Backgrounder: Strength in Diversity: The Government of Canada Invests More than $3.2 Million in British Columbia for Multiculturalism, Anti-Racism Initiatives and Youth Programs
Backgrounder
The Government of Canada is committed to creating lasting social change that supports diversity, inclusion, respect and equality in communities across British Columbia
| City | Component | Organization | Project | Fiscal Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotsford | Events | Heritage Abbotsford Society | Aboriginal Arts and Culture Day | 2019–2020 | $9,000 |
| Burnaby | Project | Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of British Columbia | Framing Indigeneity in BC’s Immigration Sector | 2019–2021 | $120,000 |
| Burnaby | Community Capacity Building | Judith Marcuse Projects Society | Futures Forward | 2019–2020 | $45,000 |
| Burnaby | Events | Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre | Nikkei Matsuri | 2019–2020 | $5,000 |
| Burnaby | Project | Culture Chats BC Association | Community Reporting and Action Research | 2019–2020 | $6,000 |
| Creston | Events | Creston and District Historical and Museum Society | Multiculturalism Day in Creston – An Opportunity to Build Awareness and Recognition | 2019–2020 | $1,750 |
| Delta | Events | Sher Vancouver LGBTQ Friends Society | Screening and Discussion of My Name Was January with Panel | 2019–2020 | $2,560 |
| Duncan | Community Capacity Building | Inclusive Leadership Co-operative | Strengthening Bridges of Inclusion for Addressing All Forms of Discrimination | 2019–2020 | $28,940 |
| Fort Nelson | Events | Fort Nelson Community Literacy Society | Culturefest 2019 | 2019–2020 | $6,357 |
| Harrison Hot Springs | Events | Harrison Festival Society | Workshops and Children’s Day at the 41st Harrison Festival of the Arts | 2019–2020 | $10,220 |
| Kelowna | Events | Okanagan Chinese Canadian Association | Asian Heritage Month Celebrations in the Okanagan 2019 | 2019–2020 | $15,500 |
| Powell River | Events | Powell River Employment Program Society | Powell River Centre for Diversity, Peace and Justice | 2019–2020 | $73,025 |
| Prince George | Events | Immigrant and Multicultural Services Society of Prince George | Heatwave – Celebrate Cultures | 2019–2020 | $75,000 |
| Surrey | Events | African Stages Association | Africanada Storytelling Symposium | 2019–2020 | $6,797 |
| Surrey | Events | Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association | An Indigenous Perspective of Racism in Surrey | 2019–2020 | $26,800 |
| Surrey | Events | Arts Council of Surrey | Surrey Fusion Festival | 2019–2020 | $42,950 |
| Surrey | Events | Royal Academy of Bhangra Society | Folk Lok Live: This is Punjab | 2019–2020 | $25,000 |
| Surrey | Project | Indus Media Foundation | Duty, Honour & Izzat | 2019–2021 | $366,000 |
| Toronto | Events | Aboriginal Curatorial Collective | Great Ocean Dialogues (Vancouver Forum) | 2019–2020 | $14,375 |
| Vancouver | Community Capacity Building | M.O.S.A.I.C. Multi-Lingual Orientation Service Association for Immigrant Communities | Social & Civic Engagement For Newcomers Project (SCENE) | 2019–2020 | $84,900 |
| Vancouver | Events | Italian Cultural Centre Society | Italian Heritage Month in Vancouver | 2019–2020 | $44,270 |
| Vancouver | Community Capacity Building | The Laurier Institution | Capacity Building | 2019–2020 | $55,000 |
| Vancouver | Project | Association of Neighbourhood Houses of British Columbia | Tuyulshayn’t (Prepare the Path for the Future) Welcome Hub | 2019–2020 | $250,440 |
| Vancouver | Events | Downtown South Gathering Place Community Centre Association | Festival of Hallows | 2019–2020 | $6,300 |
| Vancouver | Events | Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society | Explorasian Festival 2019 | 2019–2020 | $35,900 |
| Vancouver | Community Capacity Building | Latincouver Cultural & Business Society | Building Latincouver’s Capacity | 2019–2020 | $37,000 |
