Who We Are

We are an alliance of over 175 women’s organizations and their allies from across Canada, representing more than 4 million people.

We are united in raising awareness about women’s rights in the lead up to the 2015 federal election. Up for Debate calls on all political parties to commit to a federal leaders’ debate on issues identified by women – the first in 30 years, and to make meaningful commitments to change women’s lives for the better, at home and abroad by:

  • Ending violence against women
  • Ending women’s economic inequality
  • Supporting women’s leadership and organizations

See our vision for more information, and join us in taking action.

Organizations can join the campaign by contacting [email protected]

List of Alliance Members

Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives
Canadian Council for International Cooperation
Native Women's Association of Canada
Oxfam Canada
YWCA Canada
Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights
Advocates for progressive Childcare Policy
Amethyst Women's Addiction Centre
Amnesty International Canada
Canadian Federation of University Women
Canadian Labour Congress
Canadian Network of Women's Shelters & Transition Houses
Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association
Canadian Women's Foundation
CECI/CQFD
Crossroads International
International Women's Rights Project
Inter Pares
MATCH International Women's Fund
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
Ontario Secondary School Teachers' Federation
Plan Canada
Women Transforming Cities
World Federalist Movement - Canada
Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada
Act to End Violence Against Women
Action ontarienne contre la violence faite aux femmes
Action Research Change
Advancement of Women Halton
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
Amnistie internationale Canada francophone
Antigonish Women's Resource Centre & Sexual Assault Service Association
Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale
Barbra Schlifer Commemorative Clinic
Basic Income Canada Network
Battered  Women's Support Services
BC Federation of Labour
BC Society of Transition Houses
BC Teachers' Federation
BC Women's Network
Breaking the Silence Maritimes-Guatemala Solidarity Network
Buisness and Professional Women Canada
Campaign 2000: End Child Poverty in Canada
Canada Without Poverty
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Canadian Co-operative Association
Canadian Council of Muslim Women
Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions
Canadian Federation of Students
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women (CRIAW)
Canadian Union of Postal Workers
Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE)
Canadian Women's Health Network
Canadians for Tax Fairness
Carrefour Tiers-Monde
Central Nova Women’s Resource Centre
Central Toronto Community Health Centres
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
Childcare Resource and Research Unit
Citizens for Public Justice
City for All Women Initiative
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C
Coalition of Provincial and Territorial Advisory Councils on the Status of Women
Comité québécois femmes et développement
Communication Workers of America - Canada
Council of Canadians
Cridge Centre for the Family
DisAbled Women's Network Canada
Dixon Transition Society
Les Essentielles
Ending Violence Association of BC
Family Service Toronto
Fédération des femmes du Québec
Federation of Post-Secondary Educators of BC
FEM International
Feminist Alliance for International Action
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition
Girls Action Foundation
Grandmothers Advocacy Network
GROOTS Canada
Harmony House
Hollaback!
Hospital Employees' Union
Inter-Agency Coalition on AIDS and Development
Interim Place
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
Interval House
Islamic Social Services Association
Justice for Girls
KAIROS: Canadian Ecumenical Justice Initiatives
Larnak County Interval House
Kawartha Pine Ridge (KPR) Women
LEA Place Women’s Resource Centre
Make Poverty History
Manitoba Federation of Labour
McLeod Group
Metrac Action on Violence
National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL)
National Council of Canadian Muslims
National Union of Public and General Employees
National Council of Women of Canada
Native Women Inc. Niagara Chapter
Nelson House of Ottawa Carleton
Nobel Women's Initiative
Northern Territories Federation of Labour
Northwestern Ontario Women's Centre
Ontario Association of Interval and Transition Houses
Ontario Coalition of Rape Crisis Centres
Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women
Ontario Federation of Labour
Ontario Network of Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Treatment Centres
Oxfam-Québec
Peel Committee Against Woman Abuse
PEI Coalition for Women in Government
Persons Against Non State Torture
Physicians for Global Survival
Pictou County Women’s Centre
Pivot Legal Society
Provincial Association of Transition Houses and Services of Saskatchewan
Provincial Council of Women of Ontario
Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC)
Rainy River District Women's Shelter of Hope
Saskatchewan Federation of Labour
Second Story Women’s Centre
SEIU Healthcare Union
Sexual Assault Centre London
Single Mothers' Alliance BC
Sistering
South Shore Transition House Association
Springtide Resources, Inc, Ending Violence Against Women
St. John's Status of Women Council
Strait Area Women’s Place
The Women’s Place Resource Centre
Transition House Association of Nova Scotia
Tri-County Women’s Centre
UFCW
Unifor
United Steelworkers
Vancouver Rape Relief and Women's Shelter
Vancouver Women's Advisory Committee
Vancouver Women's Health Collective
Videa
Violence Prevention Coordinating Council of Durham
WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre
We Can
West Coast LEAF
Women at the Centre
Women's Health In Women's Hands Community Health Centre
Women's Network PEI
Women’s Action Alliance for Change Nova Scotia
Women's Centre of Calgary
Women’s Centres Connect
Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
Working for Change