Anti-Racism Action Program

• Total government assistance cannot exceed 100% of total eligible project-related expenses, including all federal, provincial, and municipal funding sources.
• The program can fund up to $500,000 of eligible expenses per fiscal year, for a maximum of three years.
• Administration and overhead costs are limited to a maximum of 15% of total project funding.
• If you receive $250,000 or more as a contribution, an audited financial report is required.

• The applicant must be a Canadian Indigenous organization, Canadian not-for-profit organization or association, or a non-federal public institution in Canada (such as schools, colleges, universities, chambers of commerce, law enforcement, hospitals, or other health care institutions), or a provincial, territorial, municipal, or regional government or their agency.
• The proposed project must address barriers in at least one of the following themes: employment, justice, or social participation among Indigenous Peoples, racialized communities, or religious minorities.
• The application must include all required supporting documentation, including recent financial statements, legal incorporation documents, and, if applicable, letters of support from project partners.

Who is eligible?

• Canadian Indigenous organizations
• Canadian not-for-profit organizations and associations
• Non-federal Canadian public institutions (boards of education, schools, colleges, universities, chambers of commerce, law enforcement and police agencies, hospitals, and other health care institutions)
• Provincial, territorial, municipal, and regional governments and their agencies

Who is not eligible

• Organizations or individuals that espouse racist, antisemitic, or other forms of hateful content.
• Federal government departments or agencies.

Eligible expenses

• Salaries, benefits, and consultant fees directly related to the project.
• Travel and accommodation within Canada, not exceeding government business rates.
• Meals and refreshments for workshop participants (hospitality).
• Promotion and communication costs tied to the project.
• Project evaluation and audit expenses.
• Insurance for public events funded by the program.
• Rental of office space and equipment not normally used in daily operations (administration and overhead costs limited to 15% of project funding).

Eligible geographic areas

• Canada (organizations and institutions operating within Canada, including Indigenous organizations, not-for-profits, and non-federal public institutions in any province or territory)

• Demonstration of how the project contributes to one or more program objectives.
• Evidence of need and value-added for the proposed project.
• Applicant’s experience, resources, and capacity to carry out the project successfully.
• Clarity and connection between project activities and objectives, including clear identification of target beneficiaries.
• Reasonableness and detail of the proposed budget and anticipated results.

• Organizations receiving funding must respect the values of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the Canadian Human Rights Act.
• If you receive $250,000 or more, submission of an audited financial report is required.
• Funding recipients must publicly acknowledge the Canadian government’s support in all communications, in both English and French.
• Recipients are required to maintain relevant records for five years for potential audits or program evaluations.