If you have been through a situation like this and want to contribute to improving support and responses for others like you, then we want to hear from you.
The Canadian Center for Women’s Empowerment (CCFWE) work is informed by women and gender-diverse people who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV), particularly economic abuse. We have seen that as a relationship ends, survivors often find it hard to get their fair share of the financial assets. It’s even harder for those who have not had control of or access to their finances.
The goal of this group is to provide women and gender-diverse people an opportunity to share their voice. Your insight will help inform and shape our work, supporting us to identify the tools and resources to fill important policy and practice gaps.
To ensure CCFWE’s work is truly survivor-driven, CCFWE has established the National Survivors Council (NSC) to create a survivor-led national voice on economic abuse that influences government policy, engages the public, and helps hold systems accountable for ending economic abuse. Within the NSC, the lived experiences, voices and stories of survivors will be transformed into policy action, prevention and national reform.
The NSC is structured as a strategic advisory group within the CCFWE to guide internal integration of survivor lived and living experience into the organization while positioning survivor expertise at the centre of external and national conversations. Doing so will lay the groundwork for future concepts and reforms across governments, financial institutions, and community systems.
The broader and long-term impact of the National Survivor Council will ensure system changes are more inclusive of survivor voices in meaningful and ongoing ways. You will also help women and gender-diverse people facing challenges like these, meet other survivors who have had similar experiences, and gain skills and information from one another.
Apply for March 2026 launch here. Prospective applicants please note that you will be required to sign into Google to apply.
Questions? Contact us at [email protected]
