Resources TABLE of CONTENTS Summary Preamble Part I : Status Report 1996-97 Part II : Action Plan 1997-98 Section I : General Information Section II : Identification of Community Needs Section III : Action Plan Contents and Timetable Section IV : Communications Plan Section V : Signature Part III : What do you think of our Action Plan? The Report & Action Plan is available for download in Word for Windows format. Please be advised that the size of the Paper is 86 Kb.

STATUS REPORT 1996-1997 and ACTION PLAN 1997 - 1998 Implementation of Section 41 of the Official Languages Act Part II : Action Plan Section III. Action Plan Contents and Timetable Measures (national or regional) proposed by the institution to respond to community needs, timeline for each measure, one project officer for each program or activity Proposed means by which the institution will inform the official-languages minority communities of its programs and services Measures proposed to evaluate success of expected results Financial and other resources dedicated to completion of Action Plan

National

MEASURE	TIMELINE	OFFICER
SWC will ensure that official language minority women’s organizations have access to all policy research papers, studies, etc. funded under its new policy research mandate, that calls for proposals are sent to official-language minority groups and that the research work funded will reflect the diversity of the Canadian population including official-language minority women.	ongoing	Research
Social development assistance will continue to be provided to official-language minority women’s organizations, including encouragement to link efforts with other organizations working on the same issues. Women’s Program staff will ensure that official-language minority women’s organizations are part of the coalition building within the women’s movement.	ongoing	National Women’s Program
Staff will facilitate the sharing of resources developed by national organizations, as well as the linking of organizations where their individual efforts would be enhanced through co-operation.	ongoing	National Women’s Program
Funding will continue to be recommended in support of official-language minority women’s organizations for activities which meet the Women’s Program criteria and priorities.	ongoing	National Women’s Program
WP staff will work closely with national official-language minority women’s organization to ensure smooth transition to implementation of the Women’s Program new framework in 1997-98 and of its new funding guidelines and mechanisms in 1998-99.	ongoing	National Women’s Program
SWC will continue to ensure that official-language minority women’s organizations have access to policy documents and communications materials produced in both official languages. SWC also will continue to involve official-language minority women’s organizations in its various consultations mechanisms i.e. teleconferences, meetings, roundtables.	ongoing	Policy Analysis and Development, External Relations & Communications
In the context of carrying out gender-based analysis of government policies and legislation, SWC will examine the specific impact on diverse groups of women including, where relevant, those from official-language minority communities.	ongoing	Policy Analysis and Development
SWC will continue to take into consideration the diversity of women including official-language minority women in the nomination and selection process for non-governmental representatives to serve on Canadian delegations.	ongoing	External Relations and Communications
SWC launched and will maintain its Internet site, accessible in both official languages.	Early 1997-98 and ongoing	External Relations and Communications
The needs of official-language minority women will be taken into consideration in the development of the department’s annual Report on Planning and Priorities.	Beginning spring 1998 and ongoing	Executive Secretariat
SWC will distribute copies of the 1997-98 Action Plan to all staff with a note from the Co-ordinator regarding the significance of Section 41.	Winter 1997-98	Executive Secretariat

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British Colombia/Yukon

MEASURE	TIMELINE	OFFICER
Funding of a community-based initiative to identify and address barriers to the establishment of French language child care, and facilitation of contacts between the francophone minority women’s community in British-Columbia and those federal and provincial programs related to child care.	first quarter	Regional Co-ordinator
Facilitation of contact(s) between British Columbia’s francophone minority women’s community and officials of the British Columbia Ministry of Women’s Equality , Human Resources Development Canada, and British Columbia Women’s Enterprise Centre.	1997-98	Regional Co-ordinator and Special Projects Officer
Championing of the priority issues of francophone minority women at inter-departmental and inter-governmental meetings, including the Women’s Employment Advisory Committee, Pacific Council of Senior Federal Officials, and the federal Children’s Committee.	ongoing	All regional staff
Assisting financially and with the recruitment of federal government officials for a first workshop on non-sexist use of the French language in Whitehorse and a second series of this workshop in Vancouver.	September 1997 November 1997 February 1998	Regional Co-ordinator
Development of a project with Réseau Femmes to address the curriculum needs of young women and girls in light of the establishment of a French language school board in British Columbia.	third quarter	Regional Co-ordinator
Initiation in British Columbia of a project to promote the consideration of gender in all Section 41 federal departmental planning and evaluation processes.	third quarter	Regional Co-ordinator
Maintain close, ongoing relationship with francophone minority women’s organizations in British Columbia and the Yukon to determine other ways in which SWC resources can be accessed by them to support their change-oriented strategies.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator and Special Projects Officer
Identify ways in which SWC can inter-regionally support networking between organizations representative of francophone minority women living in the far north.	fourth quarter	B.C. - Yukon Regional Co-ordinator and Prairies - NWT Regional Co-ordinator

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Prairies

MEASURE	TIMELINE	OFFICER
Maintain close, ongoing relationship with official-language minority women’s organizations to determine ways in which Women’s Program resources can be accessed by them to support change-oriented strategies.	ongoing	Program Officers
Collaborate with officials from the Official Language Program.	ongoing	Program Officers
Distribute Women’s Program ‘s brochures to target groups.	ongoing	Program Officers
Encourage organizations which receive support from the Women’s Program to address the needs of women from official-language minority communities.	ongoing	Program Officers
Foster links between official-language minority women’s organizations and other women’s equality seeking groups especially on issues related to violence and entrepreneurship.	ongoing	Program Officers

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Ontario

MEASURE	TIMELINE	OFFICER
Social development assistance will continue to be provided to official-language minority women’s organizations, including encouragement to link efforts with anglophone groups working on the same issues of concern. Anglophone groups will be encouraged to become more inclusive in order to enable coalition-building.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Staff will facilitate the sharing of resources developed by community groups as well as the linking of groups where their individual efforts would be enhanced through co-operation.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Funding will continue to be recommended to official-language minority women’s organizations for activities consistent with WP criteria and priorities.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Interpretation is provided at consultations organized by SWC, where needed.	as needed	Regional Co-ordinator
Documentation is made available in both official languages.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator

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Québec

MEASURE	TIMELINE	OFFICER
Work with official-language minority women’s organizations to better understand anglophone minority concerns.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Continue to collaborate with officials from the Official Languages Program	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Consult directly with organizations at the departmental regional consultations.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Distribute Women’s Program’s brochure and other SWC documents in English to target groups.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Continue to provide support to requests from organizations representing doubly disadvantaged women.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator
Encourage organizations which receive support from the Women’s Program to address the needs of doubly disadvantaged women.	ongoing	Regional Co-ordinator

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Atlantic

MEASURE	TIMELINE	OFFICER
Maintain communications and meet, as needed, with francophone women and organizations working to address their concerns.	ongoing	Program Officers
As well, in New Brunswick: Assist francophone women’s organizations working for the advancement of women to improve their modes of intervention, increase their effectiveness and co-ordinate their actions; and	1997-98	Regional Co-ordinator
Develop, in partnership with the community of francophone women, a consultation committee (table de concertation) composed of New Brunswick francophone women’s organizations. Several meetings are scheduled to be held this year to examine similarities and partnership possibilities with a view to a better co-ordination of resources and efforts in regards to issues presently pursued by organizations.	1997-98	Regional Co-ordinator

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Last updated : dec 8 1997