Canadian Centre for Men and Families

What Canadian Centre for Men and Families does

The Canadian Centre for Men and Families (CCMF) is a federally registered Canadian charity (Charity Registration No. 841583719RR0001) founded in 2014 and headquartered at 26 Mansur Terrace, Toronto. It operates as the first registered charity in Canada with a primary mandate to advance public education and awareness of issues facing boys, men, and fathers. The organization delivers front-line mental health and social services, including individual and group therapy, peer support groups, a legal clinic for family law matters, fathering programs (including an 8-week Fathering After Separation or Divorce curriculum), and a 6-week online Mindfulness for Men program. CCMF also operates the Toronto and Calgary family shelters for male victims of domestic violence and their children (the Toronto facility has served over 300 residents since 2021), along with a reference library catalogued in KOHA, a podcast series, a YouTube channel, and an annual International Men and Families Conference featuring 40+ presenters from 20+ countries.

The organization runs a multi-channel go-to-market combining physical service delivery across five Canadian locations (Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary, Victoria, and St. Thomas) with virtual programming, campus outreach, and public policy advocacy. Revenue is sourced from four streams: tax-deductible charitable donations (including gala events and silent auctions), membership fees on a tiered model ($20 Student/Low Income, $60 Regular, $100 Founding every two years, $3,000 Lifetime), corporate sponsorships (notably from law firms including Nussbaum Law and Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers, plus the Charger Foundation for the annual gala), and a federal research grant from the Government of Canada's Homelessness Partnering Strategy within Employment and Social Development Canada. A $150,000 matching donor program was active in 2025–2026. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors with Justin Trottier as National Executive Director and Bill Fitzsimmons as Executive Director of CCMF Alberta; it is unrelated to the Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE) despite overlapping founding leadership.

CCMF's technology footprint is minimal: it is explicitly not a technology company. There are no proprietary platforms, AI/ML capabilities, or software products disclosed. Operations rely on standard web infrastructure (menandfamilies.org), social media channels, an Eventbrite webinar pipeline, and a library management system. The organization's strategic positioning centers on advocacy outcomes — most notably influencing Canada's first federal National Strategy on Men and Boys Health (2025) and the inauguration of the Men and Boys Health Parliamentary Caucus with 30+ MPs and Senators. Service delivery occurs through licensed/registered therapists, peer support facilitators, and volunteer staff across its centre network.

Name

Canadian Centre for Men and Families

Legal name

Canadian Centre for Men and Families

Website

https://menandfamilies.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Canadian Centre for Men and Families is a registered Canadian charity (founded 2014) providing mental health, trauma, legal, fathering, and domestic violence shelter services to boys, men, fathers, and families across five Canadian cities, funded through donations, memberships, corporate sponsorships, and federal grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Men's Mental Health and Family Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Civic and Social Organizations (8134)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGAEAH), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Men's mental health
• Family social services
• Suicide prevention counselling
• Domestic violence shelter
• Fathering support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Tax-deductible charitable donations from individuals supporting men's mental health and family well-being programs. CCMF runs fundraising campaigns including gala events and silent auctions.
2. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees ranging from $20 (Student/Low Income) to $60 (Regular) to $100 (Founding) to $3,000 (Lifetime). All memberships are eligible for charitable tax receipts.
3. Government Grants: Government of Canada research grants from Homelessness Partnering Strategy within Employment and Social Development Canada for male homelessness and domestic abuse research.
4. Sponsorships: Corporate sponsorships from law firms, foundations, and businesses supporting CCMF programs and services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Canadian Centre for Men and Families is a registered Canadian charity that delivers front-line mental health and social services for boys, men, fathers, and their families, including therapy and counselling, peer support groups, free legal clinics, fathering programs, the Nexus Trauma Recovery Group, the Mindfulness for Men program, and emergency family shelters for male victims of domestic violence. The organization also conducts evidence-based research, runs public education events including an annual International Men and Families Conference, maintains a physical reference library, and engages in public policy advocacy such as the National Men's Health Strategy.

