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    Ottawa (ON) K2P 1Y6

    613-680-3033
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    For more information, please contact Toby Whitfield, Executive Director, [email protected]

    Capital Pride’s first-ever Ice Parade comes to Winterlude 

    January 25, 2023

    2SLGBTQ+ community and allies invited to celebrate Pride on world’s longest skating rink Ottawa, ON – Today Capital Pride announced its inaugural Ice Parade, taking place during Winterlude as part of Winter Pride events. The Ice Parade, Canada’s first-ever Pride parade...

    Capital Pride raises Progress Pride Flag with allies at Ottawa City Hall

    August 23, 2022

    Capital Rainbow Refuge on hand to celebrate this year’s theme: All Together Now Ottawa, On – Flanked by members and allies of the 2SLBGTQ+ community, Capital Pride Executive Director Toby Whitfield and Co-Chairperson Geneviève Colverson raised the Progress Pride Flag...

    Capital Pride announces the recipients of the 2022 Community Project Fund

    August 18, 2022

    Capital Pride’s Community Project Fund supports local community groups and individuals who organize events and activities that further one (or more) of Capital Pride’s objectives: education, advocacy, connection or celebration. The Fund provides grants of up to $1000 allowing groups...

    Capital Pride announces 2022 Theme “All Together Now” and plans for new programming and an...

    July 5, 2022

    OTTAWA – Following two years of virtual celebrations, today Capital Pride is pleased to announce the return of the Capital Pride Festival from Sunday, August 21, to Sunday, August 28, 2022. This year’s festival theme is All Together Now and...

    Accepting Applications: Capital Pride Youth Art Showcase at the OAG

    June 1, 2022

    The Ottawa Art Gallery (OAG) and Capital Pride are teaming up together to curate a summer art exhibition featuring work from young queer artists in the city! The selected works will be showcased in the OAG’s public areas and the...

    Capital Pride 2022 Community Consultation Survey Report

    May 20, 2022

    The mission of Capital Pride / Fierté dans la Capitale is to create opportunities to celebrate, advocate, educate and connect people, respecting the full diversity of the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada’s capital region, on the unceded and unsurrendered land of...

    ​​All Blood is Equal Coalition welcomes changes to blood donor policies at Canadian Blood...

    April 28, 2022

    Today’s decision by Health Canada to authorize Canadian Blood Services to change its approach to blood and plasma donor screening ends a decades-long discriminatory ban which has targeted Two-Spirit, gay, bisexual, and queer men, trans women, and other men who...

    Capital Pride is hiring 

    March 29, 2022

    Capital Pride is currently hiring students for summer positions to help coordinate the 2022 Capital Pride Festival. The available positions are: Social Media and Communications Coordinator  The positions are full-time from Monday, May 16 to Friday, September 2 and are...

    Capital Pride is Recruiting Volunteer Team Leads

    February 28, 2022

    Operations Team Recruitment Team Leads help to plan and execute various parts of the Capital Pride Festival. Team Leads are part of the Operations Team and report to the Executive Director. A group of Festival Week Volunteers will be assigned...

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