This page will offer community-based 2SLGBTQIA+ programs and services found across Peel Region, Ontario, and Canada. Before attending the below programs, please contact the organization you’re interested in, by calling and emailing, to confirm the availability of the service for where you live.
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Support in Peel Region
City of Mississauga
Associated Youth Services of Peel
160 Traders Boulevard East, ON L4Z 3K7 | Phone:(905) 890-5222 | Email:general@aysp.ca
Description: This organization focuses on improving lives of children through mental health and justice issues.
Malton Neighbourhood Services
3540 Morning Star Drive, ON L4T 3W6 | Phone:(905) 677-6270 | Email:General Email Unavailable
Description:This organization focuses on providing settlement and community support services.
Peel Children’s Aid Society
25 Capston Drive, ON L5W 0H3 | Phone:(905) 363-6131 | Email:mail@peelcas.org
Description:This organization focuses on the safety and wellbeing of youth through the lens of diveristy, equity, and inclusion.
Services and Housing in the Province
2-60 Courtneypark Drive West, ON L5W 0B3 | Phone:(905) 795-8742 | Email:info@shipshey.ca
Description:This organization focuses on housing by addressing mental health. They have various residents across Peel Region.
EveryMind
85A Aventura Court Mississauga, Ontario Canada L5T 2Y6 | Phone:(905) 795-3500 | Email:info@everymind.ca
Description:EveryMind provides mental health services to children, youth, young adults (up to age 25), and families in Peel Region.
Embrave: Agency to End Violence
Location Unavailable | Phone:(905) 403-9691 | Email:executive@embrave.ca
Description:This agency focuses on eradicating gender-based violence by raising awareness and community outreach. This agency is welcoming of all 2SLGBTQIA+ women with/without their children.
Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre
103-3650 Dixie Road, ON L4Y 2W8 | Phone:(905) 629-1873 | Email:info@dixiebloor.ca
Description:This agency is focused on improving the quality of life for residents in the Dixie Bloor area in the City of Mississsauga.
Rainbow Sauga Alliance
Location Unavailable | Phone Number Unavailable | Email:RainbowSauga@gmail.com
Description:This organization focuses on creating an engaging and involved community for 2SLGBTQIA+ residents living in Mississauga.
QTBIPOC sauga
Location Unavailable | (416) 993-4221 | Email:qtbipocsauga@gmail.com
Description:QTBIPOC sauga organizes gatherings for queer and trans, Black, Indigenous and people of colour communities from across Peel.
Unitarian Congregation in Mississauga
84 South Service Road, ON L5G 2R9 | Phone:(905) 278-5622 | Email: info@uucm.ca
Description:This organization is focused on encouraging social justice activities, enjoying fellowship, and forming interfaith relationships. The organization is affirming to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.
Erin Mills United Church
3010 The Collegeway, ON L5L 4X9 | Phone:(905) 820-9466 | Email: office@emuc.ca
Description:This church focuses on offering opportunities for all persons to experience the love of God through Jesus Christ. This church is affirming to individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Eden United Church
3051 Battleford Rd, ON L5N 5Z9 | Phone:(905) 824-5578 | Email: office@edenunitedchurch.com
Description:This church focuses on creating a safe, inclusive, welcoming community to gather in fellowship as members explore their faith. This church is affirming to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals.
Streetsville United Church
274 Queen Street South, ON L5M 1L8 | Phone:(905) 826-1542 | Email: info@streetsvilleunited.ca
Description:This church focuses on Inviting and welcoming all people into a growing relationship with God through Jesus Christ. This church is affirming to individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Meadowvale Community Church
2630 Inlake Court, Mississauga, ON L5N 2A7 | Phone:(905) 826-5722 | Email: General Email Unavailable
Description:This church offers an affirming community who believe there is a circle of life, a Great Dance of love shared by the Father, Son, and Spirit where all are included.
Art Gallery of Mississauga
300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga, ON L5B 3C1 | Phone: 905-276-3200 | Email: contact@artgalleryofmississauga.com
Description: This organization offers opportunity to engage with contemporary art exhibitions featuring regional, national, and international artists.
Family Services of Peel
5975 Whittle Rd #300, Mississauga, ON L4Z 3N1, Canada | Phone: 905-270-2250 | Email: fsp@fspeel.org
Description: Family Services of Peel is an organization offering community support services to people in Peel Region.
Peel Behavioural Services
5770 Hurontario Street., Suite 101 ON L5R 3G5 | Phone: 905-712-4124 | General Email Unavailable
Description: Peel Behavioural Services is a community service that offers programs for individuals with developmental disabilities. Referral is required.
