GOVERNMENT OF CANADA

• Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy
  Building a Foundation for Change: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy (2019-2022) is a federal anti-racism strategy launched in June 2019. The strategy acknowledges the need for the Government of Canada to combat “racism and discrimination that is anti-Indigenous, Islamophobic, antisemitic, anti-Black, or homophobic”. The Strategy was designed as a first step, laying a foundation for longer-term federal action against racism and discrimination in Canada, with a strong focus on community-based projects.
   

• Canada’s Action Plan on Combatting Hate
  This plan is the federal government’s first comprehensive, cross-government strategy to address rising hate in Canada. Launched in 2024, it is built on three pillars: empowering communities to prevent hate, supporting victims and protecting communities, and building trust and institutional readiness. The plan commits over $273 million to initiatives like community safety programs, victim support services, public education, and enhanced data collection.
   

• Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat
  Information and resources related to the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat's work to combat systemic racism and racial discrimination, as it helps the Government of Canada fulfill its goal of achieving a fully diverse, inclusive and equitable society.
   

• Anti-Racism Action Program
  The Anti-Racism Action Program is intended to help address barriers to employment, justice and social participation among Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities and religious minorities.
   

• Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program
  The Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program supports the mandate of the Department of Canadian Heritage by building on Canada's strength as a diverse and inclusive society.
   

• Anti-Racism Learning Series
  The Anti-Racism Learning Series was designed to provide information on issues around racism and systemic barriers that exist for marginalized and racialized groups in Canada. It provides access to tools, job aids, courses, workshops and events on topics such as anti-Black racism, unconscious bias, disaggregated data, mental health and the challenges faced by visible minorities in the public service.
   

• 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan
  The 2SLGBTQI+ Action Plan seeks to advance rights and equality for Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex and additional sexually and gender diverse people in Canada. The Action Plan takes a holistic approach to addressing the substantial and persisting inequities faced by 2SLGBTQI+ individuals and communities. 
   

• UNITY
  Canada’s Unity campaign, led by Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), is designed to foster a more inclusive society for 2SLGBTQI+ communities. It encourages individuals to recognize stigma, challenge biases, and become more supportive allies through quick, accessible resources like introspective exercises, real stories, and social media materials.
  Create a more inclusive Canada
   

• Guide to courageous conversations on racism and discrimination
  Use this guide to hold conversations on racism and discrimination that are considerate of all participants, whether or not they belong to a racialized group. It can be consulted to prepare for an initial conversation or ongoing conversations. Committing to a series of conversations from the outset will allow for the time and space to develop a meaningful understanding of issues and concerns.
   

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Indigenous & Reconciliation

• Indigenous Awareness Canada
  Indigenous Awareness Canada wants to help Canadians learn about the country’s Indigenous people through online Indigenous awareness training and in-person workshops. 
   

• Circles for Reconciliation
  Through small gatherings (and now online), Circles for Reconciliation aims to foster trusting, meaningful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.
   

• Orange Shirt Society
  The Orange Shirt Society was formed to create awareness of the individual, family and community inter-generational impacts of Indian Residential Schools with the purpose of supporting Indian Residential School Reconciliation and promoting the truth that EVERY CHILD MATTERS.
   

• Moose Hide Campaign
  An Indigenous-led national movement to engage men and boys in ending violence against women and children. Founded in northern BC along the Highway of Tears, the campaign uses the moose hide pin as a symbol of commitment to honour, respect, and protect women and children — and to address the intergenerational harms of residential schools.
   

Anti-Black racism​

• Federation of Black Canadians
  As a network of organizations, the Federation of Black Canadians works to advance the interests of Canadians of African. The federation prioritizes community building, higher education, health, economic security, reducing racism, and criminal justice reform.
   

• Black Health Alliance
  The Black Health Alliance is a community-led organization that looks to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada.
   

• Black Women in Motion
  Through an anti-racist, intersectional feminist, trauma-informed and survivor-centred framework, Black Women in Motion works to empower and support Black women and survivors of sexual violence.
   

• Black Liberation CollectiveThe Black Liberation Collective is a movement of students tackling anti-Black racism in post-secondary institutions that can be found internationally. 
   

• Black Lives Matter at School
  Black Lives Matter at School is a national coalition organizing for racial justice in education.  We encourage all educators, students, parents, unions, and community organizations to join our annual week of action during the first week of February each year.​
   

• Experiences Canada: Black Lives Matter & Anti-Racism Conversations
  Experiences Canada’s Black Lives Matter & Anti Racism Conversations aim to increase the capacity of youth to engage in Anti-Racism conversations by providing them with an opportunity to learn from emerging and established leaders and from their peers.The series of 7 webinars are accompanied by easy-to-follow discussion guides, educational materials and resources from anti-racism organizations. 
   

