Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Canada
DEMILITARIZE, DECARBONIZE, DECOLONIZE
The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Canada’s goal is to bring together women and diverse people to unite in their determination to advocatefor peace.
Our goals include total and universal disarmament; the strengthening of the United Nations and international law; political and social equality and economic equity; co-operation among all people, decolonization and an environmentally sustainable development.
Learn more About WILPF Canada’s goals and mission
WILPF Opposes AI in Warfare
WILPF was one of the 200 signatures on this important joint statement to oppose Artificial Intelligence (AI) in warfare, read the full statement and post by WILPF’s Reaching Critical Will, disarmament program, here. The statement notes “Not for the first time, we are seeing Palestine used as a laboratory for …
The First UN Week for Peacebuilding June 22-26
This week, June 22-26, is the first United Nations’ annual Peacebuilding Week that provides an opportunity to recognize and elevate the work of today’s peacebuilders in and beyond the UN. WILPF Canada believes that Canada should invest in peacebuilding not warmaking. Find out more about the United Nations’ peacebuilding initiatives …
Check out WILPF International’s June story
Check out WILPF International’s June story and learn more about what a feminist approach looks like in global economic and disarmament discussions. For this month, WILPF’s story of Feminist Peace highlights the need for continued advocacy for #MovetheMoney from military to peace. What if the billions spent on militarisation went …
WILPF members oppose CANSEC weapons fair
WILPF-Canada members participated in the rallies and protests against the Canada’s Global Defence and Security Trade Show (CANSEC) on May 27 and 28, 2026 in Ottawa. CANSEC is the largest weapons fair in North America. We also participated in the “Military-Industrial Complex” bus tour in Ottawa. We oppose the federal …
Read our Pre-Budget Submission to Cut Military Spending
WILPF-Canada partnered with the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace on a joint submission to the Standing Committee on Finance on the pre-budget federal consultations on the 2026 budget. Read our submission here. We made the following recommendations for Budget 2026: * Recommendation 1: That the government apply a Gender-Based …
Read our submission to Federal Sustainable Development Consultations
WILPF Canada and the Canadian Voice of Women for Peace made a joint submission titled “Canada cannot achieve sustainable development with costly, carbon-intensive militarism and rising military spending” to the draft Federal Sustainable Development Strategy for 2026-2029. You can read our submission here. …
