1. Provide input and recommendations on addressing Economic Abuse by reviewing policies, Financial Codes of Conduct and resources for financial institutions service providers.
2. Develops recommendations to influence the government’s policies to end gender-based violence, economic injustice, the gender and racial wage gaps, and employment insurance, aiming to increase employment and leadership opportunities for women and survivors across four provinces.
3. Provides a central point for industry and government to seek community input to family violence responses.
4. Shares examples of best practices and policy recommendations that continue to evolve as issues are further considered and new examples of best practices arise.
5. Provides contacts and guidance to promote and advocate against economic abuse, financial abuse, and injustice.
   
   

  Advantages of joining the Policy and Advocacy Committee

• Access to trauma-informed Economic Abuse prevention and responding education materials, advocacy tool kits, free webinars for your team members and evidence-based data
• Contribute to CCFWE’s submissions to the federal and provincial governments
• Develop skills in implementing protocols for survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV); including recognition policies, and training tool. Learn more about our public policy and system change work.  

Promoting Equitable Banking and Finance Services

• Advise and give feedback on the development of tools and training programs to identify and reduce incidences of domestic Economic Abuse in the banking and financial institution.
• Participate in testing of sample implementation tools for the financial sector and banks.
• Explore emerging opportunities for economic justice, equity and inclusion in the development of customer service programs.
• Advise and give feedback on the development of trauma informed tools and training programs to identify and reduce incidences of Economic Abuse.
  
  

Advantage of joining the Financial and Banking Services Committee

• Members will develop skills in implementing protocols for vulnerable persons; including identifying and responding to Domestic Financial and Economic Abuse on everyday banking and accessing free training materials and tools.
• Members will learn how direct customer support can provide a crucial check between perpetrators and victims. 
• Members will broaden their understanding of the implications of Economic Abuse, financial trauma, and improve client services in a trauma-informed manner.
• Corporations can reduce unrecoverable debts by flagging early signs of Domestic Financial and Economic Abuse. 
• Strengthen long-term trust relationships with customers by having the tools and protocols in place to offer customized solutions for victims of Economic Abuse.    
• Provides the opportunity to learn the best practices UK and Australia who are further advanced at identifying and responding to Domestic Financial and Economic Abuse.