Past Award Winners
2022 Public Service Pride Awards
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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 Public Service Pride Awards
Watch the 2021 Public Service Pride Awards ceremony >
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 advancing 2SLGBTQIA+ inclusion 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.