Anti-Asian Racism

• ACT2endracism
  This national coalition of citizens and community groups seeks to address the rising anti-Asian racism and violence due to COVID-19. The network supports communities and members across Canada with advocacy materials and resources.
   

• ACCT (Action, Chinese Canadians Together)
  The foundation builds the capacity of Chinese Canadian leaders committed to creating a more equitable society in Canada.
   

• Cold Tea Collective
  The Cold Tea Collective is a media platform and community for, by, and about Asian millennials. It offers a wide range of resources — from stories to understand concepts of race and racism, tools to develop practical skills to stand up against racial prejudice on the streets or inequitable practices at work, to materials to examine the roots of systemic racism and the history of Asian Canadians.  
   

• Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice
  CCNC-SJ is an organization that educates, engages and advocates for equity and justice for all in Canada. 
   

• National Association of Japanese Canadians
  The NAJC is the only national organization in Canada that represents the Japanese Canadian community. Their vision is a strong, unified community founded on diversity and committed to human rights for all, for the enrichment of Canada.  
   

Women & Gender-based Discrimination

• Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE)
  WAGE is a department of the Government of Canada that is committed to advancing equality with respect to sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression through the inclusion of people of all genders, including women, in Canada's economic, social, and political life.
   

• Canadian Women's Foundation
  The Canadian Women's Foundation is a national leader in the movement for gender equality in Canada. Through funding, research, advocacy, and knowledge sharing, the organization works to achieve systemic change.
   

• Canadian Women & Sport
  Canadian Women & Sport is working to develop a new Equity and Inclusion Strategy and Implementation Plan as well as a specific Anti-Black Racism Action Plan and will be sharing this plan with the sport sector for accountability and transparency.
   

• Egale
  Egale works to improve the lives of 2SLGBTQI people in Canada and to enhance the global response to 2SLGBTQI issues. They envisage a Canada, and ultimately a world, without homophobia, biphobia, transphobia and all other forms of oppression so that every person can achieve their full potential, free from hatred and bias.
   

• pflag Canada
  pflag Canada is a national charitable organization that was founded by parents who needed help learning how to accept and support their 2SLGBTQ+ children. They are dedicated to supporting, educating, and advocating for 2SLGBTQ+ people and those who love them.
   

• Friends of Ruby
  Friends of Ruby is dedicated to the progressive well-being of 2SLGBQTIA+ youth (aged 16-29) through mental health services, social services and housing. Their approach is comprehensive, involving mind, body, and community.
   

• The Canadian Centre for Gender and Sexual Diversity (CCGSD)
  The CCGSD advocates for the expression of gender and sexual diversity through education and health. They host up to 300 workshops annually that provide the LGBTQ2S+ community with the tools and resources needed to develop resiliency and build allyship. The CCGSD also offer a variety of community programs, such as a Queer Book Club and The Gender + Sexual Diversity Museum.
   

• Rainbow Refugee
  Rainbow Refugee is a Vancouver based organization that promotes safe, equitable migration and communities of belonging for people fleeing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, or HIV status. They provide support, information, and system navigation to refugees and refugee claimants seeking refugee status in Canada.
   

• Advocacy Canada
  Advocacy Canada strives to foster unity and amplify the voices of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and their allies, driving transformative change on vital issues with enduring impact. They work to create and support ways for the community to feel safe and experience belonging.
   

Broad Anti-racism / General

• Canadian Anti-Hate Network
  The Canadian Anti-Hate Network seeks to expose and dismantle hate groups in Canada. Its website defines what a “hate group” is and how the public can monitor, contain, or document activities that promote bigotry, racism, and violence.
   

• Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion
  Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion is a forward-looking social organization with research and learning woven into our DNA, tracing how people identify alongside demographic trends within the Canadian workplace to move employers from diversity to inclusion. Their mission is to help those they work with be inclusive, free of prejudice and discrimination and to generate the awareness, dialogue and action for people to recognize diversity as an asset and not an obstacle.
   

• Canadian Race Relations Foundation
  The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is Canada's leading agency dedicated to the elimination of racism and all forms of racial discrimination in Canadian society through knowledge-sharing and community support in the pursuit of equity, fairness, social justice and systemic change. The foundation offers an anti-racism platform through videos, webinars, and research. In 2019, it released a ground-breaking study on race relations in Canada, to measure the attitudes and experiences of racialized and non-racialized people.
   

• Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation
  The Canadian Cultural Mosaic Foundation (CanadianCMF) is a not-for-profit organization run by committed volunteer Millennials. They work to improve Race Relations in Canada and also mitigate racism by creating cultural understanding through multicultural education, technology and arts. Being on the forefront of advocacy and multiculturalism, the foundation often works with ethnic communities on projects.
   

