Canadian Heritage · Contribution program
Anti-Racism Action Program
- Total value
- $35.2M
- Agreements
- 178
- Feb 2020 to Apr 2022
- Median agreement
- $177K
- Typical range
- $114K–$259K
- the middle half of agreements
Federal grants and contributions, agreements starting Jan 2006 to Oct 2026, each counted once at its latest amended value. Source: Treasury Board proactive disclosure, published October 11, 2026.
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Who got it
Organizations with the most funding under this program.
Plus 3 agreements ($776K) to individuals, sole proprietors and recipients this site does not name. They count in every total above. Why
By year
Agreements by the year they started.
| Year | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 85 | $15.1M |
| 2021 | 91 | $20M |
| 2022 | 2 | $94K |
By province
| Province or territory | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 72 | $15.7M |
| Quebec | 32 | $7.3M |
| British Columbia | 23 | $3.8M |
| Alberta | 18 | $3M |
| Manitoba | 7 | $1.6M |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5 | $1.3M |
| Nova Scotia | 8 | $1.1M |
| Saskatchewan | 4 | $541K |
| New Brunswick | 4 | $454K |
| Prince Edward Island | 2 | $227K |
| Yukon | 2 | $209K |
| Nunavut | 1 | $51K |
By type of recipient
As the department classified the recipient.
| Recipient type | Agreements | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Not-for-profit organizations and charities | 156 | $30.7M |
| Indigenous recipients | 12 | $3.2M |
| Academia | 7 | $1.1M |
| Not stated by the department | 3 | $162K |
Latest agreements
| Start | Recipient | What for | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2022 | United Way of Calgary and Area | Elders’ Knowledge CircleContribution | $25,000 |
| Apr 2022 | United Way of Calgary and Area | Elders’ Knowledge CircleContribution | $68,750 |
| Nov 2021 | Sentencing And Parole Project | Contribution | $300,000 |
| Oct 2021 | Centre Multiculturel De Ressources De Lasalle (Cmrl) | Changing Black youth’s Future. (CBYF)Contribution | $425,000 |
| Oct 2021 | Right Path World Arts Centre | The AMANI ProjectContribution | $53,635 |
| Oct 2021 | Somali Centre for Family Services | YOLO (You Only Live Once)Contribution | $170,000 |
| Oct 2021 | Recreation Nova Scotia | Nova Scotia Anti-Racism and Discrimination Charter in RecreationContribution | $123,000 |
| Oct 2021 | Ontario Black History Society | Seeing is believing - expanding and achievingContribution | $160,000 |
| Oct 2021 | Oasis Centre des femmes Inc. | Connaissance de ses droits: agentivité des mères et des jeunes noir.es francophones face à la justiceContribution | $173,650 |
| Oct 2021 | Midaynta Community Services | Mending the Crack in the SkyContribution | $275,000 |
| Oct 2021 | La'ad Canada Foundation | CARE: Combatting Anti-Semitism through Research and EducationContribution | $154,200 |
| Oct 2021 | John Howard Society of Ontario | JHS Employment Pilot ProjectContribution | $433,225 |
| Oct 2021 | Izaak Walton Killam Heatlh Centre | Driving Diversity in our Health Workforce for Indigenous Peoples and African Nova Scotian Communities: Operationalizing Action on Systemic BarriersContribution | $146,700 |
| Oct 2021 | Femmes Michif Otipemisiwak (Les) | Changing the Tides: Understanding and Combating Stereotypes and Online Hate Against Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse PeopleContribution | $659,201 |
| Oct 2021 | Experience Sikhi Organization | The Experience Sikhi ProjectContribution | $120,880 |
| Oct 2021 | CultureLink Settlement and Community Services | Women of Courage: All of our StoriesContribution | $227,636 |
| Oct 2021 | Coopérative Radiophonique De Toronto Inc. (La) | STOP RACISME 105.1Contribution | $49,999 |
| Oct 2021 | Centre d'amitié autochtone de Val-d'Or inc. | Kinawit - Vers une Programmation de guérison autochtone et de réconciliation culturelleContribution | $416,400 |
| Oct 2021 | Association Canadienne Des Femmes Venant Du Burundi - Haguruka | Discutons à coeur ouvert pour combattre le racisme systémiqueContribution | $81,350 |
| Oct 2021 | Amherstburg Freedom Museum | Contribution | $11,602 |
| Oct 2021 | The African Nova Scotian Music Association | Lift Every VoiceContribution | $89,600 |
| Sep 2021 | Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre Inc. | N'dagwaginzidimin: Indigenous Youth building CommunityContribution | $416,000 |
| Sep 2021 | Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre | Islamophobia Helpline for Muslim Women and YouthContribution | $87,291 |
| Sep 2021 | Riverdale Immigrant Women's Centre | Islamophobia Helpline for Muslim Women and YouthContribution | $288,387 |
| Sep 2021 | Matawa First Nations Management | Matawa First Nations Anti-Indigenous Racism Action Plan Using an Intersectional Focus on Indigenous and Francophonie Communities in Northern OntarioContribution | $355,208 |