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STATUS REPORT 1998-99 and ACTION PLAN 1999-2000 Implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act PART II.   SECTION I. GENERAL INFORMATION

Table of Contents
Action Plan 1999-2000 - Summary
Preamble
Part I: Status Report for 1998-99

• Section I: Summary of Achievements for 1998-99
• Section II: Status Report on 1998-99 Action Plan

A - DESCRIPTION OF THE ORGANIZATION

Status of Women Canada (SWC) was established by the Government of Canada in 1976 to co-ordinate policies with respect to the status of women and administer related programs.

The mission of the agency is to promote gender equality and the full participation of all women in the economic, social, cultural and political life of the country. The primary responsibilities of the agency are to:

• use the tools and information at its disposal to ensure that legislation, policies and programs advance women's equality throughout the federal government;

• conduct gender-based analysis of legislation, policies and programs, and recommend changes to ensure that government decisions are of benefit to all Canadians, women and men equally;

• promote the implementation of gender-based policy analysis throughout the federal government;

• promote and monitor the progress of the status of women throughout the country;

• fund policy research and integrate the research findings into the policy development process;

• provide financial and technical assistance to women's and other voluntary organizations at community, regional and national levels, to support actions which advance gender equality; and

• collaborate with provincial and territorial governments, international organizations and other countries, women's organizations, and other stakeholders, to advance gender equality.

• improving women's economic autonomy;

• eliminating systemic violence against women and children; and

• advancing women's human rights.

Within these priorities, specific strategies over the next three years will focus on five key areas: unpaid work, paid work and employment, social policy reform, systemic violence against women and children, and changing personal relationships.

SWC's priorities provide a broad, longer-term framework for all aspects of the department's work and will continue to guide the substantive work of the department in its three service lines:

• equitable public policy: to promote and contribute to strengthened and more equitable public policy through policies, research, legislation, programs and services that take into account gender implications, the diversity of women's perspectives and the reality of women's lives;

• informed and effective stakeholders: to support a wider range of informed and effective stakeholders working actively for gender equality, including organizations and institutions in the public, private and non-profit sectors; and

• departmental effectiveness: to ensure a service-oriented, results-based and efficient SWC.

Additional information on SWC's plans, priorities, key areas and strategies can be found in Part III - Report on Plans and Priorities of the 1999-2000 Estimates for SWC, also posted on the SWC Internet web site: www.swc-cfc.gc.ca.


B - PERIOD COVERED BY THIS ACTION PLAN

This Action Plan covers the period from April 1, 1999 to March 31, 2000.


C - OFFICERS RESPONSIBLE

Senior Official Responsible for the Preparation of the Action Plan:	Jackie Claxton Director General Women's Program and Regional Operations
National Section 41 Co-ordinator:	Helen Doyon A/Policy and Planning Officer Women's Program and Regional Operations Ottawa
Regional Section 41 Co-ordinators:
British Columbia/Yukon	Lorraine Cameron Regional Co-ordinator Women's Program and Regional Operations Vancouver
Prairies/Northwest Territories	Lynn Foster Regional Co-ordinator Women's Program and Regional Operations Edmonton
Ontario	Donna Slater Regional Co-ordinator Women's Program and Regional Operations Toronto
Québec/Nunavut	Lucie Marchessault-Lussier Director Women's Program and Regional Operations Montréal
Atlantic	Marie Paule Mattice Regional Co-ordinator Women's Program and Regional Operations New Brunswick