Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat
Information and resources related to the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat's policy and public engagement work. It coordinates federal action across the Government of Canada aimed at transforming the lives of people facing racism in their daily lives across Canada.
This work is guided by the “nothing about us without us” principle. It centres the intersectional voices and experiences of Indigenous Peoples, Black, Asian, Arab, Latin American, Muslim, Jewish, Palestinian, and many other racialized and religious minority communities in policy development.
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Services and information
About the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat
An overview about the Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat.
International engagement for racial equity
Discover how the Federal Anti-Racism is leveraging international engagement to advance racial equity at home. Find out how you can get involved.
Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy
Changing Systems, Transforming Lives: Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy, 2024-2028 is a roadmap to combat racism and discrimination in Canada.
Federal action against racism
Priority Areas for actions identified in Canada’s Anti-Racism Strategy
Facts and figures
Disaggregated data from StatCan's data platform.
Call to Action on Anti-Racism, Equity, and Inclusion in the Federal Public Service
The Privy Council’s call to action in the Public Service.
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Join a pan-Canadian network for racial justice by signing-up for the Canadian chapter of the North American Network for Equity and Racial Justice.
Related anti-racism resources
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Reports
- Working with you for a Better, More Inclusive Canada
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Call to Action (PDF format)
- Reclaiming Power and Place: The Final Report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls
- Diversity of the Black population in Canada: An overview
- Canada’s Black Population: Education, Labour and Resilience
- Results from the 2016 Census: Education and Labour Market Integration of Black youth in Canada
- Changes in the socioeconomic situation of Canada’s Black population, 2001 to 2016
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Legal instruments and mechanisms
- International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
- Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
- Multiculturalism Act
- Canadian Human Rights Act
- Criminal Code
- Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act
- Canadian Human Rights Commission
- Provincial and Territorial Human Rights Commissions
Contact us
Federal Anti-Racism Secretariat
Department of Employment and Social Development Canada
Place du Portage Phase IV
140 Promenade du portage
Gatineau, QC K1A 0J9