Fierté Canada Pride

Fierté Canada Pride is a Canadian organization which represents and is composed of organisers 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

Abbreviation	FCP
Formation	2004
Type	National Member Association
Legal status	Federal Not For Profit
Region served	Canada
Executive Director	Alessandro Iachelli (he/him)
President	Julie DeMarchi (she/her)
Affiliations	InterPride
Website	Fierté Canada Pride

FCP's mission is to strengthen Pride organisations and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities through elevating equity-deserving peoples, practicing reconciliation in action, collaborating intentionally, building capacity, and advocating for systemic change.

Organization structure

Fierté Canada Pride is a registered federal not-for-profit organisation that is led by a board of directors and an executive director. The board is composed of a president, vice president of governance, a vice president of membership, a vice president of human resources, a secretary, a treasurer, a communications director, and directors at large in various parts of Canada. FCP has created four Leadership Councils representing Two Spirit, Women, People of Colour, trans, non-binary and gender-diverse individuals. Councils are independent groups of individuals who are interested in providing feedback to FCP about meaningful inclusion of marginalized communities

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 two years.^[2] The first Canada Pride was held in Montreal, Quebec in 2017, in conjunction with the city's regular Fierté Montréal.^[2]

At the 2017 AGM, Pride Winnipeg was selected to host the second edition of Canada Pride/Fierté Canada which was to take place May 22–31, 2020.^[3] It was later delayed to 2022 due to the COVID pandemic. 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	Montreal, Quebec	August 10–20	Fierté Montréal	Featured as part of the official programming of Montreal's 375th and Canada 150 celebrations. Montreal 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.[4] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marched with Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar (the first openly gay Irish leader) and Vradkar's partner Matthew Barrett.[5] This edition of the pride parade was the largest in the city's history.
II	2022	Winnipeg, Manitoba	June 1–5	Pride Winnipeg	Postponed from 2020 to 2022 due to COVID-19 pandemic in Canada[6]
III	2024	Vancouver, British Columbia	TBA	Vancouver Pride Society

National Conferences and AGMs

Year	Location	Dates	Host Organization	Notable events
2008	Vancouver, British Columbia		Vancouver Pride Society
2009	Montreal, Quebec		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
2021	Online	March 27–28	Thunder Pride Association	Held online due to COVID Pandemic
2022	Online	March 25–27	Jointly with The Enchanté Network	Held online due to COVID Pandemic
2023	Kelowna, British Columbia	March 9–12	Kelowna Pride Society
2024	Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island	March 7–10	Pride PEI
2025	Calgary, Alberta	March 6–9	Calgary Pride