⭐ Congratulations to the 2022 award 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
2022 Public Service Pride Awards
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2021 Award 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
Public Service Pride Awards Categories
Agent of Change Award
An award for advocates and leaders who are initiating and driving action to remove systemic barriers and advance the inclusion and integration of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities in the federal public service. This action-oriented individual is amplifying the voices of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities within their department/agency or across the federal family. This individual’s actions will have led to a marked improvement in their workplace.
Pride Network of the Year Award
An award to a departmental or agency pride network that stood out over the course of the year through its work in bringing together 2SLGBTQIA+ employees and allies to advance sexual orientation and gender identity equality across their department or agency.
Workplace Pride Initiative of the Year Award
An award for a novel workplace policy, plan, event or activity that has demonstrated benefit for 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion in the workplace.
Career Impact Award
An award that recognizes individuals who have made a lasting impact during their career. This individual’s long-standing and active support of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities within the federal public service will have had a cumulative and substantial impact.