Réseau D'action Des Femmes Handicapées Du Canada (Dawn-Rafh Canada)

	Address	469 Rue Jean-Talon Ouest 215 Montreal, H3N 1R4 Canada
	Address type	Registered Office Address
	Address province	Quebec

	Corporation ID	2842521
	Business number	809660624
	Status	Active
	ACT	Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act
	Anniversary date	08/14/2014
	Last annual filing	2026
	Data verified	10/31/2026

Description

Disabled Women's Network Of Canada is an active company which was registered under Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act with a corporation no 2842521 (business number 809660624). The incorporation was completed on 1992-07-31. The company is located in Montreal at 469 Rue Jean-Talon Ouest, 215, H3N 1R4 in Quebec province. As far as we managed to establish, the most recent yearly meeting was held on 2016-11-04.
Other corporations in the proximity are: Fondation Filles D'action, 8330115 Canada Inc., 173047 Canada Inc., Miromar Development Inc.-, Phahmed Accounting and Business Management Inc..

Location: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Addresses (Open Government Licence – Canada).

Company names

Name	Effective date	Type	Current
DisAbled Women's Network of Canada	08/14/2014	Corporate Name	true
Réseau d'action des femmes handicapées du Canada (DAWN-RAFH Canada)	08/14/2014	Corporate Name in the other official language (if applicable)	true
DAWN CANADA: Disabled Women's Network Canada	07/31/1992	Corporate Name

Directors

Mandy Penny
,

Ena Chadha
,

Laura Langstaff
,

Denise McKee
,

Leanne Gallant
,

Kelly Bron-Johnson
,

Lyndsay Breadner
,

Teri Thorson
,

Jane Warren
,

Kathy Hawkins
,

Larissa Proctor
,

last updated: 2026-11-06

Annual Filings

Type of corporation	Non-Soliciting
Annual filing period (MM-DD)	08-14 to 10-13
Last annual meeting	09/12/2026

Year	Annual return
2026	Filed
2025	Filed
2024	Filed

last checked: 11/06/2026

Government Grants and Contributions

12 federal grants and contributions between 2019 and 2026 with a total value of $5,339,319. The 10 most recent agreements are listed below.

Start date	Department and program	Value
01/16/2026	Women and Gender Equality Canada Women's Program (contribution) Start, Scale and Sustain Through this 20-month project, DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN Canada) will create communities of practice to increase collaborations between women with disabilities and build networks to support the development of leadership roles for women with disabilities within them and beyond....	$784,713
10/14/2025	Women and Gender Equality Canada Gender-Based Violence Program (contribution) Scaling Resilience and Change Through this 18-month project, DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada (DAWN Canada) will scale a peer support model for women with disabilities (WWD) who are survivors of gender-based violence (GBV) to new local and national partners across Canada. The model addresses gaps in access to peer support for...	$1,333,430
04/21/2025	Employment and Social Development Canada Youth - Canada Summer Jobs (contribution) EEC 55 - DAWN Canada Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide...	$5,213
09/13/2024	Women and Gender Equality Canada Women's Program (contribution) Pathways to Leadership Through this 25-month project, DisAbled Women’s Network Canada (DAWN) will build its capacity to advance gender equality in Canada. It will strengthen DAWN’s ability to drive systemic change by ensuring the continuity and sustainability of its mandate while enhancing its financial management...	$613,476
04/02/2024	Women and Gender Equality Canada Gender-Based Violence Program (contribution) Addressing the Systemic Nature of Gender-Based Violence and ‘Rooting Change’ across the Peer Support Continuum Through this 36-month project, DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN) Canada will conduct community-based research that will help improve GBV services for at-risk groups by developing an action-oriented analysis of the peer support continuum. This research project will address the programmatic challenges...	$492,695
03/26/2024	Employment and Social Development Canada New Horizons for Seniors Program (grant) The objectives of the Program are: .• promoting volunteerism among seniors; .• engaging seniors in the community through.mentoring of others; .• expanding awareness of elder abuse, including.financial abuse; .• supporting social participation and inclusion of.seniors; and .• providing capital...	$25,000
03/17/2022	Employment and Social Development Canada New Horizons for Seniors Program (grant) Education and awareness campaign on the abuse of older disabled and racialized persons in Ontario an	$17,333
10/11/2021	Women and Gender Equality Canada Women's Program (grant) Mapping Our Future: A 10-year Vision for Change for Women with Disabilities This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. DAWN Canada will achieve this by addressing discriminatory legislation, policies, and/or practices that prevent women and/or girls from fully participating in the...	$700,000
07/19/2019	Women and Gender Equality Canada Gender-Based Violence Program (contribution) Rooting Resilience: Peer support for women with disabilities in Canada This 60-month project will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a peer support model as a promising practice for women with disabilities and deaf women who have experienced violence. Subject matter experts will be engaged to ensure a comprehensive model that addresses the complexity and unique...	$186,500
04/15/2019	Women and Gender Equality Canada Women's Program (contribution) DAWN Canada Capacity Grant 2019-2023 This 48-month project will address organizational capacity needs to allow the organization to continue promoting social and systemic change towards gender equality. Organizational capacity will be enhanced through the following activities: strategic and succession planning; partnership development,...	$150,000

Source: Government of Canada, proactive disclosure of grants and contributions. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Federal Government Contracts

2 federal government contracts over $10,000 in 2021 with a total value of $34,331. Main clients: Women and Gender Equality Canada.

Contract date	Department and description	Value
03/18/2021 until 03/31/2021	Women and Gender Equality Canada Research Contracts	$19,500
01/30/2021 until 03/31/2021	Women and Gender Equality Canada Communications professional services not elsewhere specified	$14,831

Source: Government of Canada, proactive publication of contracts over $10,000. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Company activities

Date	Type	Section
08/14/2014	Continuance (transition)
07/31/1992	Incorporation

Company annual return

Meeting date	Type of corporation	Year of filing
11/04/2016	Soliciting	2017
11/04/2016	Soliciting	2016
12/15/2014	Soliciting	2015