Multiculturalism and Anti-Race Program deadline Feb 22nd, 2024

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.

The Program’s objectives are to support communities to:

1. advance anti-racism; foster ethnocultural diversity and inclusion; promote intercultural and interfaith understanding
2. provide equitable opportunities for equity-deserving populations and community organizations to participate fully in all aspects of Canadian society
3. promote dialogue on multiculturalism, anti-racism, racial equity, diversity, and inclusion to advance institutional and systemic change so that Canada becomes a more inclusive society, free from racism and hate-motivated actions
4. support research and evidence to build understanding of the disparities and challenges faced by equity-deserving populations

Eligible Applicants

1. Canadian not-for-profit organizations, associations and unincorporated groups of individuals
2. Canadian incorporated and unincorporated municipalities and townships with a population of up to 10,000
3. Indigenous (First Nations, Inuit or Métis) not-for-profit organizations
4. Indigenous government, band council or tribal council

Project Streams

Organizational Capacity Building Component

This component specifically targets projects that build or strengthen an organization’s capacity to operate, and will help achieve 1 or more of the following expected results:

• improved financial management
• stronger human resource capacity (both staff and volunteers)
• enhanced governing practices
• increased partnership and networking abilities
• creation or improvement of strategic plans

#2. Events Component

To be eligible for funding your event must meet all of the following requirements:

• establish concrete opportunities for positive interaction among cultural, religious or ethnocultural communities
• demonstrate involvement of more than one single cultural, religious or ethnocultural community or target a single cultural community and provide opportunities to engage with and foster pride in the community’s history, culture and/or identity, such as heritage months recognized by Parliament
• help foster intercultural or interfaith understanding
• be open to and intended for the general public

Deadlines

1. Organizational Capacity Building Component: February 22, 2024
2. Events Component:  no fixed deadline; applications are accepted on a continuous basis.
3. to ensure timely assessment, it is advised that your application be submitted 18 weeks prior to the proposed event start date

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