City of Brampton
Moyo Health and Community Services
7700 Hurontario Street, ON L6Y 5B5 | Phone:(905) 361-0523 | General Email Unavailable
Description:This is an AIDS Service Organization focusing on supporting those disproportionately impacted by HIV/AIDS.
Queen Square Doctors and Family Health Team
201-366 Main Street North, ON L6V 1P8 | Phone:(905) 455-1455 | General Email Unavailable
Description:This is a holistic healthcare centre providing various services including mental health, gender-affirming care, and children’s health.
Canadian Mental Health Association – Recovery West
7700 Hurontario Street, ON L6Y 5B5 | Phone:(905) 451-3934 | Email:info@cmhapeel.ca
North Bramalea United Church
363 Howden Boulevard, ON L6S 4L6 | Phone:(905) 450-8003 | Email: office@nbuc.ca
Description:This church focuses on enabling everyday people to grow in the way of Jesus and follow the living God out into the community by the power of the Holy Spirit. This church is affirming to individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
The Rose Brampton
1 Theatre Lane, ON L6V 0A3 | Phone: 905-874-2800 | Email: performingarts@brampton.ca
Description: The Rose is a performing arts theatre in downtown Brampton. The venue offers performances from both local and world-renowned artists.
WellFort Community Health Services
40 Finchgate Boulevard, Suite 224 Brampton On L6T 3J1 | Phone: 905-451-6959 | Email Unavailable
Description:WellFort is a community health centre offering services to Peel Region.
Augsburg Lutheran Church
224 Mill Street South, Brampton, ON L6Y lT8 | Phone: 905-459-3262 | Email :office@augsbram.ca
Description:Augsburg Evangelical Lutheran Church is an affirming Christian community. The community is welcoming to all, highlighting grace-filled worship, meaningful spirituality, and warm fellowship.
Brampton Arts Organization
Unit 301 (3rd Floor), 8 Nelson St W, Brampton, ON L6X 4J2 | Phone: n/a | Email :info@bramptonartsorg.ca
Description:This organization offers an opportunity to learn and engage with the arts. Brampton Arts Organization champions Brampton’s diverse arts, culture, and creative industries and advocates for the Brampton Artist.
Town of Caledon
Knox United Church
2976 Charleston Sideroad, ON L7K 0V8 | Phone:(519) 927-3320 | Email: knoxunitedcaledon@gmail.com
Description:This church is focused on providing a welcoming place of worship for the community in the Town of Caledon. This church is affirming to individuals of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Caledon / Dufferin Victim Services
Location Unavailable | Phone:(905) 951-3838 | Email: info@cdvs.ca
Description:This agency offers support to individuals, family or friends, and witnesses who are affected by crime and tragic circumstances.
Caledon Community Services
55 Healey Rd., Unit 10, Bolton, ON L7E 5A2 | Phone: (905) 584-2300 | Email: info@ccs4u.org
Description: This organization offers a variety of community services to residents of Caledon.
Services with Multiple Branches
Indus Community Services
Multiple Locations | Phone:(905) 275-2369 | Email:info@induscs.ca
Description:This organization is geared towards building resilient communities through a diverse selection of programs, including those for newcomers and the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community.
Brampton Library
Multiple Locations | Phone:(905) 793-4636 | General Email Unavailable
Description:This multi-branch library, across the City of Brampton, provides programs for youth, seniors, newcomers, and the Indigenous Community.
Our Place Peel
Multiple Locations | Phone:(905) 238-1383 | Email:info@ourplacepeel.org
Description:This agency focuses on providing shelters, housing support, and family support for youth across Peel Region.
Mississauga Library
Multiple Locations | Phone:(905) 615-3500 | General Email Unavailable
Description:This mult-branch library, across the City of Mississauga, provides various programs for newcomers, adolescents, and older adults.
Volunteer MBC
Multiple Locations | Phone:(905) 238-2622 | info@volunteermbc.org
Description:This organization is a volunteer centre connecting Peel Region with volunteer opportunities.
Achev
Multiple Locations | Phone: N/A | General email unavailable
Description: This organization offers a variety of community services, including employment, settlement, language, women, youth, and technology solutions.
BridgeWay Family Centre
Multiple Locations | Phone: (905) 822-1114 | Email: info@bridgewaycentre.ca
Description: BridgeWay Family Centre offers free prenatal to preschool programs for families.
Building Multicultural Communities
Multiple Locations | Phone: 905-677-0889 | Email: services@bmccentre.org
Description: This organization offers a wide range of services including settlement programs, employment support, educational workshops, counseling, translation and interpretation services, and computer skills training. The centre aims to enhance newcomer engagement and participation in the community
Punjabi Community Health Services
Multiple Locations | Phone: 905-677-0889 | Email: info@pchs4u.com
Description: PCHS provides a wide range of culturally responsive services in the areas of addictions, mental health, geriatric care, health promotion, domestic violence, parenting, settlement, and support for women, children, and youth.
