FEDERAL – A new online guide from Public Services and Procurement Canada provides an outline for employers on how to support trans workers. The guide, Support for Trans Employees: A Guide for Employees and Managers, was developed in consultation with the Public Service Alliance of Canada (PSAC) and other unions and groups, according to a news release that the Alliance sent out on Aug. 25. The document, the first of its kind published by the federal government, consists of best practices for helping workers who have transitioned to another gender or are in the process of transition. Its other objectives are to define norms of appropriate conduct and offer resources, according to the PSAC. “It’s a very important document to help change the overall workplace culture,” Kate Hart, a trans activist and PSAC member who helped develop the guide, said in a press statement. Lori Walton, another trans PSAC representative involved with the guide, said she was “proud to have been part of this process” and hoped that it would “ultimately… lay the groundwork for all public-service workers.” Support for Trans Employees is accessible online at http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/apropos-about/guide-et-te-eng.html.