Since 1973, The ArQuives has worked hard to Keep Our Stories Alive!
We strive to make LGBTQ2+ history accessible and tell the stories of our communities.
The Journal of a YCW Archives Assistant: A Summer Recap by Aliisa Qureshi, YCW Archives Assistant
October 4, 2022
As the summer Archives Assistant hired through the Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations program, my role has been to process archival collections and immerse myself in the archives by supporting the team in various tasks, attending archival events, and learning from my own encounters with the collections.Call for new volunteers (September, 2022)
September 15, 2022
We are happy to announce that we are seeking new volunteers!Job Posting: Trans Digitization Assistant
August 12, 2022
Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.The ArQuives’ Board of Directors Endorses Reconciliation Framework
August 4, 2022
The ArQuives’ Board of Directors has recently endorsed Reconciliation Framework: The Response to the Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission TaskForce.Job Posting (Extension): Reference Archivist
May 12, 2022
We have extended the deadline for applications to Monday, May 23 at 5 pm EST!Job Posting (UPDATED): Marketing and Development Coordinator
May 9, 2022
Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.Job Posting: Reference Archivist
April 29, 2022
Located in Toronto, Ontario, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.Notice of 2021 AGM and Nomination to Board of Directors
April 27, 2022
The ArQuives: Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives invites you to the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) Monday, June 6, 2022, at 6 pm EST via Zoom.Summer job: Archives Assistant
April 7, 2022
The ArQuives (formerly the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) is hiring an Archives Assistant (YCW) for a 12-week term, beginning June 6, 2022.Job Posting: Museum Collection Specialist
March 21, 2022
The ArQuives (formerly the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives) is the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.Call for Board Members
March 1, 2022
Located in downtown Toronto, The ArQuives is one of the largest independent LGBTQ2+ archives in the world.Board of Directors Update
December 1, 2021
It is with sadness that the Board of Directors announces Marcos Persaud’s departure as President and member of The ArQuives’s Board of Directors, effective November 25, 2021.Event - Going Viral: Mobilizing AIDS Archives in Digital Culture
November 3, 2021
This event (taking place on November 4, 2021 at 4pm EST) is presented by The ArQuives in collaboration with the Critical Digital Humanities Initiative, University of Toronto.Media Release: OTF Grant Gives Canada’s LGBTQ2+ Archives a Boost
September 20, 2021
Toronto, ON – In May, The ArQuives was awarded an $86,200 Resilient Communities Fund grant by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, to help it recover from the impacts of COVID-19, build capacity in serving LGBTQ2+ communities, and a plan for sustainable economic growth.Shadowboxing Exhibit and Panel at The ArQuives this Month
September 16, 2021
Stop by 34 Isabella any evening from now until Nov 2nd to see the incredible public installation by Toronto artist Abdi Osman, building on his ongoing research surrounding the gaps between experiences and representations of queer cruising, space- and place-making in the city.The ArQuives' Response to Kamloops Indian Residential School unmarked burial sites
June 15, 2021
The ArQuives joins all those grieving the 215 children who Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation discovered buried in unmarked graves near the former Kamloops Indian Residential School.Gallant's Box - Pussy Palace Oral History Project
May 29, 2021
Ephemera on a wooden table consisting of an Xtra!
