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Dec 03, 2024

Navigating New Horizons: The Contributions and Perspectives of Multicultural Canadians

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) is pleased to support new research from Imagine Canada that examines the levels of giving among Canada’s six largest minority groups, the causes they support, their motivations for donating, and the factors that may limit their contributions. Conducted online in early 2024, the survey polled residents of Canada from […]

Oct 23, 2024

CRRF supports a new civic internship in the City of Saskatoon

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is proud to support a new Civic Internship Program in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This unique leadership development internship has been designed to provide mentorship, learning, and career-building opportunities for participants from equity-deserving communities.

Sep 12, 2024

Nova Scotia RCMP apology: A good start

In 2019, the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission released the Halifax, Nova Scotia: Street Checks Report, also known as the Wortley Report. The Report confirmed that Black people in Nova Scotia were nearly six times more likely to be stopped for street checks than their representation in the general population would predict. Five years since […]

Aug 07, 2024

The CRRF Welcomes Jamal Koulmiye-Boyce

Jamal is a passionate educator and advocate with nine years of experience in anti-racism, solidarity work, and catalyzing community-driven change across Canada. He holds an Honors Bachelor of Social Science in Conflict Studies and Human Rights with a Minor in Economics from the University of Ottawa and a graduate diploma in project management and program […]

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Jun 06, 2024

CRRF’s National Anti-Racism Fund 2024 open for new applications [Now closed]

Photo credit: Muriel Leclerc The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)’s National Anti-Racism Fund (NARF) is once again calling for funding applications from organizations across Canada who are planning anti-racist events and youth initiatives in 2024-2025. Over the past year, the CRRF has funded more than 160 events and youth initiatives and provided more than $1 […]

Dec 05, 2023

The CRRF welcomes Narjes Guetat!

Driven by her passion for social justice, Narjes Guetat has pursued legal studies in both Tunisia and Canada. She holds a master’s degree in international law from the Université de Montréal’s Faculty of Law. Her research focused on the Safe Third Country Agreement and its disproportionately negative effects on women fleeing gender-based violence. After graduating, […]

Oct 04, 2023

CRRF Welcomes Hon. Greg Fergus as New Speaker

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) welcomes the Honourable Greg Fergus as the new Speaker of the House of Commons and the first Black person to assume the Speakership in Canadian history. “Speaker Fergus comes to this critical role with many years of solid experience, seniority and skills necessary for the job, and we wish […]

Sep 30, 2023

Continuing along the path of reconciliation

Eight years ago, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) of Canada shared its final report documenting the experiences of more than 6,000 residential school survivors and witnesses. Children as young as four years old were taken from their families and placed for much of their childhoods into these institutions designed for assimilation into mainstream Canadian […]