Editing Pride parade (section)

====Canada====
=====Montreal=====
{{Main|Fierté Montréal}}
[[File:DEA18 0819 Pride 8803A.jpg|thumb|[[Montreal]] Pride Parade in 2018.]]
[[Fierté Montréal|Montreal Pride Parade]], is held in mid-August and has taken place every year since 1979, when a group of 200 people commemorated New York City's 1969 [[Stonewall Riots]] with ''"Gairilla"'', a precursor to Montreal's gay pride parade celebrations.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://montreal.about.com/od/montrealevents/a/pride_montreal_parade_defile_de_la_fierte_gai_celebrations.htm |title=Pride Montreal 2013 – Gay Pride Montreal 2013 Parade – Défilé de la fierté gai Celebrations |publisher=Montreal.about.com |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=August 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160812051112/http://montreal.about.com/od/montrealevents/a/pride_montreal_parade_defile_de_la_fierte_gai_celebrations.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The LGBTQ+ festivities take place over eleven days, with events centered around the [[Gay Village, Montreal|Gay Village]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://fiertemtl.com/en/about-us/history/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=Fierté Montréal|language=en-US}}</ref>

In May 2023, Montreal Pride launched a comprehensive rebrand of its website and logo, meant to signal that the non-profit had moved on from the last-minute cancellation of the 2022 parade, which was cancelled due to a lack of organization.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Stevenson |first=Verity |date=October 5, 2022 |title=Disorganization and a misunderstanding led to cancelling of Montreal Pride parade: report |work=CBC |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/report-pride-parade-cancellation-1.6607024 |access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>

Montreal Pride has hired 200 additional employees with event planning experience to ensure the August 13, 2023 parade is well-organized and prepared for the 100,000 expected attendees.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Stevenson |first1=Verity |last2=Oduro |first2=Kwabena |date=May 18, 2023 |title=Montreal Pride launches rebrand, says it's confident parade will go on as planned this year |work=CBC News |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-pride-confident-parade-1.6848006 |access-date=May 24, 2023}}</ref>

=====Ottawa=====
{{Main|Capital Pride (Ottawa)}}
[[File:Parade2007.jpg|thumb|Parade marchers passing the [[Canadian Parliament Buildings]] during the Ottawa Capital Pride parade on August 26, 2007.]]
[[Capital Pride (Ottawa)|Ottawa Pride Parade]], inaugurated in 1989, is an annual LGBT pride event spanning Canada's capital city of Ottawa, Ontario, and its neighbour Gatineau, Quebec. Over the years, this event has significantly grown and is now a prominent fixture held on the fourth Sunday of August.<ref>{{cite web|title='Absolutely spectacular': Capital Pride celebrates largest ever Pride Parade|date=August 28, 2022 |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/absolutely-spectacular-capital-pride-celebrates-largest-ever-pride-parade-1.6045434|publisher=CTV News Ottawa. Published August 28, 2022|access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> It serves as a crucial platform for promoting LGBTQ+ rights and visibility, playing a vital role in achieving legal victories and advancing inclusivity initiatives. The parade underscores the ongoing struggle for LGBTQ+ rights, emphasizing principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion in the National Capital Region.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rainbows, sunshine and serious conversations mark Capital Pride parade|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/rainbows-sunshine-and-serious-conversations-mark-capital-pride-parade|publisher=Ottawa Citizen. Published August 27, 2023|access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref>

The Parade is a pivotal component of the larger festival, known as 'Capital Pride / La Fierté dans la Capitale' in both English and French, reflecting the bilingual nature of the region.

Ottawa's inaugural Pride Parade took place on Sunday, June 18, 1989,<ref>{{Cite news |date=Aug 20, 2016 |title=Ottawa holds 1st Pride parade in 1989 |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-pride-parade-first-1989-archives-1.3728027 |access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref> initially occurring annually in June until 1994 when it was rescheduled to July. In 2005, the Pride Festival moved from Bank Street back to Festival Plaza due to the high costs and outstanding debts of the Pride Committee. Consequently, the festival's dates were shifted from July to August, aligning with constraints at Festival Plaza. This scheduling adjustment is the reason why Ottawa's Pride Parade is held on the fourth Sunday of August each year.<ref>{{cite web|title= Students' centre takes Pride before tackling phobias|url=https://archive.org/details/thecharleton35carl/page/42/mode/2up|publisher=The Charlatan 2005-06, Carleton University website. Published August 25, 2005|access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref>

The Ottawa Capital Pride Parade serves as a powerful symbol of LGBTQ+ pride and unity within the Ottawa community. Beyond its local significance, the event extends a warm welcome to 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals worldwide, fostering a sense of global community and emphasizing the interconnectedness of local and national pride with broader international movements. In essence, the Ottawa Pride Parade stands as a vibrant and inclusive expression of LGBTQ+ pride, leaving a lasting impact on both the local and global stage.<ref>{{cite web|title=2023 Pride Grand Marshal: Fae Johnstone|url=https://capitalpride.ca/capital-pride-announces-the-2023-grand-marshall-and-honoured-group/|publisher=Capital Pride. (Refer to Fae Johnstone using the term '2SLGBTQIA+' in their quote.) Published July 25, 2023|access-date=19 November 2023}}</ref>