• Across Boundaries
  Across Boundaries offers holistic and equitable mental health and addiction services through anti-racism, anti-Black racism, and anti-oppression frameworks. The organization also speaks to the impacts of racism and discrimination on mental health and well-being.
   

• Equitas (formerly Canadian Human Rights Foundation)
  Equitas advances equality, social justice and respect for human dignity through transformative human rights education programs in Canada and around the world.
   

• The Inclusion Project
  The Inclusion Project (TIP) aims to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in Canadian society by actively engaging partners and decisionmakers, through research, knowledge development and community. Their Accessibility, Racial Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (AREDI+) process takes an intersectional and iterative approach to addressing complex issues of race-based, gendered and other forms of discrimination. Their Anti-Racism Anti-Harassment (ARAH) framework covers specific action to eliminate behaviors and policies that may prevent racialized Canadians and newcomers to Canada from accessing equitable opportunities based on racial, gendered and (dis)ability-based discrimination. 
   

• Diversity Kitchen Canada
  Diversity Kitchen Canada strives to advocate against racism by promoting diversity, inclusiveness and equity through adequate community engagement and heritage value exchange in cultural and culinary friendship connections. They work to creating a multicultural safe space that supports all our members in heritage and cultural exchange.
   

• Love Has No Labels
  Love Has No Labels is a movement to promote acceptance and inclusion of all people across race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, age and ability.We must recognize that we live in a society where certain communities are marginalized because of their identity labels like race, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. The good news is there are many things we can do to create a more equal and just world.
   

• Empowerment Squared
  Empowerment Squared is building a world where everyone is empowered with the tools and opportunities to thrive and contribute to society. They do this by empowering newcomer, racialized, and marginalized communities in Canada and across the world to succeed through mentorship, access to post-secondary education, professional skills development and entrepreneurship, and sports and recreation.
   

• FCM Anti-Racism, Equity, Inclusion & Reconciliation
  Resource Hub
  Helping municipalities foster anti-racist, equitable, inclusive and Reconciliation-focused communities
  The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) has been on an internal and external journey committed to challenging racism, systems, policies and practices to correct inequities and improve the lives of Canadians across the country.  The hub provides best practices, success stories and a multitude of resources to support municipalities across Canada in their anti-racism, equity, inclusion and Reconciliation work. Whether you are in the early or advanced stages of your journey, we hope the hub provides inspiration, perspective, guidance and support.
   

• West Coast Coalition Against Racism (WC-CARS)
  WC-CARS is a coalition of organizations and individuals committed to positive change in the struggle against racism.
   

• Sport Information Resource Center
  This collection of key terms, educational resources and organizations is designed to support Canadians to be more aware, informed, and take action on anti-racism.
   

• Anti-Racism in Sport
  The Anti-Racism in Sport Campaign seeks to increase, promote, and engage in discussions on anti-racism in sport and its impact on people’s lives. It works to raise awareness, address, and eliminate racism and discrimination experienced by First Nations, Metis, Inuit, Black, Racialized, and Religious Minority communities in sport in Winnipeg.
   

• United Church of Canada
  The United Church is committed to becoming an anti-racist church through a continuous struggle against racism. Find out more about their commitment.
   

• Anti-Oppression Educators Collective
  The Anti-Oppression Educators Collective (AOEC) is a Canadian provincial specialist association dedicated to challenging systemic oppression in educationSee also Anti-Oppression Educators Collective: A BCTF provincial specialist association profile
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• ARC Foundation
  The ARC Foundation in Canada focuses on creating inclusive and safe school environments for students of all sexual orientations and gender identities (SOGI). Their primary program, SOGI 1 2 3, equips educators with tools and resources to reduce LGBTQ+ discrimination in schools. Their vision is a world where children and youth can live authentic lives, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity.
   

PROVINCIAL ORGANIZATIONS

• Multiculturalism and anti-racism – British Columbia
  B.C.’s multiculturalism policy states that violence, hatred and discrimination on the basis of racial identity have no place in our society. The province's anti-racism program empowers communities and organizations to maintain partnerships and develop projects to promote multiculturalism, address racism and build inclusive communities.
   

• Resilience BC
  The Resilience BC Anti-Racism Network offers a multi-faceted, province wide approach with greater focus and leadership in identifying and challenging racism. The program connects communities with information, supports and training they need to respond to, and prevent future incidents of, racism and hate.
   

• British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
  The BC Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is the oldest and most active civil liberties and human rights group in Canada. The BCCLA has been actively advancing human rights and civil liberties through litigation, law reform, community-based legal advocacy, and public engagement and education for the last half century.
   

• BC Community Alliance
  BCCA is  a local, Black-led, community-based organization dedicated to addressing the structural inequities created by racism, especially anti-Black racism, within education settings in British Columbia.
   

