Keeping Our Stories Alive

The ArQuives was established to aid in the recovery and preservation of our histories. Its mandate is to: Acquire, organize, and preserve materials in any medium by and about 2SLGBTQIA+ people in Canada; and Provide public programming and access to information to promote greater awareness of 2SLGBTQIA+ histories and scholarship.

The ArQuives is the largest independent 2SLGBTQIA+ Archives in the world and since 1973 the only 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in Canada with a national scope, read further about our history and mission.

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Education Resources

Our Education Resources were developed and crafted to support educators in incorporating queer and trans perspectives into Grade 9-12 English and History curricula.

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ArQuives Collection

Our Collection can be searched online. Search by keyword, collection, organization, person, media, artifact type, among other options.

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Our Exhibits

Our current and past Exhibitions are listed on our programming page here. Check out our online Digital Exhibitions anytime.

What’s New

YCW Job Posting: Archives Assistant 

Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest 2SLGBTQIA+ archives in the world. Primarily a volunteer-run organization focusing on Canadian content, The ArQuives acquires, preserves, and provides public access to information and [...]

Queer Horizons – AE: The Open Persuader

Queen Horizons is a bi-monthly exploration of some of the queer fantasy, science, and speculative fiction found within The ArQuives collection.  Curiosity is at the very foundation of speculative fiction. Through imagined pasts, presents, and [...]

Programming

The ArQuives House Tour – April 18, 2026

April 18 @ 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm

Queer Trivia Night – Queer’s The Word

April 23 @ 6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Introduction to Digital Archives & Digital Preservation

May 7 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Our Partners

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Pink Triangle Press