Title:
Supporting Pride Festivals and Events Respond to Rising Anti-2SLGBTQIA+ Hate
Agreement Number:
SO240176
Agreement Value:
$6,300,000.00
Agreement Date:
Jun 5, 2024 - Mar 31, 2028
Description:
This 46-month project will address the rise of hate towards the 2SLGBTQIA+ community by supporting Pride event teams and organizers across the country to ensure their security needs are met. This will be achieved through the further distribution of funds to Pride events to increase their safety and security, and the creation and implementation of training and resources on events safety to be made available to Fierté Canada Pride’s (FCP) network and beyond.
The second installment will allow Fierté Canada Pride to continue the Community Safety Fund for the Pride Season 2025-2026. Four bilingual online learning modules will be developed, grounded in the lessons learned and knowledge gathered through the first phase of the Community Safety Fund. These modules will focus on community safety planning, addressing rising hate, and creating inclusive and secure environments. The second installment will also support a national Community Safety Symposium, which will bring together grassroots organizations to share what’s working in their communities and further inform the development of tools and strategies to combat rising hate across the country.
The supplemental funding will further support Pride event teams and organizers to increase their safety and security by addressing unmet needs of small, rural and remote Pride events, and providing top ups to funded organizations, where necessary, to cover the increase in security costs this year.
With the supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Fierté Canada Pride will continue to support Pride event teams and organizers across the country to ensure their security needs are met. Activities will focus on further distribution of funds to Pride events in 2026-2027 and 2027-2028. In addition, Fierté Canada Pride will expand their training offer on Community safety through online sessions, new learning modules, and sharing member resources. They will also present on Community Sector Fund learnings at sector events to facilitate sector-wide knowledge exchange, peer learning, and alignment of safety practices across regions.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Location:
Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6Z 2T1
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q1-00008
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Amendment Date
Apr 15, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
Fierté Canada Pride (FCP)
Program:
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.