfer payment program: Contributions to the Native Women's Association of Canada for the Sisters in Spirit initiative (Voted)
4. Start date: 2005
5. End date: 2009–2010
6. Description: The Sisters in Spirit initiative addresses the underlying factors contributing to racialized, sexualized violence against Aboriginal women, often resulting in their disappearance or murder.
7. Expected results: Engagement and support of other government departments in strategic partnerships to address issues related to violence against Aboriginal women.
  ($ millions)
  8.
Forecast spending 2009–10
9.
Planned spending 2010–11
10.
Planned spending 2011–12
11.
Planned spending 2012–13
12. Total grants
  Total contributions 1.0
13. Total transfer payments 1.0