NEW: Community Programs in Peel
Queer Minds
Host: Moyo Health & Community Services and the Canadian Mental Health Association | Location: Online | Timing: Wednesdays, 6:00pm – 7:00pm | Age: 16+
Description: Queer Minds is a group for individuals aged 16+ to connect with community and gain knowledge and support on various 2SLGBTQ+ topics/issues.
Gay and Queer Men’s Cancer Support Group
Host: Wellspring Cancer Support | Location: Online | Timing: Mondays, 6:30pm – 8:00pm
Description: This agency offers support to individuals, family or friends, and witnesses who are affected by crime and tragic circumstances.
Lesbians and Queer Support Group
Host: Wellspring Cancer Support | Location: Online | Timing: Tuesdays, 2:30pm – 4:00pm
Description: Cancer often raises individual, family and relationship issues that can be difficult to navigate, and this is especially true for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community. This program provides an opportunity for lesbian and queer females, as well as non-binary individuals, with cancer to meet with one another to discuss and address the unique experiences and challenges of a cancer diagnosis.
Black Loud & Proud
Host: Malton Neighbourhood Services | Location: Four Corners Library – 65 Queen Street East | Timing: Thursdays, 4:00pm – 6:00pm | Ages: 12-29
Description: The Black Loud & Proud program for youth ages 12 to 29 is dedicated to fostering resilience, developing peer support networks, and celebrating our vibrant community. This multifaceted initiative offers comprehensive free wrap-around services designed to meet the diverse needs of our participants.
Youth Beyond Barriers (YBB)
Host: Associated Youth Services of Peel | Ages: 12-17
Description: The Youth Beyond Barriers (YBB) Program provides confidential services for 2SLGBTQ+ youth. The program offers in-person and/or virtual individual counselling, weekly youth groups, and community capacity building around 2SLGBTQ+ inclusion. Please visit the website for more information on how to access this resource.
Rainbow Road Game Night
Host: Brampton Library | Timing: Monday and Thursdays, 6:30pm – 8:30pm
Description: Brampton Library offers a fun night of board/card games and video games of a wide variety. Registration available on Eventbrite and the Brampton Library events page.
Pride Book Club
Host: Brampton Library | Timing: Changes
Description: Brampton Library offers a book club for readers featuring titles written by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors. Visit the Brampton Library website to find dates, times, and branch for the next club meet.
The Warmline
Host: The 519 | Ages: 18+
Description: The Warmline, offered by The 519, is a peer-operated service for adults in the GTA and Peel Region.
Youth Gender Journeys (YGJ)
Host: Associated Youth Services of Peel | Ages: 12-17
Description: Bi+ Women of Toronto creates a welcoming space through monthly meetings for women who identify as Bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, or omni), as well as those exploring their sexuality. These meetups are a chance to build community and exchange experiences. The group is open to both cis and trans women, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experience of women.
Bi+ Women of Toronto
Host: Toronto Bi+ Network | Location: Online | Timing: First Thursday of Each Month, 8-9:30pm
Description: The Youth Gender Journeys (YGJ) Group is a support group for youth who identify as trans, non-binary, and/or gender non-conforming. The program offers virtual/in-person 10 week support group that aims to provide gender-diverse youth a safer space to explore their unique identities and lived experiences. Please visit the website for more information on how to access this resource.
Bi+ Men of Toronto
Host: Toronto Bi+ Network | Location: Online | Timing: Fourth Thursday of Each Month, 7-8:30pm
Description: Bi+ Men of Toronto creates a welcoming space through monthly meetings for men who identify as Bi+ (bisexual, pansexual, queer, fluid, or omni), as well as those exploring their sexuality. These meetups are a chance to build community and exchange experiences. The group is open to both cis and trans men, as well as non-binary people who are comfortable in a space that centres the experience of men.
Queer Village Book Club
Host: Caledon Public Library | Location:Alton Library – 35 Station Street | Ages: 18+ | Timing: First Tuesday of the Month, 6:30-8:pm
Description: Caledon Public Library hosts a book club which features novels written by 2SLGBTQIA+ authors and highlights 2SLGBTQIA+ stories. Visit Caledon Library’s website to find dates, times, and location for the next club meeting, and check out Queer Village Book Club’s Instagram page for the month’s title!
Support in Ontario
LGBT Youthline
Location Unavailable | Phone:(416) 962-2232 | Email:info@youthline.ca
Description:This agency provides free support through their Ontario-wide 2SLGBTQIA+ peer-support HelpLine. This line is open from 04:00PM to 09:30PM.
