
New Initiative to Tackle Housing Disparities in Black Communities
News & Events New Initiative to Tackle Housing Disparities in Black Communities In a pivotal move to confront the challenges that have long hindered equitable
News & Events New Initiative to Tackle Housing Disparities in Black Communities In a pivotal move to confront the challenges that have long hindered equitable
News & Events Navigating the African Refugee Crisis in Toronto In Toronto, an escalating and urgent crisis challenges the city’s inclusive reputation—the African refugee crisis.
News & Events Calgary Summit Marks the Launch of the African Canadian Collaborative for Systems Change The Calgary African Community Collective (CACC), in partnership with
News & Events Advancing Evaluation: Black Canadian Evaluation Capacity Building Pilot In the evolving landscape of evaluation, the Black Canadian Communities Evaluation Capacity Building (ECB)
News & Events Call for Proposals Launched Under the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative The Government of Canada, through the Supporting Black Canadian Communities Initiative
News & Events 2023 Black Food Sovereignty Policy Paper In 2018, Black families in Canada faced 3.5 times higher rates of food insecurity than white
News & Events Helping Vulnerable Youth Involved in the Criminal Justice System The Government of Canada is supporting innovative efforts to prevent youth involvement in
News & Events OCAD University Launches Cultural Policy Hub OCAD University has unveiled its Cultural Policy Hub, a collaborative initiative fostering arts and culture sector
News & Events Bringing Affordable Housing Home: An Action Plan for Housing Stability in Ontario United Way Greater Toronto and partners released an important new
News & Events #PowerOfUs Campaign – Take Action: 150 Days to Believe The Toronto Foundation has launched a 150-day #PowerOfUs campaign to address alarming trends
News & Events Government of Canada and Ontario Sign Bilateral Agreement to End Gender-based Violence In Canada, gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major obstacle to
News & Events Trans Awareness Week Continue to celebrate Trans Awareness Week with the Black Queer Youth Collective (BQYC), dedicated to uplifting Black Trans, Nonbinary,
News & Events Association Seeks to Support Sudbury’s Black Physicians The Black Physicians’ Association of Ontario (BPAO) is launching a Sudbury hub to connect Black
News & Events Federal Government Has Spent More Than $7.8M Fighting Class-action Filed by Black Civil Servants The federal government has spent over $7.8 million
News & Events City Council Votes Unanimously to Expand Community Crisis Service Across Toronto Toronto City Council unanimously endorsed the citywide expansion of a mental
News & Events Calgary’s East African Communities Kick-start a New Storytelling Project Calgary’s East African communities recently celebrated the launch of “Sharing Knowledge,” a community-driven
News & Events 2 MLAs Say Housing Bill Discriminates Against Black Communities in Halifax Area Two Black Nova Scotian MLAs, Suzy Hansen and Tony Ince,
News & Events Auditor General of Canada Reports: Inclusion in the Workplace for Racialized Employees The 2023 Auditor General of Canada reports reveal persistent workplace
News & Events Minister Khera Announces $1.5 Million for Advancing Black Education The Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion, and Persons with Disabilities, has
News & Events The 2023 Sustainable Finance Forum The 2023 Sustainable Finance Forum is expected to welcome 400 participants to two full days of engaging
News & Events Government of Canada Invests in Over 400 Projects Through the Investment Readiness Program Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds,
News & Events CBC Docuseries ‘Black Life: Untold Stories’ Recaptures Black Canadian History “Black Life: Untold Stories” is a new docuseries that dives into the
News & Events Minister Champagne Triples Consumer Advocacy Funding to Support Research and Consumer Awareness Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, François-Philippe Champagne, has unveiled
News & Events Capacity Building and Training for Small Black-led and Racialized Organizations OCASI’s Capacity Building and Training initiative focuses on Small Black-led and Racialized
News & Events Thrive Toronto Launches Plan to Improve Mental Wellness Thrive Toronto has introduced Toronto’s first mental wellness plan, focusing on systemic factors like
News & Events Ontario Continues to Cut Red Tape to Improve Services and Money The Less Red Tape, More Common Sense Act, 2023, introduced in
News & Events Lunch and Learn: Supporting Black Youth in the Justice System Join for a lunch and learn that discusses Impact of Race and
News & Events Secure the Bag! An Afternoon of Granting with Nia Centre Secure The Bag, is an afternoon of granting activities and panel discussions
News & Events OTF Announces its Application Deadlines for 2024 For over 40 years, the Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) has been investing in Ontario’s non-profit
