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Ontario, Canada

Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate was created in February 2016 by Premier Kathleen Wynne and works to address and prevent systemic racism in government policy, legislation, programs and services. The Honorable Michael Coteau has been appointed as the Minister Responsible for Anti-Racism.

The directorate aims to:

  • Eliminate systemic racism in institutions governed or regulated by the Ontario government
  • Increase awareness and understanding of systemic racism among the public
  • Promote fair practices and policies that lead to racial equity
  • Collaborate with the community, business organizations, government and the Ontario Human Rights Commission

To achieve these goals, they’re focusing on four key areas:

  1. Policy, research and evaluation
    1. Use evidence to identify, monitor and prevent systemic racism in Ontario
    2. Ensure an anti-racism perspective is applied in creating, implementing and evaluating government policies, programs, and services
  2. Public education and awareness
    1. Increase public education and awareness of systemic racism
  3. Community collaboration
    1. Build relationships between government and racialized and Indigenous communities to better address issues of racism
  4. Sustainable governance
    1. Develop a long-term accountable and transparent organization that helps the government address systemic racism

In March of 2017, Michael Coteau introduced new legislation that would, if passed, embed Ontario’s Anti-Racism Directorate in law, creating a framework for continued work to promote equity for racialized groups across the province. Learn more about the historic legislation and the Province’s A Better Way Forward: Ontario’s 3-Year Anti-Racism Strategic Plan here.

News from Ontario, Canada


September 8, 2017

Ontario launches anti-racism strategic plan

With 14 million people, Ontario is rich in diversity, innovation and opportunity. It is estimated that by 2031, 40% of our province’s overall population will be racialized (people of color, as more commonly used in the United States). Diversity is one of the Ontario’s greatest assets–especially in Toronto, the largest, most culturally diverse city inREAD MORE > Read More


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Participating Jurisdictions: OntarioBegan Racial Equity Work: Getting Started in 2016 Population: Extra Large (1,000,000+) Region: International Form of Government: Province


Demographics

White:76.7%
African American: 2.9%
Asian: 11.1%
Hispanic: 1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native: 4.3%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander:
Multi-Racial: 0.5%
Total Population: 13,373,000


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