The International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia is a worldwide celebration of sexual and gender diversity. It is a day meant to draw attention to the violence and discrimination faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people, and all other people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities or expressions, and sex characteristics.

CEIU is once again pleased to be offering National Scholarships to CEIU members in good standing, their spouse, their common-law partner, and/or their dependant(s). The scholarships are offered from the “royalties” CEIU receives from The Personal Insurance as well as the BMO CEIU Master Card, from the business they both receive from CEIU members. 

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada. The history of Asian immigration in Canada can be traced back to more than 150 years ago when Chinese workers arrived on the west coast to build the Pacific Railway. In 2002, as a result of a motion proposed by the first Senator of Asian descent, Vivienne Poy, the Government of Canada signed an official declaration to designate May as Asian Heritage Month.

The CEIU National Standing Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR) Committee is pleased to announce that the 2022 CEIU National HR/RR Conference will be held from September 24th to 25^th, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, B.C. under the theme Be the Change!  Registration and a meet and greet will be held starting at 6 p.m. (BC time) on September 23^rd, 2022.

The CEIU National Executive met in-person as well as hybrid for their Spring meeting, from April 5^th, to 9^th, 2022 at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Ontario.

It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that CEIU would like to inform you of the passing of Jacques Perrin, CEIU National Vice-President for the NCR. 

The CEIU National Human Rights/Race Relations (HR/RR) Committee held their meeting in Toronto from March 25^th to 27^th, 2022. A pleasant change to have all the representatives attend in-person at this meeting, after having had only virtual zoom meetings since after the 2021 CEIU Convention.

On October 26, 1966, the United Nations proclaimed March 21 as the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination to be commemorated yearly. On that day in 1960, police opened fire and killed 69 people at a peaceful demonstration in Sharpeville, South Africa, against the apartheid “pass laws”.