The Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Fund was established through Budget 2021 with an initial investment of $45 million and a further $36 million in Budget 2023, to support a wide range of evidence-informed and innovative projects that address the pressing SRH needs of underserved communities in Canada, such as members of 2SLGBTQI+ communities, Indigenous and racialized people, newcomers to Canada, women, and youth.
Health Canada is now providing more than $700,000 in new funding to the Sexual Health Nova Scotia Society and the Association of New Canadians for their projects.
Establishment of a Sexual, Gender, and Reproductive Health Registry & Warmline for Nova Scotia
Sexual Health Nova Scotia Society
Funding: $454,123
This project will establish a warmline (a virtual provincial database of service providers supported by system navigators) to facilitate timely and early linkages to sexual, gender, and reproductive healthcare (SGRH) and build primary healthcare provider capacity on these services by increasing access to SGRH learning. This project will improve connections to sexual, gender, and reproductive health care for underserved communities including women, 2SLGBTQIA+ communities, Indigenous people, Black and racialized communities. It will also engage health system and community partners to promote the warmline, demonstrate its effectiveness and explore sustainability to improve access to SGRH care in Nova Scotia.
Developing Evidence-Based Approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education and Care for Newcomers in Newfoundland and Labrador
Association of New Canadians
Funding: $277,008
This project will engage newcomers, other underserved communities and community partners in Newfoundland and Labrador to develop and distribute SRH information that meets the needs of newcomers. This project includes training workshops, tools, and culturally-informed community presentations for underserved communities, their health care providers and people who develop policies. Newcomers will be offered services in the language of their choice.
