Jennifer Blatherwick, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has released the following statement in recognition of the International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers:

Indigenous women and girls on Vancouver Island will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Indigenous women and girls in northern B.C. will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Indigenous women and girls in southern B.C. will receive increased community-led support through $1 million from the Giving Voice project.

Lisa Beare, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, and Kelli Paddon, Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, have released the following joint statement in recognition of the annual Consent Awareness Week 2024:

More survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence will soon have access to more accessible support and counselling services.

Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care, has issued the following statement as students return to school:

A new, online reporting tool has been created to support B.C. employers with an efficient way to prepare pay transparency reports.

New funding for B.C.’s Path Forward Community Fund will support Indigenous-led solutions to violence against women, girls and 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and promote community safety, capacity building and self determination in addressing systemic causes of gender-based violence.

Premier David Eby has issued the following statement marking International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: