Visibly Queer (We’re Here)

To: ​​PSAC Locals/Branches in the B.C. Region

• Summit details: March 27-29, 2026 (in-person event)
• Conference location: Vancouver Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC V6C 2R7
• Application Deadline: Wednesday, January 21, 2026, 11:59 PM Pacific Time Zone

We are pleased to inform members that the 2026 PSAC BC 2SLGBTQIA+ Summit will be held in person from Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2026.

All delegates are expected to attend the full Summit.

More information about travel and loss of salary will be available as part of the full delegate’s package, which you will receive on confirmation of registration.

We encourage you to personally inform PSAC 2SLGBTQIA+ members in your area to ensure they are made aware of this Summit. In workplaces where members continue to work from home, please share with your contacts or ask to post the information on the Union’s electronic bulletin board (if there is one at your workplace).

Summit Objectives

PSAC BC 2SLGBTQIA+ members will gather to meet, build, encourage, and show solidarity across the PSAC 2SLGBTQIA+ community in BC under the theme “Visibly Queer (We’re Here)”.

The objectives of the 2026 PSAC BC 2SLGBTQIA+ Summit are:

• Resisting the erasure, minimization, and fragmentation of queer identities – affirming the full breadth of who we are;
• Recognizing and advancing queer identities within employment equity frameworks, ensuring representation and inclusion in all spaces; and
• Ensuring our union remains a steadfast and enduring ally to the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, upholding our social justice mandate through action and accountability.

The Summit Organizing Committee is working hard on inviting engaging speakers, offering relevant and action-oriented workshops and other additional activities. We hope to share this information as it is confirmed during the weeks of the application process. 

Summit Information

The Summit will begin Friday, March 27, 2026 at 1:00 PM at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency Hotel with registration taking place from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM. The Summit will recess for the day at 5:00 PM.

The Summit will continue Saturday morning at 9:00 AM until 5:00 PM and reconvene on Sunday at 9:00 AM. The Summit will adjourn 12:00 PM on Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Delegates who reside within 60 kilometres of the venue:

• Will be entitled to claim loss of salary for Friday (and Saturday and Sunday if normally scheduled to work). There will be no overtime compensation;
• If not working, will also be entitled to claim a $50 per day allowance (or actual cost if higher) for Saturday and Sunday to cover the cost of travel (including self-parking) and meals;
• Hotel accommodation will not be provided.

Delegates who reside more than 60 kilometres from the venue will be considered as in travel status, which means the following costs will be covered:

• Will be entitled to salary for Friday (and Saturday and Sunday if normally scheduled to work). There will be no overtime compensation;
• Travel costs, including ground transportation;
• Meal and incidental allowances (except those provided) as per the PSAC Travel Policy;
• Hotel accommodation costs at the Vancouver Hyatt Regency Hotel;
• Hotel self-parking. Delegates must register their vehicle license plate with the hotel.

Accommodation for disabilities

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Members are asked to specify their accommodation needs to facilitate their participation at the PSAC BC Regional 2SLGBTQIA+ Summit on the delegate application form.

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents participants from attending Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website here.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to a participant’s ability to attend at the Summit and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be received no later than Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific (at the time of application).

PSAC policies: anti-harassment, scent-free and smoke-free environment

During the Summit, and at all events associated with the Summit, the PSAC Anti-Harassment, Smoke-free Environment and Scent-free Environment policies will be in effect. Please refrain from using scented products of any type.

If you have any questions with respect to the Summit, please contact Taylor Harrington​​​​ (HarrinT@psac-afpc.com / (778) 357-1639) or Yameena Zaidi (ZaidiY@psac-afpc.com/ ​​​(778) 383-1773)

Selection of Delegates

If you are selected as a delegate to this Summit, you will be advised by email and/or telephone call. Please ensure you provide us with your contact coordinates that you will have access to during the months of February and March 2026.

We look forward to having 2SLGBTQIA+ members in the PSAC BC Region gather to meet, build, encourage, and show solidarity.

In Solidarity,

Jamey Mills ​​​​
Public Service Alliance of Canada
Regional Executive Vice-President, BC​​

Damir Moric
PSAC BC Regional Council
2SLGBTQIA+ (Pride) Coordinator

Apply for the 2SLGBTQIA+ Summit using the application form below. The applicants deadline is Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific.

I am a PSAC B.C. member in good standing who self-identifies as 2SLGBTQIA+. *

• Yes

2SLGBTQIA+ is defined as Two-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Persons, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, with a plus to encompass other forms of sexual orientation and gender expression, such as gender queer or gender nonconforming persons. Only members who self-identify as 2SLGBTQIA+ can attend this Summit. For further clarification of 2SLGBTQIA+, please see “Equity Group Identification” section below.

Personal information

Name *

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Last

Email *

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Other Email (Optional)

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PSAC ID number *

Cell phone *

or your home phone number if no cell

Work phone *

Home address *

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Delegate Profile

Important note: The responses to these questions will be used in the selection process for delegates to the Summit.

