Current News and Upcoming Events


Canadian Women Veterans Testify

November 2025

We are excited to announce our new resource: Canadian Women Veterans Testify: “The Experience of Women Veterans” Study by the Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA)! This resource, compiled by Veteran Project Partner Caleigh Wong, contains the opening statements and written briefs provided by women Veterans during the study on “The Experience of Women Veterans” by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Veterans Affairs (ACVA), held from March 30, 2023, to May 6, 2024. Please download and share!

 


Women Veterans Engage: Ottawa Workshop

October 2025

On October 30, 2025, we co-hosted the Women Veterans Engage: Ottawa Workshop, a collaboration between the Centre for Social Innovation and Community Engagement in Military Affairs (SICEMA), the National Association of Federal Retirees (Federal Retirees) and the Women Veterans Research and Engagement Network (WREN). We are grateful to all the workshop participants and organizers who made this event possible!

Read more about the workshop here
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Briefing Note

June 2025

To mark the first anniversary of the Parliamentary Report on Canadian Women Veterans, Invisible No More. The Experiences of Canadian Women Veterans, SICEMA has published the following Briefing Note. Available in English and French. Please download and share!