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the latest news, events, and resources from Egale Canada. This November, we're excited to share with you: our Trans Awareness Week campaign, legal advocacy updates, new resources, and more. | | | Egale
Canada’s 2025 Trans Awareness Week Campaign
This Trans Awareness Week (Nov. 13-19), amid rising anti-2SLGBTQI and anti-trans hate, it’s crucial to go beyond awareness and take actionable steps to support trans, nonbinary, Two Spirit, and gender diverse people. With rising misinformation, anti-trans views, and transphobic policies threatening 2SLGBTQI rights, this moment calls for allies to take action.
→ Listen to trans and gender diverse voices
→ Create inclusive workplaces
→ Combat misinformation and disinformation
→ Learn how to combat transphobia in schools
→ Understand trans experiences by reading Egale’s research
→ Educate your workplace or school
Take action at egale.ca/transweek
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| | Sask. Legal Case to Be Heard at Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the appeal of UR Pride v. Government of Saskatchewan - a landmark case challenging the province’s law that prevents students under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without parental consent.
This decision means the country’s highest court will consider the use of the notwithstanding clause in the context of its use limiting the rights of 2SLGBTQI students, an issue
that will have implications for 2SLGBTQI communities and other marginalized communities across Canada.
Learn more about this case: egale.ca/sask-legal-case | | | | | Egale Explains: The Notwithstanding Clause More governments across the country are turning to the notwithstanding clause – a powerful tool that can limit certain Charter rights. Canadians are asking what this means for democracy and equality in our country.
Our new explainer unpacks what the clause is, how it’s being used, and what we can do to protect our rights.
The notwithstanding clause refers to section 33 of the Charter and
allows governments to pass laws that are likely to violate fundamental rights and freedoms protected by the Charter, and prevents courts from striking them down.
Learn more at egale.ca/egale-explains-notwithstanding-clause | | | | | Assessing Bill C-9’s Impact on 2SLGBTQI Communities in Canada On September 19, 2025, the Minister of Justice introduced Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act, in the House of Commons, proposing several significant amendments to the Criminal Code to address hate-motivated behaviour in Canada.
While the Bill aims to strengthen protections against hate, several potential concerns remain for 2SLGBTQI communities. Bill C-9’s intimidation and obstruction offences are overly broad, vague, and pose the risk of criminalizing peaceful protests and could expand state power more than it protects marginalized people.
Without safeguards, it risks silencing the very voices it claims to defend.
Learn more about Bill-C9 and Egale’s recommendations at egale.ca/bill-c9 | | | | | Room for All: Resources for Creating Inclusive Washrooms Utilizing inclusive washrooms helps create safer, more welcoming spaces for everyone – especially trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse people.
The Room for All guide offers practical guidance on why inclusive washrooms matter, how to design and label them thoughtfully, and how to respond to common misconceptions.
Explore best practices for signage, advocacy tips, and related resources to help make your spaces truly accessible—for all.
Learn more at egale.ca/inclusive-washrooms | | | | | Book Your Workplace Inclusion Training Egale promotes and fosters the human rights and equitable inclusion of 2SLGBTQI people in community, schools, and work through consultation, programs and services, training and development and community engagement.
We offer private, public and not-for-profit sector organizations reliable, high-quality training and development for professional, management and organizational development on both a local and national scale.
Have any questions? Book an exploratory call with our team and email us at [email protected] | |
| | | Free Webinar: Combatting Transphobia in Schools Learn how to create a safer and more inclusive world for everyone through our free webinar, Draw the Line Against Transphobia. It's crucial to learn and act in allyship to protect the rights and freedoms of our queer, trans and gender
diverse communities.
This webinar is designed for students, educators, administrators, and staff in both secondary and post-secondary schools.
Register today at egale.ca/workshops
Available dates: | | | | | What will your legacy be? Legacy Gifts can secure our future and Egale’s continued work to fight for the rights, freedoms, and protections of 2SLGBTQI communities. When you leave a gift to Egale in your Will, know that you’re helping us build and fight for a future without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential
– free from hatred and bias.
We hope that you’ll make 2SLGBTQI belonging and inclusion a part of your legacy. Please check out Willfora or contact us to learn more about creating a Will and leaving a charitable gift to Egale. | |
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Egale Canada
120 Carlton Street, Suite 217 | Toronto, Ontario M5A 4K2
416-964-7887 | [email protected]Egale works to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. Egale achieves this by informing public policy, inspiring cultural change, and promoting human rights and inclusion through research, education and community engagement.
Our vision is a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia, and all other
forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias. | | | | |
