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Title:

A How-to Guide for Making Employment Services More Inclusive of Sexual and Gender Diversity

Agreement Number:

SO240190

Agreement Value:

$477,509.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 2, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Through this 28-month project, the Conseil québécois LGBT will address 2SLGBTQI+ communities’ needs and barriers to equality, and it will work to permanently remove barriers to employment for trans and non-binary people and for 2SLGBTQIA+ people more broadly. To achieve this, the organization will conduct a needs analysis and collect data, produce a recommendation guide promoting the development of inclusive practices for employment assistance services, develop interactive training for professionals supporting job seekers that educates and equips staff to serve 2SLGBTQIA+ people, and finally, support organizations that provide employment services in implementing lasting practices for inclusion.

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:

Montreal, Quebec, CA H2L 3E7

Reference Number:

190-2024-2025-Q3-00013

Agreement Type:

Grant

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Conseil québécois LGBT

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.