Product overview

The Canadian Centre for Men and Families (CCMF) is a mental health and social service organization operating as a hub for the health and well-being of boys, men, fathers, and families. It is not a technology product company but rather a charitable organization delivering front-line programs and services. CCMF offers an integrated suite of services including therapy and counselling, peer support groups, a legal clinic, fathering programs, and family shelter for male victims of domestic violence and their children. The organization also conducts research, hosts public education events (including an annual International Men and Families Conference), operates a podcast series and YouTube channel, maintains a reference library, and engages in public policy advocacy. CCMF operates centres in Toronto and Calgary, with branch activities in Ottawa and Victoria.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Therapy and Counselling Services
• Peer Support Groups
• Legal Clinic
• Fathering After Separation or Divorce (FASD) Program
• Family Shelter for Men and Children
• Nexus Trauma Recovery Group
• Mindfulness for Men Program
• Research Reports and Policy Publications
• International Men and Families Conference
• Reference Library
• Campus Men's Centres Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Toronto shelter welcomed over 300 residents since 2021
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and minor.

• Interval House of OttawamoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2018CCMF joined with Interval House of Ottawa and other women's shelters to work together in closing gaps and identifying barriers that impede people from getting support. Collaboration on accepting endangered animals into facilities to help domestic violence survivors.
• Nussbaum LawminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSponsor of CCMF, providing legal expertise and support for family law matters.
• Russell Alexander Collaborative Family LawyersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSponsor providing family law expertise and collaborative divorce services support.
• National Parents OrganizationmoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCMF collaborates with NPO on shared parenting advocacy. Don Hubin, NPO Chair, appears on CCMF's Perspectives on Men podcast discussing shared parenting's role in reducing violence.
• Dr. Paul Nathanson and Professor Katherine Young (McGill University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMcGill University professors who donated their research literature collection on men and gender to CCMF's library, including research on men in warfare and conflict.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Canadian Association for Equality (CAFE): Canadian nonprofit advancing men's issues through education and policy reform, sharing overlapping mission, founding leadership (Justin Trottier), and federal advocacy footprint with CCMF, but operating without CCMF's direct service/shelter infrastructure.
• National Fatherhood Initiative: U.S. nonprofit focused on responsible fatherhood through research, training, and program delivery. Highly comparable to CCMF's fathering programs (e.g. FASD), shared parenting advocacy, and father-child relationship focus, but US-based.
• MenEngage Alliance / MenCare Campaign: Global coalition promoting men's positive involvement in gender equality, caregiving, and ending violence. Directly comparable to CCMF's fathering, men's mental health, and DV-victim support mandate, with overlapping international conference programming.
• National Parents Organization: U.S. nonprofit promoting shared parenting and family court reform. Directly comparable to CCMF's parenting-alienation, father-engagement, and shared-parenting advocacy work; CCMF already collaborates with NPO on these issues.
• A Call to Men: U.S. nonprofit working to transform masculinity norms and prevent domestic violence through male engagement. Directly comparable to CCMF's domestic abuse support and male behaviour/trauma programs.

Broad incumbents

• Kids Help Phone: Canada's national youth counselling service offering 24/7 e-mental-health support. Comparable Canadian nonprofit scale and digital/virtual service delivery model overlapping CCMF's virtual programs, but serving youth rather than men.
• Canadian Mental Health Association: Canada's largest community mental health charity operating across all provinces. Operates an overlapping mental-health/counselling mission at much larger scale but does not focus specifically on men's or fathers' services.
• Movember Foundation: Global charity focused on men's health (mental health, suicide prevention, prostate/testicular cancer). Operates in the same men's-health awareness space with substantially larger funding, comparable audience for CCMF's National Men's Health Strategy advocacy.
• YWCA Canada / YWCA Toronto: Major Canadian family-services and DV-shelter network serving women and families. Indirect peer: comparable shelter and direct-service delivery infrastructure, established funder relationships, and operational scale in the family-services category that CCMF now also occupies.

Regional players

• The Men's Project (Australia) / Men's Wellbeing Australia: Australian men's services organization offering counselling, family programs, and DV support. Operates a comparable men's-centre/direct-service model in a different geography, useful as a regional benchmark.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/menandfamilies
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCvlBoX4hBrM2yUglBQcYVHg
• Facebookfacebook.com/815924288441349
• Instagraminstagram.com/menandfamilies

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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