Advancing the National Action Plan in Alberta

ACWS has long recognized the need for a national action plan on gender-based violence based on international conventions and has supported efforts through its membership with Women’s Shelters Canada to advance this objective.

Canada needs a National Action Plan (NAP) on violence against women (VAW) to ensure that women in all areas of the country and across the world have access to comparable levels of services and protection. A NAP would also build a shared understanding of the root causes of VAW as well as coordinated and effective efforts across the federal, provincial, territorial, and municipal levels.

ACWS' Response to the NAP to End Gender-Based Violence

Why Does Canada Need a National Action Plan? Women deserve the same level of service and the same supports no matter where they live in Canada. And domestic violence incidents often follow women no matter where they live or relocate. Click to read ACWS' position statement.

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The National Action Plan

Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) consulted and collaborated with stakeholders from coast to coast to coast to advocate for and develop a National Action Plan on VAW/GBV. Their full report was delivered on April 30, 2021.

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Find Your MLA

Find your provincial MLA's contact information and let them know that you support the National Action Plan to end gender-based violence.

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Find Your MP

Find your federal MP's contact information and let them know that you support the National Action Plan to end gender-based violence.

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