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
Earth’s Greatest Enemy
WILPF-Canada endorses the Canadian premiere film screenings of the important documentary “Earth’s Greatest Enemy” in Toronto on Friday, Jan. 23 at 4pm and 7pm at the Paradise Theatre, 1006C Bloor St. W. Director Abby Martin, the dynamic American journalist and filmmaker, will be in attendance to do a Q&A. Buy …
HYBRID EVENT: 25 Years of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security. 2026 Dr. Richard B. Splane Lecture in Social Policy
Thursday January 22, 2026
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PT
Location: Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Y2, Canada
Join us as we mark the 25th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with four leading voices shaping global peace efforts. This lecture centers women’s perspectives on …
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PT
Location: Jack Bell Building, 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Y2, Canada
Join us as we mark the 25th anniversary of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security with four leading voices shaping global peace efforts. This lecture centers women’s perspectives on …
WILPF-Canada participates in “No War in Venezuela” rallies
WILPF-Canada condemns the illegal U.S. air strikes against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. In the press conference on Saturday, President Trump admitted that the U.S. wants to “run Venezuela” and “take over” its vast oil reserves. We stand in solidarity with the Venezuelan …
Read our articles in latest WPS Publication
Co-chair Ellen Woodsworth and member Tamara Lorincz co-authored the chapter “Canada’s Rising Military Spending Undermines Women, Peace and Security” in the latest annual publication “WPS at 25 and Canada’s CNAP3: Feminist Reflections on Progress and Gaps.” Tamara also wrote the chapter “Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy militarizes Asia and undermines Women, Peace …
Check out the UN Secretary General’s report on WPS
In September 2025, the UN Secretary General António Guterres released an important report to mark the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace & Security. The last paragraph of the “Women and peace and security” report affirms that women peacebuilders’ “universal message to governments and armed …
WILPF Canada signs Amnesty International’s Joint letter for Gaza Family Reunification
We write to you as a Coalition of organizations working towards Gaza Family Reunification: Amnesty International Canada, Canadians for Peace and Justice in the Middle East, Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council, Sustainable Human Empowerment (SHE) Associates, Rural Refugee Rights Network, Righting Relations Canada, and The United Church of Canada. We …
