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If you're looking to get involved with current issues facing Canadian women, if you're looking to learn more about the history of how Canadian women have molded the fabric of our Country, if you're looking to educate yourself about some of the many challenges facing our society at the local, provincial and national level - then you've come to the right place.
Take a look at the About Us section to learn more about the Council. Note: As a service to members and members of affiliate organizations who may not be satisfied with their health and dental coverage, National Council is now offering members an opportunity to consider a plan offered by Manulife Financial.
Or check out What's New to read about the National Council’s response to the recent 2009 federal budget and our joint project with the National Council of Women of Canada Education Fund. The National Council of Women of Canada Education Fund (NCWC Education Fund) and the National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) are pleased to announce The Water/Energy Connections Project 2008-10, kindly funded by the Walter & Duncan Gordon Foundation. Note too, the on-line version of the Water/Energy Use Survey - but if you want to download the survey, in English, or French, please do so and send to NCWC. We welcome your input!
Just posted is the latest National Council of Women of Canada Education Fund Newsletter, and the Brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development Re the Oil Sands and Water Resources. Check out the Major Project site to see more.
The site is updated regularly, so come back often! You will require a minimum of Adobe Acrobat 4.0 in order to view our PDFs. If you do not have a PDFreader, click here, and follow the instructions on the website that appears. Coming soon.... News about the National Council of Women of Canada's AGM....
The recent Fall edition of the National Council's newsletter - lots to read on what's happening across Canada, and the tremendous work of our Councils - pictures too. To see past editions of the newsletter, click here.
The National Council of Women of Canada recently held its 116th Annual General Meeting, from June 5 to June 7, 2009 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Many thanks to the Prince Albert Council of Women for their terrific hospitality and special events. The final wording of the Resolutions has just been posted! Check it out on our Policy Listing site. Resolutions approved are: Ensuring Police Accountability Through Effective Civilian Oversight; Ensuring RCMP Accountability in Cases of National Security Complaints; National Mental Health Stragegy; The Need to Protect Canada's Navigable Waters; The Need to Protect the Environment Through Comprehensive Federal or Joint Federal/Provincial Environmental Assessments; Cessation of Irresponsible Production of Oil From Tar Sands in Canada; and Stimulating Equitable Economic Activity at Times of Economic Downturn.
The National Council of Women of Canada has ECOSOC status at the United Nations, and had a strong representation at the recent Commission on the Status of Women meetings in New York. Read all about it here.
The Common Program - NCWC has chosen Water/Energy Connections as the Common Program for 2008 to 2010. This was introduced at the 2008 Annual Meeting, and reports from the Panel presentation are available. The powerpoint presentation given by Andrew Nikiforuk, the Myth of Abundance, has just been posted. The previous Common Program was on Water and Energy - and reports from this work are also posted.
On May 6, 2009, the National Council of Women of Canada submitted a Brief to the Senate Standing Committee on Energy , Environment and Natural Resources
re: Amendments to the Navigable Waters Protection Act - the Brief is available from our What's New site.
National Council of Women of Canada has consultative status at the United Nations - read more about our role on the international stage in the International Perspectives section.
Check out the recent correspondence from the National Council President on a number of topics - Human Trafficking and the 2010 Vancouver Olympics; Cluster Munitions; National Water Strategy, Stun Guns and the recent youth award for the Governor General's Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case
Information on individual membership - the application forms for individual membership and student/youth are available to print and complete.
To see other highlights, check out What's New!
(If you are interested in receiving a notice when new material is added to our web site, send an e-mail - with your e-mail address - to ncwc@ncwc.ca.)
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