| Vancouver | Events | Latincouver Cultural & Business Society | Latin American & Canadian Indigenous Art Exhibition - Similitud | 2019–2020 | $20,100 |
| Vancouver | Events | Latincouver Cultural & Business Society | Travelling Back to Afro-Latin Roots | 2019–2020 | $10,400 |
| Vancouver | Events | Latincouver Cultural & Business Society | Latin American Heritage Month | 2019–2020 | $20,000 |
| Vancouver | Events | Indian Summer Arts Society | Indian Summer Festival | 2019–2020 | $40,000 |
| Vancouver | Community Capacity Building | Check Your Head: The Youth Global Education Network | Expanding the Reach, Building Community | 2019–2020 | $30,000 |
| Vancouver | Events | Dusty Flowerpot Cabaret Society | Summer Solstice | 2019–2020 | $21,725 |
| Vancouver | Events | Great Lakes Networking Society of BC | Pan African Carnival and Multicultural Festival 2019 | 2019–2020 | $17,500 |
| Vancouver | Events | African Descent Society British Columbia | African Descent Festival 2019 | 2019–2020 | $18,932 |
| Vancouver | Project | Asian Environmental Association | Hua Foundation’s Race Equity Project | 2019–2021 | $196,500 |
| Vancouver | Project | Vancouver Native Health Society | International Urban Indigenous Health Conference 2019 | 2019–2020 | $180,000 |
| Vancouver | Community Capacity Building | Vantage Point Strategies Society | Non-Profit Organization Capacity Lab | 2019–2020 | $98,300 |
| Vancouver | Community Support For Black Canadian Youth | Solid State Community Society | Ethós Lab | 2019–2021 | $154,054 |
| Vancouver | Community Capacity Building | Visceral Visions Society | Culturebrew.Art | 2019–2020 | $54,447 |
| Victoria | Project | Victoria Native Friendship Centre | Victoria Urban Reconciliation Dialogue Engagement Strategy | 2019–2021 | $108,397 |
| Victoria | Events | Victoria Native Friendship Centre | Victoria Native Friendship Centre’s 50th Anniversary Celebration | 2019–2020 | $30,000 |
| Victoria | Events | Victoria Native Friendship Centre | Two Spirit Gathering | 2019–2020 | $8,500 |
| Victoria | Project | Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria | Organizational Indigenous Journey | 2019–2021 | $176,000 |
| Victoria | Community Capacity Building | Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria | Expanding Community Support for Immigrants and Refugees | 2019–2020 | $37,050 |
| Victoria | Project | Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society | Racialized Immigrant Volunteer Integration Experiences Project | 2019–2020 | $60,000 |
| Victoria | Project | Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society | VIRCS Welcome Gardens Shared Garden Network | 2019–2020 | $60,000 |
| Victoria | Project | Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society | Together | 2019–2020 | $59,000 |
| Victoria | Events | Victoria Immigrant and Refugee Centre Society | Youth Strides Summer Camp 2019 | 2019–2020 | $10,000 |
| Victoria | Project | Royal British Columbia Museum | Living Cultures | 2019–2021 | $150,904 |
| Victoria | Project | University of Victoria | Being and Becoming Métis | 2019–2021 | $200,000 |
| Victoria | Events | Support Network for Indigenous Women and Women of Colour | Black Joy: Photography and Visual Arts Exhibition | 2019–2020 | $4,784 |
| Victoria | Events | Bramble Ink | OUT LOUD: The Living Magazine Project | 2019–2020 | $32,250 |
| Victoria | Events | IAS Integrate Art Society | Integrate: Rethinking Artistic Knowledge and Criticism | 2019–2020 | $8,500 |
| Victoria | Events | Pacific Peoples’ Partnership Association | One Wave Gathering 2019 | 2019–2020 | $35,000 |
| Victoria | Events | Afro Latin Cultural Exchange Society | Victoria International Kizomba Festival | 2019–2020 | $9,752 |
| Whistler | Events | Whistler Multicultural Network | Whistler Multicultural Festival 2019 | 2019–2020 | $5,260 |
| TOTAL: | $3,251,439 | ||||
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