G7 2025: A Summit of Missed Opportunities
From June 15-17, leaders from the world’s most powerful economies gathered in Kananaskis, Alberta for the…
Rich polluter profits tax could raise up to $400 billion and help phase out fossil fuels
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Easing the burden on mothers in refugee camps
For many refugees, one of the toughest things they have to face while trying to survive…
Oxfam Canada is pleased to announce the second round of the Stand Up for SRHR Financial Support for Community-Based…
Earlier this week, Israel announced that it will allow a limited amount of aid into Gaza.…
“I found out I was pregnant during the war.” News of a growing family is…
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Four Years of Action: How Far Have Canadian Brands Come?
Twelve years ago, the world watched in horror as the Rana Plaza collapsed in Bangladesh. In…
Your Vote, Your Power: What’s at Stake?
Canada’s next Federal Election is now in full swing, and the stakes couldn’t be higher considering…
On the Ground in Gaza: Oxfam’s Humanitarian Update
It’s been over a month since any humanitarian aid entered Gaza. With Gaza under total siege…
$10 a Day Child Care: Will Provinces Embrace This Made-in-Canada Solution for Families and the Economy?
Just four years ago, high child care fees were a massive barrier for families, keeping children…
Imagine waking up every day to care for others – cooking, fetching water, helping elders, children,…
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New paper on exploitation of Palestinian women working in illegal Israeli settlements
Paper released as West Bank sees escalations in Israeli military and settler violence, killings, injuries, forced displacements, residential demolitions and movement restrictions. Oxfam has released a briefing paper Palestinian Women Working in Illegal Israeli Settlements: Dependencies, Exploitation, and Opportunity Costs, shedding light on the harrowing daily realities faced by many vulnerable Palestinian women employed in exploitative…
Oxfam calls on G7 countries to maintain their commitment to international aid
Ottawa, March 12, 2025 – As the G7 Foreign Ministers meet in the Charlevoix region under Canada’s presidency, Oxfam is urging them to reaffirm their commitment to international aid. In 2021, G7 leaders pledged to address soaring humanitarian needs through the Famine and Humanitarian Crisis Prevention Pact. Barely four years later, many are reneging on…
Extension of the $10 a Day Child Care Plan
Oxfam Canada, alongside child care advocates, parents, and educators, celebrates the extension of the $10 a Day Child Care Plan until 2031. This $36.8 billion federal investment is a critical step in ensuring affordable child care remains a cornerstone of Canada’s infrastructure, benefiting families, children, and the economy. With most provinces and territories on board,…
Oxfam Canada launches new program to promote sexual and reproductive health and rights in Zimbabwe, Zambia and Malawi
(Ottawa) – Thanks to a contribution of $30 million from the Government of Canada and $1.3 M from Oxfam and its supporters, people experiencing poverty, marginalization, and vulnerability, particularly women, girls, adolescents, and persons of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions and sex characteristics in Southern Africa will enjoy more CHOICE. Oxfam Canada’s latest…