Research

The Ending Violence Association of Canada believes that research that tells the story of gender-based violence in Canada is essential to making change. EVA Canada strives to use its role as a national organization and network to conduct research initiatives with a national scope that support the collection and dissemination of data that can be used to guide policy change and advocacy.


EVA Canada is committed to sharing the findings of its research initiatives with others to use in ways that support their own advocacy, education, and policy initiatives. Wherever possible, each of our research initiatives includes opportunities for knowledge-exchange in a variety of engaging and accessible formats.


Learn more about each of our research initiatives and areas:
  • national surveys

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  • the impact of covid-19 on gbv survivors & service providers

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  • sexual violence and the national action plan to address violence against women and gender-based violence

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  • environmental scans

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  • National Survey of Sexual Violence Organizations and Services

    National Survey of Sexual Violence Organizations and Services

    The results of EVA Canada’s National Survey of Sexual Violence Organizations and Services (SVOs)are now available in a series of Research Briefs.

    The Briefs breakdown the findings into seven categories of focus around the current landscape of Canada’s sexual violence services sector, from the perspective of frontline organizations providing care andother supports to survivors of sexual violence (SV).

    Available in both English and French,the Briefs feature overviews, bullets, and infographics to convey key findings, conclusions, and future implications of the survey findings.

  • Promising Practices for Distance Counselling for Sexual Violence

    Promising Practices for Distance Counselling for Sexual Violence

    In partnership with Anova and Sexual Assault Centre Kingston (SACK), EVA Canada launched a pan-Canadian survey for practitioners on distance counselling for sexual violence.  The survey findings revealed the many ways that practitioners have adapted and innovated in the face of increased pressures and client loads. We compiled all of these learnings into a report entitled “Promising Practices for Sexual Violence Distance Counselling” full of tangible tools and takeaways for counsellors. 

  • National Survey on COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence Survivors & Service Providers

    National Survey on COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence Survivors & Service Providers

    In partnership with Anova (Ontario), EVA Canada developed a survey early on in the COVID-19 pandemic to understand the impacts of COVID-19 on gender-based violence services and survivors in Canada. With responses from 376 service providers and volunteers who offered accounts of the challenges they faced – and continue to face – through COVID-19, the final report tells the story of the impact of a global pandemic on the “shadow pandemic” of violence against women and gender-based violence. It includes insight on the rates and severity of violence, but also all the ways the sector adapted and formulated actions that are necessary in moving forward to meet the needs of survivors and the organizations that support them.

  • Sexual Violence & COVID-19: Frontline Perspectives

    Sexual Violence & COVID-19: Frontline Perspectives

    This webinar brought together eight frontline workers, advocates and organizational leaders from across the country in June 2020 to explore the impacts of COVID-19 and discuss the distinct and unique impact on sexual violence services and survivors. In addition to providing a snapshot of the ways COVID-19 shaped sexual violence response within their own organization/region, the panelists also spoke to the impact on specific areas of sexual violence response including specialized therapeutic counselling, crisis and support lines, hospital-based services and hospital accompaniment, professional development and educational programming, and sexual assault response teams.

  • Research Spotlight: COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence

    Research Spotlight: COVID-19 and Gender-Based Violence

    Hosted in collaboration with Anova (Ontario), EVA Canada organized a virtual dialogue bringing together 15 researchers and advocates across the country who were individually doing research on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gender-based violence services, service providers, and survivors. The event was developed in order to identify common themes and areas of focus, as well as gaps in the research and opportunities for further exploration and collaboration.

  • Sexual Violence: A Public Health Crisis in Need of Proportional Response

    Sexual Violence: A Public Health Crisis in Need of Proportional Response



    Following the 2021 federal election, EVA Canada wanted to ensure that violence against women and gender-based violence were key priorities for the newly elected government. Built on consultations with sexual violence advocates across the country, EVA Canada developed a resource that outlines how and why sexual violence is a key issue for federal, provincial, and territorial governments that should be centered in the action plans put out by party leaders and candidates.

  • Community Engagement Session on Identifying Priorities for Addressing Sexual Violence in the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

    Community Engagement Session on Identifying Priorities for Addressing Sexual Violence in the National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence

    In March 2021, EVA Canada brought together sexual violence advocates from across the country to share their perspective on how the National Action Plan on Violence Against Women and Gender-Based Violence can meet the needs of survivors of sexual violence and the organizations that support them. The recommendations were centered around the proposed pillars of the National Action Plan including: support for survivors and families, social infrastructure and enabling environment (housing and children), promotion of a responsive legal justice system, prevention, and Indigenous-led responses.

  • Environmental Scan on Gender-Based Violence Supports Across the Settlement Sector in Canada

    Environmental Scan on Gender-Based Violence Supports Across the Settlement Sector in Canada

    Project partners on the Gender-Based Violence Settlement Sector Project including the YMCA of Halifax/Dartmouth, the Ontario Council of Associations Serving Immigrants (OCASI), the Canadian Immigrant Settlement Sector Alliance (CISSA_ACSEI), and Ending Violence Association of Canada conducted an environmental scan on gender-based violence supports across the settlement sector in Canada. This environmental scan pulls together over 230 publicly-available materials and provides a collection of accessible resources related to both the settlement and GBV sectors.

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