In August 2025, LEAF provided a submission on the Upcoming Federal Budget to the Department of Finance Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the submission, LEAF made the following recommendations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Recommendation 1: <\/strong>That the government create an independent federal Gender-Based Violence Commissioner to monitor the implementation of Canada\u2019s National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence and future efforts to end gender-based violence, with an annual budget of $3 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recommendation 2: <\/strong>That the government amend the Employment Insurance Act in order to address gender-based discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Recommendation 3: <\/strong>That the government provide operational funding of $50 million over five years, starting in 2026-27, to support national gender equality organizations advancing systemic change for women, girls, trans and non-binary people in Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Read and download the submission here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\nLEAF-Written-Submission-for-Pre-Budget-Consultations-in-Advance-of-the-Upcoming-Federal-Budget-Department-of-Finance<\/a>\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25914","submission","type-submission","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n