Women entrepreneurs in the North face distinct social, cultural, and geographic obstacles

It is time for the federal government to adopt innovative funding and policy solutions that recognize and respond to the realities of women entrepreneurs in the North.

Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State Small Business and Tourism Rechie Valdez, centre, pictured speaking at an announcement about funding for the Department for Women and Gender Equality in Ottawa on Oct. 29, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROSALIND LOCKYER

December 1, 2025

Women’s equality got a boost in this year’s federal budget with the government’s commitment to provide stable funding of

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