Contribution: Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
AGIR : Action lesbienne, gai, bisexuelle, trans et queer (LGBTQ) avec les immigrants et réfugiés
$570,000.00
Solidifying and strengthening work by-and-for LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees at AGIR Montreal
FY 2023-24 · 2023-12-01
Summary
Through this 40-month project, AGIR will strengthen the capacity of organizations and 2SLGBTQI+ community networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will address the need to keep pace with the organization’s significant growth in order to meet increasing needs. The project will focus on ensuring long-term financial viability, building solid foundations for their internal structures, and consolidating the leadership of LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees within the organization.
Thanks to the additional funding and extension granted in early 2026, AGIR: LGBTQ+ Migrant and Refugee Support will implement a new phase of organizational capacity building focused on the institutionalization of governance systems, the development of a diversified revenue infrastructure, and the establishment of leadership continuity mechanisms within the organization. Through this they will further advance gender equality.
Department
Program
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Recipient
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Recipient Type
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
Amendments
Each version of the agreement as published, oldest first, with its total as of that version. The amount above is the latest.
| Amendment | Date | Fiscal Year | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 2023-12-01 | 2023-24 | $450,000.00 |
| 1 | 2023-12-01 | 2023-24 | $570,000.00 |
As published
Additional Information
Increase of agreement value, Change of end date
Additional Information (French)
Augmentation de la valeur de l'accord, changement de la date de fin
Agreement End Date
2027-03-31
Agreement Number
SO230102
Agreement Start Date
2023-12-01
Agreement Title
Solidifying and strengthening work by-and-for LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees at AGIR Montreal
Agreement Title (French)
Solidifier et renforcer le travail par et pour les personnes migrantes et réfugiées LGBTQ+ à AGIR Montréal
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$570,000.00
Amendment Date
2026-04-21
Amendment Number
1
Description
Through this 40-month project, AGIR will strengthen the capacity of organizations and 2SLGBTQI+ community networks to advance 2SLGBTQI+ equality. The project will address the need to keep pace with the organization’s significant growth in order to meet increasing needs. The project will focus on ensuring long-term financial viability, building solid foundations for their internal structures, and consolidating the leadership of LGBTQ+ migrants and refugees within the organization.
Thanks to the additional funding and extension granted in early 2026, AGIR: LGBTQ+ Migrant and Refugee Support will implement a new phase of organizational capacity building focused on the institutionalization of governance systems, the development of a diversified revenue infrastructure, and the establishment of leadership continuity mechanisms within the organization. Through this they will further advance gender equality.
Description (French)
Grâce à ce projet d’une durée de 40 mois, AGIR renforcera la capacité des organismes et réseaux communautaires 2ELGBTQI+ à faire progresser l’égalité 2ELGBTQI+. Le projet répondra aux besoins de suivre la croissance significative de l’organisme afin de répondre aux besoins croissants. Le projet consistera à assurer la viabilité financière à long terme, à bâtir des bases solides de leurs structures internes et à consolider le leadership des personnes migrantes et réfugiées LGBTQ+ au sein de l’organisme.
Grâce aux fonds supplémentaires et à la prolongation accordés début 2026, AGIR : Action LGBTQ+ avec les immigrantEs et réfugiéEs mettra en œuvre une nouvelle phase de renforcement des capacités organisationnelles axée sur l'institutionnalisation des systèmes de gouvernance, le développement d'une infrastructure de revenus diversifiée et la mise en place de mécanismes de continuité du leadership au sein de l'organisation. Ce faisant, l’organisme contribuera davantage à l’avancement de l’égalité des genres.
Expected Results
Partnerships and collaborations are established and/or strengthened to support the LGBTQ2 movement LGBTQ2 organizations have increased knowledge and capacity to advance equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression.
Expected Results (French)
Des partenariats et des collaborations sont mis en place ou améliorés pour appuyer le mouvement de la diversité sexuelle. Les organisations de la diversité sexuelle ont de meilleures connaissances et une capacité accrue pour faire avancer l’égalité en ce qui concerne le sexe, l’orientation sexuelle ainsi que l’identité et l’expression de genre.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Equality for Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity and Expression Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotion de l’égalité des sexes, de l’orientation sexuelle, de l’identité et de l’expression de genre
Program Purpose
The purpose of ESSOGIE program is to advance social, political and economic equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
Advancement towards a greater understanding of the intersection of sex and gender with other identity factors that include race, national and ethnic origin, Indigenous origin or identity, age, sexual orientation, socio-economic condition, place of residence and disability are encouraged under the Program.
Program Purpose (French)
L'objectif du programme ESSOGIE est de faire progresser l'égalité sociale, politique et économique en ce qui concerne le sexe, l'orientation sexuelle, l'identité ou l'expression de genre.
Le programme encourage la progression vers une meilleure compréhension de l'intersection du sexe et du genre avec d'autres facteurs identitaires, notamment la race, l'origine nationale et ethnique, l'origine ou l'identité autochtone, l'âge, l'orientation sexuelle, la condition socio-économique, le lieu de résidence et le handicap.
Recipient City
Montreal
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
AGIR : Action lesbienne, gai, bisexuelle, trans et queer (LGBTQ) avec les immigrants et réfugiés
Recipient Postal Code
H3N 1V7
Recipient Province or Territory
QC
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2023-2024-Q4-00047