Pride season is underway, with celebrations taking place in communities across Canada throughout the summer. From marches and festivals to local community gatherings, Pride is an opportunity to celebrate, connect, and show your support for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities.
2SLGBTQIA+
PSAC is committed to recognizing and celebrating the contributions of union members from lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, transgender and transsexual communities
May 28, 2026
From May 3 to 7, PSAC’s 2026 National Equity Conferences brought 400 members together from across the country. Indigenous, Racialized, Access, Pride, and Black Caucus members came to speak openly about the realities they face: systemic discrimination and racism, barriers to accessibility, underrepresentation in leadership, and inequities in hiring and workplace culture – and to push for change.
December 11, 2025
More than 200 PSAC women from across the country came together in Toronto for the 2025 National Women’s Conference. The theme of this cycle’s conference was “Women United: Breaking Barriers and Building Futures”.
September 5, 2025
PSAC’s 2026 National Equity Conferences will be held in person May 3-7, 2026, at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This year’s theme is ‘’Intersections of power: Lifting every voice!’’
November 20, 2024
On November 20, we mark Trans Day of Remembrance, an occasion to honour the lives of trans people around the world, and those we have lost to violence and discrimination.
May 14, 2024
PSAC encourages members to take part in the Rainbow Week of Action this week to add our voices to address rising hate and advance equality for 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada, in recognition of International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia on May 17.
December 8, 2023
Each year on Human Rights Day December 10, we commemorate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the first example of a set of fundamental and indivisible human rights that apply to all people, everywhere.
December 1, 2023
In recognition of World AIDS Day, December 1, PSAC is proud to announce a partnership with MAX Ottawa, a community organization for queer men’s health. This marks the first step in a campaign aimed at advocating for better HIV treatment, including universal coverage of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a highly effective medicine for preventing HIV.
November 17, 2023
On November 20, we recognize Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day to honour the many trans and non-binary lives lost to hate. It is also an opportunity to educate ourselves about the continued issues that trans people face every day and what we can do to help.
November 17, 2023
National telephone townhalls for PSAC’s Anti-Racism Action Plan have been launched for Indigenous and racialized members. These national townhalls are the last part of the Anti-Racism Action Plan consultation process that began in 2021.
