G7 2025: A Summit of Missed Opportunities
From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…
Rich polluter profits tax could raise up to $400 billion and help phase out fossil fuels
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Easing the burden on mothers in refugee camps
For many refugees, one of the toughest things they have to face while trying to survive…
Oxfam Canada is pleased to announce the second round of the Stand Up for SRHR Financial Support for Community-Based…
Earlier this week, Israel announced that it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.…
“I found out I was pregnant during the war.” News of a growing family is…
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Four Years of Action: How Far Have Canadian Brands Come?
Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…
Your Vote, Your Power: What’s at Stake?
Canada’s next Federal Election is now in full swing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher considering…
On the Ground in Gaza: Oxfam’s Humanitarian Update
It’s been over a month since any humanitarian aid entered Gaza. With Gaza under total siege…
$10 a Day Child Care: Will Provinces Embrace This Made-in-Canada Solution for Families and the Economy?
Just four years ago, high child care fees were a massive barrier for families, keeping children…
Imagine waking up every day to care for others – cooking, fetching water, helping elders, children,…
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NGOs call on World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) to empower women
The World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) aims at major global reforms to better protect and assist people affected by crisis. The undersigned organisations call on the WHS to put women’s leadership, gender equality and gender-based violence (GBV) at the heart of these reforms. Research and experience have demonstrated how the failure to address the gendered impacts…
Civilians need peace urgently as talks face further delay
Juba, SOUTH SUDAN – Delaying peace may have serious consequences for South Sudanese civilians who are enduring their 20th month of a brutal civil war, aid agencies Oxfam, CARE and IRC warned today. The people of South Sudan need and deserve an immediate cessation of hostilities and lasting peace for any hope of sustainable development…
Federal Party Leaders Not Up For Debating Gender Equality
Federal Party Leaders Not Up For Debating Gender Equality One week into Canada’s federal election campaign, party leaders have failed to put women’s rights and gender equality issues up for debate. The Up for Debate campaign, led by a broad coalition of 175 organizations, has collected over 50,000 signatures from people across Canada calling for a nationally…
Oxfam Canada hosts activists from across the country
In fact, that’s almost exactly what we call it: Change Leadership Summit! As in all of our organizational work, the week’s activities will be based on a strong gender analysis that sees championing women’s rights as essential to overcoming the injustice of poverty and inequality. Oxfam Canada has long worked with volunteers across the country…