Grants and Contributions

Support of LGBTQ2 Tourism Market Readiness Program for Atlantic Canada

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Through the application of national and local priorities, the CSJ program seeks to provide youth, particularly those who face barriers to employment with access to work opportunities. Funded employers must demonstrate that they are providing quality work experiences for youth that provide opportunities to develop and improve their skills.

Through this 22-month project, the Conseil québécois LGBT plans to support organizations working to protect the population's rights by improving their practices in terms of LGBTQ+ inclusion. In particular, the LGBT Quebec Council intends to document the systemic barriers faced by LGBTQ2+ people, particularly those who find themselves at the crossroads of oppression, when they interact with these organizations and establish a diagnostic of their current practices (including services provided, external and internal communications, and human resources) to recommend the right approaches for the implementation of more inclusive practices. In addition, the Conseil québécois LGBT intends to disseminate these best practices and tools developed during the project to members of its network throughout the province.

This 28-month project will strengthen the capacity and networks of the LGBT+ Family Coalition to advance LGBTQ2 equality.

Creating a new attention protocol providing life-saving support, including psychosocial attention, to the LGBT migrant population in the Darien Province of Panama.

This project proposal aims to support local & regional economic development, while positioning tourism destinations & businesses as welcoming & inclusive places to visit. This project aims to support local/regional tourism destinations & businesses successfully enter & grow the LGBTQ2+ travel market. The primary objectives are to increase the number, & develop a sustainable network, of tourism businesses & communities that have market ready products & services that meet the demands and expectations of the LGBTQ2+ traveler. Further, the project aims to Increase Southern Ontario’s profile as a premier tourism destination for the LGBTQ2+ travel market and to increase the number of LGBTQ2+ visitors & subsequent tourism receipts. Finally, the project aims to contribute to the increase of tourism jobs for unemployed/underemployed people within the sector. Projected outcomes of this project include: 300 people trained & certified in LGBTQ2+ Inclusion; 20 market information workshops delivered; 6 destination audits completed; and, 250 businesses accredited in inclusivity tourism as outlined above. The main activities of the project include: outreach & industry consultation to engage local/regional stakeholders; the delivery of destination audits & assessments to identify products & services offered by the destination and identify what is needed to further develop & grow the market; conduct LGBTQ2+ travel market seminars and diversity & inclusion workshops to increase education & capacity building of the tourism industry. Also, an activity of this project is to review & recognize (accreditation) of those businesses & destinations that have clearly demonstrated inclusive policies & practices & meet set industry standards as trained through this project. The activities in this project are expected to drive greater LGBTQ2 travelers to the region, resulting in greater support for LGBTQ2+ owned & allied businesses.

To support local and regional economic development, while positioning tourism destinations and businesses as welcoming and inclusive places to visit and growing the LGBTQ2+ travel market.

To support local and regional economic development, while positioning tourism destinations and businesses as welcoming and inclusive places to visit and growing the LGBTQ2+ travel market.