Public Service Pride Awards: Celebrating Excellence in Inclusion
Each year, the Public Service Pride Awards shine a spotlight on the individuals, networks, initiatives, and organizations that are helping to create a more inclusive, welcoming, and equitable public service for 2SLGBTQIA+ employees.
This year, we are proud to recognize outstanding achievements across five award categories.
With 56 nominations from 29 different organizations across the federal public service, this year's Awards are a testament to the growing commitment to diversity, inclusion, and leadership in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ public servants.
Congratulations to our 2025 recipients!
Read a short write-up now on GCXchange.
2025 Winners
Agent of Change Award Winners
AJ Dolman
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
Sergeant Ruthern-Percival Flamel
Department of National Defence
Max Turner
Department of Fisheries and Oceans / Canadian Coast Guard
Emilie Plows
Department of Fisheries and Oceans / Canadian Coast Guard
Maddie Morris
Global Affairs Canada
Kelly Wolfslehner
Canada Border Services Agency
Jesse Fleming
Canada Border Services Agency
Jason Evanochko
Department of National Defence
Megan (MG) Le Stum
Statistics Canada
Pride Network of the Year Award Winner
Pride@IRCC
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Workplace Pride Initiative Winner
Service PSPC Portal - New Forms for Pay, Benefits, and Pension
Public Service and Procurement Canada
Career Impact Winners
Bart Bilmer
Natural Resources Canada
Holly Jacobs
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
Department/Agency Award for Excellence in Pride Leadership Winner
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Public Service Pride Awards Categories
Agent of Change Award
Recognizing advocates and leaders who are actively working to eliminate systemic barriers and advance the inclusion of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in the federal public service.
Pride Network of the Year Award
Acknowledging a department or agency pride network that has demonstrated outstanding commitment and contributions to advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion across their department or agency.
Workplace Pride Initiative of the Year Award
Celebrating an individual or team’s innovative workplace policy, plan, event or activity that has proven beneficial for promoting 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in the workplace.
Career Impact Award
Honoring individuals who have made a lasting and substantial impact throughout their career by actively supporting 2SLGBTQIA+ communities within the federal public service.
Department / Agency Award for Excellence in Pride Leadership
Recognizing, in response to the Open Letter, a department or agency that has exhibited exceptional leadership by actively implementing and demonstrating results through sustained organization-wide actions or initiatives, such as those outlined in the letter, in support of 2SLGBTQIA+ employees.
Previous Editions of the Public Service Pride Awards
2022 Awards ceremony
2024 Winners
Agent of Change Award
Andrea Monrad
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Jeansil Bruyère
Immigration Refugee Board of Canada
Kevin Phillips
Canada Border Services Agency
Tanya Harvey
Transport Canada
Workplace Pride Initiative of the Year Award
Pronoun Guide
Public Services Procurement Canada
Pride Network Award
Toronto Employment Insurance Contact Centre Pride Committee
Employment and Social Development Canada
Department / Agency Award for Excellence in Pride Leadership
Canadian Food Inspection Agency
2023 Winners
Agent of Change Award
Megan Otu
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Kaye Low
Veterans Affairs Canada
Major André P. Jean
Canadian Armed Forces / National Defence
Amér Mubaslat
Global Affairs Canada
Andrew Caldwell
Employment and Social Development Canada
Workplace Pride Initiative of the Year Award
Elliott L. Welch Memorial Award
Employment and Social Development Canada
Pride Network Award
3rd CDSB Edmonton Defence Team Pride Advisory Organization
National Defence
Career Impact Award
Andrea Markowski
Correctional Service of Canada
Department / Agency Award for Excellence in Pride Leadership
Justice Canada
2022 Winners
Agent of Change Award
David Beamer, Canada Revenue Agency
Dr. Holly Ellingwood, Public Safety Canada
Lee Nevens, Justice Canada
Lydia Lipic, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Jefferson Morris IV, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat
Pride Network Award
Defense Team Pride Advisory Organization, Department of National Defense and Canadian Armed Forces
Workplace Pride Initiative of the Year Award
Directive on Inclusive Sanitary Facility Design, Parks Canada
Career Impact Award
Missy Marston-Shmelzer, Canadian Heritage
Pioneer Award
Michelle Douglas, LGBT Purge Fund
2021 Winners
Agent of Change Award
David Da Silva, Global Affairs Canada
Johanne Charest, Canada Border Services Agency
Teresa Joudrie, Indigenous Services Canada
Taryn Husband, Global Affairs Canada
Tamara Lopez, Canada Border Services Agency
Richard Hansen, Canada Revenue Agency
Pride Network Award
Gender and Sexual Diversity Inclusiveness Network, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Workplace Pride Initiative of the Year Award
Universally Accessible Washrooms in Terrasses de la Chaudière Complex
Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada, Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, Indigenous Services Canada, Canadian Heritage
Career Impact Award
Artur Wilczynski, Communications Security Establishment
Guy Desaulniers, Public Service Commission
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