News & Events New Initiative Aims to Understand Impacts of Climate Change on Vulnerable Groups Gore Mutual Foundation, in collaboration with Social Innovation Canada and
News & Events Garlic Planting Workshop for Youth We’re thrilled to announce that Afri-Can FoodBasket is gearing up for an exciting fall farming season at
News & Events Canada and Ontario Support Construction and Repair of Affordable Homes in Peterborough The federal government is contributing over $42 million through the
News & Events Petition: Tell Parliament to Fund Shelter Space for Refugees and Asylum Seekers It’s no secret that Toronto’s housing crisis has pushed our
News & Events Newcomers are fuelling an African business boom in Thunder Bay, Ontario Census data doesn’t show exactly how many immigrants from Africa live
News & Events Greg Fergus Elected as First Black Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus has become Canada’s first Black Speaker of the
News & Events Home in Government for the Nonprofit Sector, with Zahra Esmail While our sector has several touchpoints with the federal government, no ministry
News & Events National Day for Truth and Reconciliation marked with song, marches, powwows across Canada Each year, September 30 marks the National Day for Truth
News & Events Province announces $25M for new Black health-care hub in Peel It’s called the Peel Black Health and Social Services Hub, and Health
News & Events New 8-part documentary series reframes the rich and complex histories of Black people in Canada over 400 years Nearly 400 years since
News & Events What Does the Future Look Like for Non-profits Working in Networks Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the nonprofit
News & Events Applications Open for Maytree Policy School Maytree Policy School is a transformative six-month program for nonprofit leaders focused on social policy. Running
News & Events Housing Crisis Community Gathering Join us for a community gathering on Saturday, September 30 at 5 PM on the Carrot Green Roof at 348 Danforth
News & Events New Report on Black Representation in Canadian Curriculum A recent study conducted by the Canadian Commission for UNESCO (CCUNESCO) and Turner Consulting
News & Events Improving Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health Services in the Prairies for Marginalized Communities Canada’s Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Fund, backed
News & Events Research Highlights Challenges Faced by Young Black Mothers A collaborative research project between Brock University and the TAIBU Community Health Centre in
News & Events Guelph Community Foundation Distributes Over $500K to 11 Organizations The Guelph Community Foundation has allocated $512,000 to support 11 local projects in
News & Events Black Legal Action Centre and McCarthy Tétrault Launches Class Action Against ‘Carding’ Practice The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) and McCarthy Tétrault
News & Events Education and Earnings of Canadian-born Black Populations Statistics Canada has released a study based on the 2021 Census, which investigates the educational
News & Events Education and Earnings of Canadian-born Black Populations Statistics Canada has released a study based on the 2021 Census, which investigates the educational
News & Events Minister Sudds Announces Over 5,000 Projects Funded Under the Community Services Recovery Fund Community service organizations faced several challenges during the pandemic
News & Events City of Toronto Awards $21.5 Million in Multi-Unit Residential Acquisition Program Funding to Secure 121 Affordable Rental Homes The City of Toronto
News & Events Surge of Racialized Youth at Risk of Homelessness a Critical Problem, Brampton Non-Profit Says REST Centres, a Brampton non-profit, has seen a
News & Events Applications Now Open for RisingVR RisingVR is launching its 3rd year of programming, brought to you in support from Canada Council for
News & Events ‘Historic’ congress of Black Canadian politicians gathered in Ottawa Black politicians from all levels of government, representing different political parties and including both
News & Events How Black-led Groups Quickly Moved More Than 200 Asylum Seekers to Shelter In the middle of a funding stalemate between Toronto and
News & Events New Partnership with Black Opportunity Fund Supports Justice-related Services for Black Communities The Law Foundation of Ontario has partnered with the Black
News & Events Hundreds in Toronto Ride the ‘Underground Freedom Train’ to Mark Emancipation Day The annual Underground Freedom Train Ride took place in Toronto
News & Events Alberta is Calling and Professional Racialized Women are Answering – Some, to a Rude Awakening Lungile Tinarwo, a lawyer who moved to
News & Events Canada Invests in Development and Growth of Co-operatives The Government of Canada is investing $82,150 in the Newfoundland-Labrador Federation of Co-operatives (NLFC)
News & Events Workshop on Family and Legal Law – Information and Connection Heritage Skills Development Centre is inviting you to a workshop on Family
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