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 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. …
Member Mariam Furre gives powerful speech on webinar
Our member Mariam Furré gave a powerful and inspiring speech on a recent online panel “From Helsingborg to Ankara: Global Voices on NATO, Militarization, and Welfare” about why Canada needs to get out of the US-led, nuclear armed military alliance and cut military spending for social welfare and peace. Read …
WILPF celebrates 111 Years. We’re Still Choosing Peace!
As WILPF turns 111, we carry forward a legacy born in resistance and rooted in hope. In 1915, women crossed borders to demand peace in a world already torn by war. Today, that world is not behind us: with defence spending returning to levels last seen at the end of …
Sign & share our Parliamentary e-petition 7317 for Canada out of NATO
Please sign the Parliamentary e-petition e-7317 to withdraw Canada from NATO, reduce military spending, remove Canadian troops from Latvia, and conduct public consultations on a new foreign policy based on peace and international cooperation. Please help us reach 500 signatures by May 20, 2026, so that it is introduced in …
