Ottawa's Women's Organanizations

The organizations on this page represent community partners and organizations with whom we work to promote gender equality and inclusion for the diversity of women in the City of Ottawa. We recognize that this is not an exaughstive list and welcome your contributions of organizations that we may have missed. To suggest the name of a woman's organization in Ottawa that is not on the list, visit the contact us page.

Aboriginal

• Minwaashin Lodge, Aboriginal Women’s Support Centre
• Oshki Kizis Lodge

Sexual Assault Centres

• Sexual Assault Network
• Ottawa Rape Crisis Centre
• CALACS : Centre francophone d’aide et de lutte contre les agressions à caractère sexuel d’Ottawa

Shelters/ Partner Abuse

• Ottawa Coalition to End Violence Against Women (OCTEVAW)
• Harmony House
• Interval House
• Chrysalis House
• Immigrant Women Service of Ottawa

Crime Prevention

• Women’s Initiatives for Safer Environments (WISE

Criminalized Women

• Elizabeth Fry Society

Drop- In Centres

• Centre Espoir Sophie
• The Well / La Source

Employment Training and Networking

• Centre d’intégration, de formation et de développement économique (CIFODE)
• Ottawa Women’s Training and Employment Network (OWTEN)

Housing

• Cornerstone Women’s Shelter / Le Pillier 
• Emily Murphy Non-Profit Housing Corporation
  
• YWCA

Childcare

• CUPE Child Care Local 2204

Culturally specific

• Latin American Women’s Organization (LASO)