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$2 million for human trafficking services was pledged by the Ontario government: Rape crisis centres wait — and worry — for details on promised provincial funding

Ontario's rape crisis centres await details from the provincial government on a $2 million funding announcement addressing resources for sexual ...
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PC Government commits $2 million for human trafficking; but ends funding to reduce wait-times: OCRCC Responds

Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres (OCRCC) has learned that the PC Government intends to commit to $2 million in ...
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$1 million cut to rape crisis funding a ‘callous place to pinch pennies’

Last year, the provincial government announced stopgap funding to help shorten wait times for victims of sexual violence to speak ...
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Ontario government denies extra funding to sexual assault centres

Advocates for Ontario’s 42 sexual assault centres say the provincial government will not renew a $1-million funding boost next year, ...
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Ontario Ends Extra Funding For Rape Crisis Centres As Wait Times Soar

The Ontario government will not provide cash-strapped rape crisis centres with any additional funding this year, despite a spike in ...
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Ontario cancels $1M for rape crisis centres, prompting concerns wait times will spike

Ontario's 42 rape crisis centres have learned the $1 million funding boost they received last year from the province will ...
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Province will not renew $1M in funding to cut waitlists at rape crisis centres

Two weeks before International Women’s Day, a network of sexual assault centres across Ontario received news that additional funding provided ...
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Government axes $1M funding boost for rape crisis centres

The province has axed an additional $1 million in funding for the province’s 42 rape crisis centres, which are now ...
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Government ends One-time Funding Resources for Ontario Sexual Assault Centres: OCRCC Responds

A year ago, in the face of increased demands for service and crushing wait lists for supportive counselling to survivors ...
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‘No one should have to wait’: Supports for sexual assault survivors

The Toronto Rape Crisis Centre and Ontario’s 41 other sexual-assault centres are a lifeline to scores of survivors of sexual ...
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