2SLGBTQQIA+ Education

The Post-Secondary Student Mental Health Grant provides $8 million total annually to the 26 publicly funded post-secondary institutions. Funds support many mental health initiatives, including counselling, peer support programs and institutional capacity building to address student mental health concerns.

Post-secondary institutions are expected to consult 2SLGBTQQIA+ communities on their campuses to inform the types of mental health programs and services offered on campus.

Under the Gender-Based Violence Prevention Grant, $2.5 million total was provided to the 26 publicly funded post-secondary institutions in 2022 for the period of 2022 through 2025 for Post-secondary Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention. Funding may be used towards campaigns, awareness initiatives, training and improving or implementing sexual and gender-based violence reporting tools and processes.

Under the National Action Plan Grant $625,000 was provided to the 26 publicly funded post-secondary institutions in 2023/24. Funding may be used to support reporting tools, campaigns, awareness initiatives, or training that focus on preventing sexual and gender-based violence.  

To better understand the climate of sexual and gender-based violence experienced by post-secondary students in Alberta, the Campus Climate Survey on Sexual and Gender-based Violence commissioned a survey across 26 publicly-funded Alberta post-secondary institutions. This report summarizes the responses to the survey. 

Learn more about legislation and practices to ensure that schools are welcoming, caring, respectful and safe learning environments.

This framework is intended to provide transparent guidelines to help parents, educators and curriculum developers understand curriculum development in Alberta. It notes that Albertans will see themselves in the curriculum regardless of race, religious belief, colour, gender, gender identity, gender expression, physical disability, mental disability, family status or sexual orientation. This is an in-process project.