by BSCC | Apr 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
Migrant Women’s Rights Project In 2016, the Barbra Schlifer Clinic convened a consortium of organizations, front-line service providers, agencies and researchers who separately work with women and gender diverse people with precarious immigration status who are...
by BSCC | Apr 9, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
Criminalization of Women A disproportionate number of women and gender diverse people who were reporting violence against them, found themselves facing criminal charges. The Criminalization of Women Project seeks to reverse this trend. The Criminalization of Women...
by BSCC | Apr 6, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
Guiding Systemic Responses to Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Through Risk Assessment: A Survivor-Centric Approach With funding from Women and Gender Equality Canada and in partnership with agencies across Canada, researchers, and survivors, of violence, we are...
by BSCC | Mar 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Project
#ANDMETOO #AndMeToo levels the ground for survivors from complex socio-economic backgrounds to voice their concerns and seek advice. With its re-appearance as a hashtag in October 2017, #MeToo encouraged thousands of women around the world to start sharing their...
by BSCC | May 25, 2018 | Advocacy, News
The Clinic welcomes the changes as proposed by the federal government in Bill C-78. The proposed legislation would make changes to the Divorce Act, the Family Orders and Agreements Enforcement Assistance Act, and the Garnishment, Attachment and Pension Diversion Act....
by BSCC | Mar 19, 2015 | Advocacy, News
“Recent policy changes have made things more difficult for immigrant seniors, who typically come to Canada either as sponsored family members or refugees”, Friesen said. Citizenship and Immigration Canada recently increased the amount of time families must...
