Fierté Canada Pride

Fierté Canada Pride is a Canadian organization, which represents and is composed of organizers of local LGBT pride festivals in Canada,[1] as well as serving as the Canadian chapter (Region 7) of InterPride.[1] Many, but not all, pride festivals in Canada are members of the organization.

Fierté Canada Pride
Formation2004
Typenational association
Legal statusactive
Region served
Canada
Acting President
Alessandro Iachelli (he/him)
AffiliationsInterPride
WebsiteFierté Canada Pride

The organization's mission is to promote pride events on a national level, through networking, advocacy work, and member education on aspects such as event planning, marketing, sponsorship and media relations.[2]

Organization structure

Fierté Canada Pride is a registered federal not-for-profit organisation that is led by a president and a board of directors. The board is composed of a vice-president of governance, a vice-president of membership, a secretary, a treasurer, and representatives in several regions of Canada. FCP has created four leadership councils representing Two Spirit, Women, People of Colour and Angry Flamingos (trans, non-binary and gender diverse individuals).

History

At its annual general meeting (AGM) in 2015, the organization formally launched Canada Pride/Fierté Canada, a program modelled on WorldPride which will see a different Canadian city host a national Canada Pride festival every four years.[3] The first Canada Pride was held in Montreal, Quebec in 2017, in conjunction with the city's regular Fierté Montréal.[3]

At the 2017 AGM, Pride Winnipeg was selected to host the second edition of Canada Pride/Fierté Canada which will take place May 22–31, 2020.[4] At the AGM, delegates also voted in favour of Calgary Pride hosting the 2018 conference and general meeting.

List of Fierté Canada Prides and National Conferences/AGMs
Edition Year Location Dates Host Organization Notable details
I 2017 Montréal, Québec August 10–20 Fierté Montréal Featured as part of the official programming of Montréal’s 375th and Canada 150 celebrations.
Montréal Mayor Denis Coderre offered an official apology to the LGBTQ+ community for violence and discrimination perpetrated against the community by local police forces in the 1960s to 1990s.[5]

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (the first openly gay Irish leader) and Vradkar's partner Matthew Barrett.[6]
This edition of the pride parade was the largest in the city's history.

II 2020 2022 Winnipeg, Manitoba May 22–31 Pride Winnipeg Postponed from 2020 to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada[7]

National Conferences and AGMs
Year Location Dates Host Organization Notable events
2008 Vancouver, British Columbia Vancouver Pride Society
2009 Montréal, Québec Fierté Montréal
2010 Toronto, Ontario March Pride Toronto
2011 Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Pride
2012 Kelowna, British Columbia March Kelowna Pride
2013 Ottawa, Ontario Capital Pride
2014 Winnipeg, Manitoba Pride Winnipeg
2015 Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Saskatoon Pride Canada Pride/Fierté Canada formally launched
2016 London, Ontario February 18–21 Pride London Festival
2017 Halifax, Nova Scotia February 16–19 Halifax Pride Winnipeg chosen as 2020 host city
2018 Calgary, Alberta February 7–11 Calgary Pride
2019 Ottawa, Ontario February 7–10 Capital Pride
2020 Regina, Saskatchewan February 6–9 Regina Pride Inc. Queen City Pride

References
  1. "Pride London to host Canada Pride and InterPride". London Community News, February 24, 2015.
  2. "National Pride conference picks Winnipeg as host city for 2014". Metro, November 18, 2012.
  3. Richard Burnett, "Montreal to host inaugural Canada Pride in 2017". Daily Xtra, March 10, 2015.
  4. "Winnipeg to host Fierté Canada | Canada Pride 2020". Fierté Canada Pride, March 1, 2017.
  5. Laframboise, Kalina. "'A long time coming': Montreal apologizes for past police raids targeting LGBT community" Archived 2017-08-22 at the Wayback Machine, CBC News, Montreal, 18 August 2017. Retrieved on 24 August 2017.
  6. Anderson, Nicola. "Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and his partner join Trudeau at the Montreal Pride Parade" Archived 2017-08-25 at the Wayback Machine, Irish Independent, Dublin, 20 August 2017. Retrieved on 24 August 2017.
  7. "Pride Winnipeg announces postponement of Fierté Canada Pride festival to 2022". Pride Winnipeg. 2 May 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
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