Title:
Solidifying and strengthening work by-and-for LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees at AGIR Montreal
Agreement Number:
SO230102
Agreement Value:
$570,000.00
Agreement Date:
Dec 1, 2023 - Mar 31, 2027
Description:
Through this 40-month project, AGIR will strengthen the capacity of organizations and 2SLGBTQI+ community networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will address the need to keep pace with the organization’s significant growth in order to meet increasing needs. The project will focus on ensuring long-term financial viability, building solid foundations for their internal structures, and consolidating the leadership of LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees within the organization.
Thanks to the additional funding and extension granted in early 2026, AGIR: LGBTQ+ Migrant and Refugee Support will implement a new phase of organizational capacity building focused on the institutionalization of governance systems, the development of a diversified revenue infrastructure, and the establishment of leadership continuity mechanisms within the organization. Through this they will further advance gender equality.
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 H3N 1V7
Reference Number:
001-2023-2024-Q4-00047
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 21, 2026
Recipient's Legal Name:
AGIR : Action lesbienne, gai, bisexuelle, trans et queer (LGBTQ) avec les immigrants et réfugiés
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.