Women's Advisory Committee
The mandate of the Women’s Advisory Committee is to advise Council and staff on enhancing access and inclusion for women and girls to fully participate in City services and civic life.
The mandate of the Women’s Advisory Committee is to advise Council and staff on enhancing access and inclusion for women and girls to fully participate in City services and civic life.
The primary role of all advisory bodies is to provide input to Council and staff on issues of concern related to their unique mandates. Furthermore, an advisory body:
The Women’s Advisory Committee is established by Council resolution under authority of the Vancouver Charter section 159.
The Women's Equity Strategy reflects the City's vision to make Vancouver a place where all women have full access to the resources provided in the city, and have opportunities to fully participate in the political, economic, cultural, and social life of Vancouver.
The strategy addresses the issues faced by women in five priority areas:
The Women’s Advisory Committee reports to Council, provides input to Council and City staff and undertakes the following reporting activities:
The Chair and staff liaison work collaboratively with counterparts from other advisory bodies to identify opportunities for quarterly joint-briefing sessions on overlapping issues of interest.
All advisory bodies should conduct their activities in accordance to the Guidelines for Advisory Bodies which set out the roles and responsibilities for advisory body members, chairs or co-chairs, staff and Council liaisons.
The Women’s Advisory Committee holds six regular meetings per year, in addition to regular working sessions, generally scheduled during intervening months throughout the year.
A member who is absent from more than two consecutive formal meetings without a leave of absence is deemed to have resigned.
Persons appointed to an advisory body shall meet the following essential criteria:
Advisory body members shall serve without remuneration.
In addition to the regular meetings listed here, the Committee also meets several times per year for informal working sessions. Please contact the Meeting Coordinator for more information.
The meetings listed below are open to the public.
Meeting Date | Agenda | Minutes |
January 14, 2020 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 17, 2020 | Cancelled | |
June 16, 2020 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 7, 2020 (Special Meeting) | Agenda | Minutes |
September 22, 2020 | ||
November 17, 2020 |
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June 18, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 29, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes |
November 19, 2019 | Agenda | Minutes |
The meetings listed below are open to the public.
Meeting Date | Agenda | Minutes |
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February 27, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 27, 2018 | Cancelled | |
May 22, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 31, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 25, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 23, 2018 | Agenda | Minutes |
Meeting Date | Agenda | Minutes |
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January 17, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 21, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 11, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 18, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 26, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
November 21, 2017 | Agenda | Minutes |
Meeting Date | Agenda | Minutes |
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January 12, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
March 15, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 10, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 5, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
October 25, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
December 6, 2016 | Agenda | Minutes |
Meeting date | Agenda | Minutes |
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April 7, 2015 | Agenda | Minutes |
July 14, 2015 |
Agenda | |
September 1, 2015 | Agenda | Minutes |
November 10, 2015 | Agenda | Minutes |
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March 4, 2014 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 8, 2014 | Agenda | Minutes |
June 17, 2014 | Agenda | Minutes |
November 4, 2014 | Agenda | Minutes |
Meeting date | Agenda | Minutes |
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February 5, 2013 | Agenda | Minutes |
April 16, 2013 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 10, 2013 | Agenda | Minutes |
November 12, 2013 | Agenda | Minutes |
Meeting date | Agenda | Minutes |
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April 3, 2012 | Agenda | Minutes |
May 8, 2012 | Agenda | Minutes |
September 11, 2012 | Agenda | Minutes |
December 11, 2012 | Agenda | Minutes |
An overview of the committee's 2017 accomplishments and future goals as presented at the Council of Council's on October 12, 2017.
The 2017-2018 Work Plan summarizes the high priority objectives for the committee term and establishes an action plan to achieve those objectives.
An overview of the committee's 2016 accomplishments and future goals as presented at the Council of Council's on November 9, 2016.
An overview of the committee's closing term accomplishments and recommendations for continuation of the work was presented at the Council of Council's December 2014.
womensadvisorycommittee@vancouver.ca
Bronwen McRae-Smith
Social Policy & Projects
bronwen.mcrae-smith@vancouver.ca
604.871.6697
Terri Burke
Meeting Coordinator
teresita.burke@vancouver.ca
604-871-6353