For immediate release: Time for government action to end violence against women and gender-based violence

Calling on governments to take steps to achieve a Canada free of gender-based violence

National roadmap to ending violence against women

A new article by Samantha McCabe in The Tyee on the National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-based Violence describes the history and pillars of the plan as well as interviews those involved in its development, including our Legal Director, Pamela Cross.

Pamela Cross,

Achieving a gender-based violence free Canada

After several months of intense work, Women’s Shelters Canada (WSC) today launches its Roadmap to a National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence.  Its report to guide the implementation of the NAP was submitted to Minister for Women and Gender Equality Maryam Monsef at the end of April,

Family violence training for family law advisers: What you don’t know can hurt you and your client

The Department of Justice (DoJ) Canada has launched an online course for family law practitioners on family violence.

In 2018, the DoJ hired Luke’s Place to undertake research into family violence screening for family law practitioners. Family law lawyers are often the first point of contact for those entering the family justice system.

Six common mistakes to avoid when completing financial statements

This is a brief summary of a paper prepared by Robert Shawyer and Andrew Sudano for the Law Society of Ontario‘s The Six-Minute Family Law Lawyer. Their paper was titled, “An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: The Six Most Common Mistakes When Drafting Financial Statements And How to Avoid Them.”

Don’t ignore the proposed budget section

The first common mistake is ignoring the proposed budget section at the end of the financial statement.

What will it take to end gender-based violence in Canada?

Answer: A National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender Based Violence would certainly help.

Women’s Shelters Canada was asked and funded by the department of Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) to develop a strategic engagement with anti-violence leaders across Canada to inform the development of a National Action Plan (NAP) on Violence Against Women (VAW) and Gender-Based Violence (GBV).

Supporting women to access family law supports during COVID-19

Luke’s Place offers a variety of supports to women and their advocates in Ontario during the pandemic
For women
If you are in Durham Region
(Ajax, Brock, Clarington, Oshawa, Pickering, Scugog, Uxbridge and Whitby) Contact us at 905-728-0978 ext. 235 Monday to Friday 9 am to 4:30 pm for and Intake Assessment.

Bridging the gap between the needs of survivors of family violence and the realities of family court

Luke’s Place joined the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children for a webinar on supporting women through family court.

Our Legal Director, Pamela Cross, discussed the challenges survivors face when seeking safety and support in the family court. She was joined by Linda Baker of CREVAW who looked at the impact of trauma in this context.

Government of Canada Commits to National Action Plan (NAP) on Gender Based Violence (GBV)

Luke’s Place co-chairs working group for National Action Plan on Gender-Based Violence