To ensure that the Summit responds to the needs of our members, we invite you to complete the following questions.

How would you describe yourself as part of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community? *

Are you palrt of the Trans, Non-Binary and/or Gender Diverse community? *

• Yes
• No
• Prefer not to answer

This is my first PSAC Summit and/or Conference *

• Yes
• No

If you have recently attended other PSAC events (such as conferences, courses, etc.) please list which events and describe how this has impacted your union activism.

I am involved in workers’ rights in my union or workplace and/or active in the community on 2SLGBTQIA+ issues. *

• Yes
• No

If yes, please describe

Why would you like to attend the Summit? (in 150 words or less) *

Equity self-ID

PSAC members who belong to the following groups are invited to self-identify. This information is voluntary and kept confidential and will be used for the purposes of supporting our equity initiatives and programs. Please check all that apply.

I am a person with a disability

• Yes

For equity purposes, “person with disabilities” means persons who experience barriers arising from impairments of a physical, mental, sensory, psychiatric or learning nature.

I am an Indigenous person

• Yes

An Indigenous Person is a member of a First Nation, a Métis or an Inuit community.

I self-identify as a woman

• Yes

I am a racialized person

• Yes

A racialized person in Canada is non-white in colour or race, regardless of place of birth.

I am a member of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community

• Yes

Two-Spirited, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Persons, Queer, Intersex, Asexual

I am 35 years of age and under

• Yes

What is your year of birth?

Other, please specify:

Pronouns

Please indicate your pronouns (she, he, they, zhe, etc) below. More information on pronouns and building trans-inclusive workspaces can be found here.

PSAC Contact Lists

• Please add my name and contact information to one or more of our respective PSAC Equity and other PSAC Regional Committee contact lists.
• Please add my name and contact information to the PSAC B.C. Regional Newsletter distribution list.

Loss of salary and expenses

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a delegate to the Summit.

Please identify if you will require loss of salary to be covered. In most cases, a full day will be needed to arrive in time for the program on Friday.

If you require Loss of Salary for Saturday or Sunday, please indicate below (for budget tracking purposes).

If selected as a delegate, I will require an advance for expenses (including loss of salary) associated with this Summit. *

• Yes
• No

I will need approximately $:

Classification/Step or Hourly Wage

Number of Hours Loss of Salary Required

Which day(s) do you require loss of salary?

Accommodation for disabilities

The following information will only be used if you are selected as a delegate to the Summit.

The PSAC Accommodation Policy strives to ensure that PSAC events are barrier-free for members with disabilities. Once selected as a delegate, members will be asked to specify their accommodation needs in order to facilitate their participation at this Summit.

I am a member with a disability and require accommodation.

• Yes

You may be required to provide relevant medical documentation that will assist us to respond to your request. This information will not be disclosed except where necessary to respond to your request for accommodation.

What are the functional limitations arising from your disability?

You are not obliged to disclose your diagnosis, only your functional limitations.

• I require that the PSAC arrange for a personal care attendant to assist me in order for me to fully participate at the Summit.
• I require documentation in alternative media.
• I require sound amplification.
• I require sign language interpretation.
• I require an oral interpretation.
• I require that the PSAC arrange for a Reader (for a person with a visually related disability) to assist me in order for me to fully participate at the Summit.
• I will be using animal assistance (i.e. guide dog) at the Summit.

If you have dietary requirements or allergies that the PSAC should be aware of, specify them here

If you require specific accommodation for a disability in your hotel room, specify here

The PSAC has reserved a block of rooms at the Hyatt Regency Hotel for delegates in travel status. This hotel is unionized and accessible.

Family care

The objective of the PSAC Family Care Policy is to remove one of the barriers which prevents members from participating fully in Union activities and which provides for the reimbursement of family care expenses. A copy of the policy is available on the PSAC website at www.psacunion.ca/family-care-policy.

On-site childcare is intended to remove a barrier to participation at the Summit and is provided only for those who could not otherwise attend, had the service not been available. Requests must be received no later than Monday, January 21, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific.

If there are any requests by participants, on-site childcare will be provided at the Summit for the activities outlined in the agenda.

I require on-site child care

• Yes

Enter the number of children, their names and ages here.

We will follow-up for additional information.

Mode of Transportation

Please indicate your preferred mode of travel. Delegates are expected to travel by the most direct, economical means.

Mode of Transportation

• Air
• Bus
• Ferry
• Personal Motor Vehicle
• Carpool

Details

Please provide any relevant details here.

Emergency contact

Name

Emergency contact phone number

Relationship to the delegate

Last Section

Is there anything else you would like to add to your application?

With this application, I agree that, if selected, I will attend and participate in all sessions of the PSAC BC 2SLGBTQIA+ Summit scheduled for Friday, March 27 through Sunday, March 29, 2026.

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