=====Toronto=====
{{Main|Pride Toronto}}
[[Image:Pride2006 049.jpg|thumb|right|Toronto: Several City Councillors taking part in the 2006 Pride Parade.]]
Toronto's pride parade has been held yearly or every June since 1981; the first pride parade in Toronto was held in June 1981. In 2003, its activists helped score a major victory when the Ontario Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling which made same-sex marriage legal in Ontario, the first jurisdiction in North America to do so.<ref>{{Cite news| url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ontario-men-wed-following-court-ruling-1.366432 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017080259/http://www.cbc.ca/news/story/2003/06/10/ont_samesex030610.html | url-status=live | archive-date=October 17, 2006 | work=CBC News | title=Ontario men wed following court ruling | date=June 13, 2003}}</ref> By this time the Toronto Pride Week Festival had been running for twenty-three years. It is also one of the largest, attracting around 1.3 million people in 2009.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/world-pride-celebration-coming-to-town-in-2014/article1328774/| title=World Pride celebration coming to town in 2014| date=October 19, 2009| location=Toronto| work=The Globe and Mail| access-date=September 8, 2017| archive-date=August 19, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819064655/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/world-pride-celebration-coming-to-town-in-2014/article1328774/}}</ref> The 38th pride parade in Toronto was held on June 24, 2018. Toronto hosted [[WorldPride]] in 2014.<ref>{{cite web|date=2014-06-29|title=Rainbow of revellers in Toronto WorldPride parade|url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/rainbow-of-revellers-in-toronto-worldpride-parade-1.1891489|access-date=2021-06-10|website=CTVNews|language=en}}</ref>

=====Vancouver=====
{{Main|Vancouver Pride Parade}}
[[File:Justin Trudeau at the Vancouver Pride Parade - 2018 (42968601755).jpg|thumb|Canadian Prime Minister [[Justin Trudeau]] and Vancouver Mayor [[Gregor Robertson (politician)|Gregor Robertson]] at the 2018 Pride Parade.]]
[[Vancouver Pride Festival|Vancouver's Pride Parade]] takes place each year during the August long weekend ([[Civic Holiday|BC Day]] falls on the first Monday of August in the province of British Columbia). The parade takes place in the downtown core with over 150 floats moving along Robson Street, Denman Street and along Davie Street. The parade has a crowd of over 150,000 attendees with well over half a million in attendance for the August 4, 2013 Pride Parade.<ref>{{cite web|last=Tam |first=Christine |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/761407/vancouver-pride-parade-brightens-up-vancouver/ |title=Hundreds of thousands shine bright at Vancouver Pride Parade – BC |publisher=Globalnews.ca |date=August 4, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.ca.msn.com/local/britishcolumbia/vancouver-pride-parade-expected-to-draw-record-crowd |title=Vancouver Pride Parade expected to draw record crowd – News – MSN CA |publisher=News.ca.msn.com |date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806090038/http://news.ca.msn.com/local/britishcolumbia/vancouver-pride-parade-expected-to-draw-record-crowd |archive-date=August 6, 2013 }}</ref> New for 2013 are the permanently painted rainbow crosswalks in Vancouver's West End neighbourhood at Davie and Bute streets.<ref>{{cite web|last=Lupick |first=Travis |url=https://www.straight.com/blogra/405246/photos-vancouver-loves-its-new-rainbow-crosswalks |title=Photos: Vancouver loves its new rainbow crosswalks &#124; Georgia Straight |publisher=Straight.com |date=July 31, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-19}}</ref> The city of [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], in the [[Metro Vancouver]] area also hosts a Pride Festival, though on a much smaller scale.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.surreyleader.com/community/214206361.html |title=Surrey Pride Festival July 7 at Holland Park |publisher=Surrey Leader |date=July 5, 2013 |access-date=2013-08-19 |archive-date=October 25, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025042757/http://www.surreyleader.com/community/214206361.html }}</ref>

=====Winnipeg=====
{{Main|Pride Winnipeg}}
[[File:Winnipeg-pride-parade-2023-06-04.png|thumb|right|'Walk Loud, Walk Proud' - Capturing the vibrant spirit of Winnipeg's Pride Parade on June 4, 2023.]]
[[Pride Winnipeg|Winnipeg's Pride Parade]] takes place annually over the course of several days and is one of the largest Pride events in central Canada with 10 days of community based events and activities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CBC news |date=June 2, 2013 |title=Winnipeg Pride Parage draws crowds |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-pride-parade-draws-crowds-1.1302258 }}</ref> Winnipeg's first Pride event came about after the government voted in favour of including the provision of sexual orientation, under the prescribed provincial human rights code in 1987. The parade started as a march of celebration led by activists and supporters who gathered outside Manitoba's Legislative Assembly awaiting the announcement of the governments decision, when it was released, activists numbered around 250, including notable figures such as Albert McLeod and Connie Merasty who were active parts of community organizations advocating for human rights recognition.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Michelin |first=Ossie |date=2023-06-08 |title=After 30 years, Albert McLeod continues to blaze a trail for queer Indigenous people |url=https://broadview.org/two-spirit-albert-mcleod/ |access-date=2023-11-27 |website=Broadview Magazine |language=en}}</ref>

On June 4, 2023, Winnipeg's Pride president Barry Karlenzig revealed that a record-breaking 10,000 people had registered to march. This marked the largest parade in the event's history.<ref>{{Cite news |last=CBC news |date=June 4, 2023 |title=Thousands celebrate in sweltering heat at Winnipeg's biggest Pride parade |work=Canadian Broadcasting Corporation |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-pride-parade-2023-1.6865265 }}</ref>