• Foundation for a Path Forward
  Foundation For A Path Forward is an anti-racist and solutions-focused Resilience building NPO based in British Columbia with branches across Canada. The Foundation is the first official faith-based community convener for anti-racism initiatives in British Columbia, working in partnership with Resilience B.C. under the Office of the Attorney General of British Columbia. They take an anti-racist and start-up mindset towards developing solutions for key challenges faced by Canadians. 
   

• The Other People
  The Other People was formed through the coming together of community leaders and anti-racism organizations across the racial, religious, and cultural mosaic. The mission of organization is to empower IBPOC (Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour) and Faith Leaders to work together in addressing systemic and individual racism and discrimination across British Columbia. The interactive program helps students develop cultural competence in engaging with the challenging issue of hate and racism in Canada. They help to break down the silos of community engagement by facilitating meaningful engagement with leading members of the Indigenous, Black, Muslim, Sikh, Christian, and Asian/Buddhist communities. 
   

• Stigma and Resilience among Vulnerable Youth Centre (SARAVYC)
  SARAVYC believe in research that makes a difference and focuses on resilience. Since 2006, they’ve been conducting rigorous, cutting-edge, and award-winning research that studies how stigma, discrimination, violence, and trauma affect young people’s health. Their goal is to identify factors that foster youth resilience in spite of stigma. By collaborating with youth and their communities, they aim to develop culturally and contextually relevant interventions that not only improve health outcomes and equity for youth, but also influence policies and practices worldwide.
   

• Black Lives Matter, Regional Chapters
  There are multiple Canadian regional chapters of Black Lives Matter, the group that was born in the States in 2013, and remains dedicated to being a platform to “dismantle all forms of anti-black racism, liberate blackness, support black healing, affirm black existence, and create freedom to love and self- determine.”
  Currently, there are over 40 chapters around the world, including three here in Canada in Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo. Donations can be made to regional chapters of the international organization, such as Black Lives Matter Toronto or Black Lives Matter Vancouver.
   

• Trans Equality Society of Alberta (TESA)
  TESA engages in advocacy and education in three primary areas: government, outreach, and community development. Each theme linked below contains numerous links to other resource sites, human rights materials, transitioning guides, education, research, legal cases & analyses, and more. 
   

COMMUNITY / REGIONAL

Vancouver / Lower Mainland

• Anti-Racism Coalition (ARC) Vancouver
  ARC is a Vancouver-based grassroots organization, striving to end all forms of racial inequity through education, legislation, and social events.
   

• Black Women Connect Vancouver
  Black Women Connect Vancouver is a collective of women who come together to inspire, empower, leverage our strengths and embrace our diverse experiences. It’s a community where we can build meaningful relationships and celebrate the beauty of Black womanhood.
   

• Hogan’s Alley Society
  The Hogan’s Alley Society (HAS) is a non-profit organization that provides a collection of anti-Black racism resources specific to the Canadian context. It is composed of civil rights activists, business professionals, community organizations, artists, writers and academics committed to daylighting the presence of Black history in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. 
   

• Fraser Valley Human Dignity Coalition
  The Fraser Valley Human Dignity Coalition (FVHDC) is a collective of diverse organizations, advocates, community groups and individuals who work to address issues of racism and hate in the community by promoting the values of diversity, human rights and dignity.The coalition advances community partnerships, supports victims of hate and bigotry and fosters community engagement through providing citizens with public awareness and educational opportunities. We advocate for equity, justice, and inclusion for all.See also https://archway.ca/stories/fvhdc-20/
  Diversity Education and Resource Services
   

• The Race and Antiracism Network
  Officially becoming known as the Race and Antiracism Network (RAN) in 2010, the group is committed to raising the profile of race-related issues at the University of the Fraser Valley and beyond; addressing issues of racism, and developing theoretical and practical strategies and tools of anti-racism.
   

• The Bridge Church
  The Bridge Church in Abbotsford, B.C. takes a strong stance against discrimination and hate. They actively support the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, standing firmly against anti-trans hate speech and actions. Their community is not officially joined to any particular denomination, rather they see ourselves as inter-denominational.
   

• Hope Inclusion Project
  The Hope Inclusion Project Committee seeks to promote an inclusive culture where all in the community can work, play, and learn in a supportive environment. Founded in 2010, the Hope Inclusion Project is a grassroots organization working to promote diversity and inclusivity in Hope, British Columbia.
   

Edmonton

• Africa Centre: YEG TheComeUp (Youth Empowerment Initiative)
  YEG TheComeUp is a black youth empowerment program that works towards uplifting and sharing the voices of young people of African descent while also addressing challenges, societal issues, and barriers experienced by Black youth in Edmonton.

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Toronto

• Urban Alliance on Race Relations
  The Urban Alliance on Race Relations was founded in 1975 to address racial inequities in the Toronto area. The non-profit organization provides educational programs, conducts research, and acts as a community catalyst for other organizations doing anti-racist work.