CLEAR FILTERS
News release
FCM and Status of Women Canada launch Toward Parity
Today, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and Status of Women Canada, with partners Equal Voice and the Canadian Women Foundation announced the launch of their latest partnership addressing gender parity in office at the local level: Toward Parity. FCM President Vicki-May Hamm issued the following statement
  • Women in local government
News release
FCM welcomes Canadian poverty reduction strategy
​​​​​​​Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) President Vicki-May Hamm issued the following statement in response to today's release of Opportunity for All, the federal government's national poverty reduction strategy.
  • Homelessness
  • Housing
  • Inclusive communities
  • Poverty reduction
News release
Fall Economic Statement: Community-building plan is on track
Today's Fall Economic Statement confirms that this government is holding firm to its 11-year commitment to support transformational infrastructure projects in cities and communities across Canada.
  • Poverty reduction
  • Infrastructure
Submission
Ending poverty starts locally
Municipal recommendations for a Canadian poverty reduction strategy.
  • Poverty reduction
News release
Municipalities bring local solutions to reduce poverty
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is putting forward local solutions today to reduce poverty across the country—with formal recommendations for the federal government's promised Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy.
  • Homelessness
  • Poverty reduction
News release
Federal-municipal partnership key to poverty reduction
FCM President Clark Somerville issued the following statement following a roundtable on poverty reduction with the Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development. The exchange with municipal leaders was part of FCM's Annual Conference: Shaping Canada's Future (Ottawa, June 1-4).
  • Poverty reduction
News release
Diverse Voices for Change
FCM initiative aims to strengthen role of women from diverse communities in local government.
  • Women in local government
News release
Removing the Barriers to Young Women's Participation in Local Government
To mark the occasion of International Women's Day, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) released a guidebook today to help municipalities remove barriers to women's participation in local government.
  • Women in local government
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