As part of our ongoing efforts to call on all levels of government to take action to combat the rise in anti-2SLGBTQI hate, Egale Canada has submitted a series of recommendations for the pre-budget consultations in advance of the 2025 federal budget. 

Our recommendations involve combatting the rise in anti-2SLGBTQI hate, addressing inequities that continue to impact 2SLGBTQI people in Canada, and enhancing supports for LGBTQI human rights in international assistance.

Recommendations from Egale Canada

  • Recommendation 1: Provide an update on the progress to date and the timeline for launching the National Action Plan on Combatting Hate, involve 2SLGBTQI and other community organizations in the implementation strategy for the Action Plan, and allocate funding for 2SLGBTQI and community organizations to support the implementation of the Action Plan.
  • Recommendation 2: Begin consultations for an initiative similar to the Changing Narratives Fund that would allow 2SLGBTQI journalists and creatives to represent our communities and counter narratives that vilify 2SLGBTQI people.
  • Recommendation 3: Increase funding to the Court Challenges Program in order to allow individuals and groups to assert their Charter rights before the courts.
  • Recommendation 4: Allocate funding to CATSA to provide training to frontline security personnel in conducting airport security checks in a way that respects the dignity of Two Spirit trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming passengers.
  • Recommendation 5: Increase funding for the Canada Disability Benefit to end disability poverty.
  • Recommendation 6: Dedicate funding to culturally competent and 2SLGBTQI-affirming mental health services, ensuring that these services are affordable, accessible, and tailored to the needs of diverse communities.
  • Recommendation 7: Provide federal funding to train healthcare providers in 2SLGBTQI-inclusive care practices, reducing barriers and improving the quality of care received by 2SLGBTQI individuals, especially those with disabilities.
  • Recommendation 8: Increase funding for community-based organizations, specifically including those that work for and on behalf of Black, Indigenous, and racialized people, that offer employment support, entrepreneurial programs, mental health programs, social services, support groups, and advocacy for 2SLGBTQI individuals facing multiple forms of marginalization, including disability, race, and gender identity.
  • Recommendation 9: Increase funding for SOGIESC / LGBTQI human rights in international assistance to $20M a year.
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