Friends of Ruby
489 Queen Street East (Lower Level – LL01) Toronto, ON M5A 1V1 | Phone:(416) 359-0237 | Email:info@friendsofruby.ca
Description:Friends of Ruby is a 2SLGBTQ+ organization that provides mental health services, social services, and housing.
Rainbow Health Ontario
333 Sherbourne Street, Toronto, ON M5A 2S5 | Phone:(416) 324-4100 | Email:info@rainbowhealthontario.ca
Description:This is an organization primarily serving Ontario healthcare systems and offering service providers 2SLGBTQIA+ knowledge and capacity to better serve the 2SLGBTQIA+ Community.
Gay Men’s Sexual Health Alliance
401-110 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON M5C 1T4 | Phone:(416) 364-4555 | Email:office@gmsh.ca
Description:This is an agency based on providing sexual health promotion resources to AIDS Service Organizations in Ontario that’re geared towards gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men.
Women & HIV/AIDS Initiative
Multiple Locations | Phone:(416) 364-4555 ext. 321 | Email:WHAI.Info@whai.ca
Description:This organization is based on providing support as a response to HIV/AIDS among Cisgender and Transgender, 2-Spirit, and Non-Binary women in Ontario.
Wellspring Cancer Support
Multiple Locations | Phone:(416) 480-4440 | Email:General Email Unavailable
Description:The organization provides support to those living with and recovering from cancer, and to those caregiving for someone with cancer.
McMaster Children’s Hospital Adolescent Medicine Clinic
1200 Main St W Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5 | Phone: 905-521-2100 ext 73049 | Email unavailable
Description: The Adolescent Medicine Clinic at McMaster Children’s Hospital offers care for children and teenagers 12-17 in age. Referral is required to service people in Peel Region.
Queer Muslim Network
Location Unavailable | Phone: unavailable | Email: info@queermuslimnetwork.com |
Description: This organization is a Queer muslim network rooted in Toronto, Montreal, and Ottawa, this community-led initiative brings together 2SLGBTQ+ Muslims and their allies to foster belonging, solidarity, and support.
Toronto Bi+ Network
Location Unavailable | Phone: unavailable | Email: info@torontobinet.org |
Description: This organization is provides a community where bi, pan, fluid, omni, queer and questioning people can share diverse perspectives on bi+/mspec issues and experiences.
Support Across Canada
Egale Canada
217-120 Carlton Street, Toronto, ON M5A 4K2 | Phone:(416) 964-7887 | General Email Unavailable
Description:This organization’s goal is to improve the global response to 2SLGBTQIA+ issues while improving the lives of 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals across Canada.
Rainbow Railroad
360-401 Richmond Street West, Toronto, ON M5V 3A8 | Phone Unavailable | Email:info@rainbowrailroad.org
Description:While this organization is a global nonprofit, they aim to provide support to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals who face persecution for their sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics.
pflag Canada
243- 1554 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, ON K1Z 7M4 | Phone:+1 (888) 530-6777 | Email:info@pflagcanada.ca
Description:This organization’s main objective is to provide peer-to-peer support for families, friends, allies, and 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals going through the coming our process.
Momentum
Location Unavailable | Phone:Phone Unavailable | Email:info@momentumcanada.net
Description:Momentum runs programming and advocacy campaigns that help 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada.
JusticeTrans
Location Unavailable | Phone:Phone Unavailable | Email:admin@justicetrans.org
Description:TransJustice provides legal information for 2Spirit, trans, non-binary, and gender diverse (2S/TNBGD) community members.
Kids Help Phone
Location Unavailable | Phone:1-800-668-6868 (help line) | Email:General Email Unavailable
Description:This organization offers e-mental health services to kids.
Trans Lifeline
Location Unavailable | Phone:(877) 330-6366 (help line) | Email:General Email Unavailable
Description:Trans Lifeline offers trans people resources, support, and community. While this organization is based in the USA, there is a peer support phone line for Canada.
Queering Cancer
Location Unavailable | Phone:Unavailable | Email:General Email Unavailable
Description:Queering cancer supports 2SLGBTQ+ individuals affected by cancer via inclusive information and personal stories.
It Gets Better: Canada
Location: 18 King Street E. Suite 1400 Toronto ON M5C 1C4 | Phone:Unavailable | Email:info@itgetsbettercanada.org
Description:It Gets Better Canada works to uplift, empower, and connect 2SLGBTQ+ youth across the country. Through inspiring media programming, international partnerships, and connections to community-based services, they provide support and hope to young people nationwide.