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Canadian Race Relations Foundation
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF; French: Fondation Canadienne des relations raciales, FCRR) is a charitable organization and Crown corporation responsible to foster racial harmony and cross-cultural understanding and help to eliminate racism in Canada.
The foundation was officially opened in November 1997 as part of the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement. The Foundation is led by a board of directors appointed by the federal government as selected by the Governor in Council by recommendations from the Minister of Canadian Heritage, currently Marc Miller. (Previously, such advice came from the Minister for Multiculturalism, last held by Jason Kenney.)
As an arm's-length organization, the CRRF has Special NGO Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
In 1988, an agreement was reached between the Government of Canada and the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), called the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement, which acknowledged that the treatment of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II was unjust and violated principles of human rights. The federal government apologized on behalf of Canadians for such actions and provided compensation to those Japanese-Canadian families who were wronged.
The NAJC also negotiated: CA$21,000 for each individual Japanese Canadian who had either been removed from the British Columbia coast in 1942 or was alive in Canada prior to 1 April 1949 and remained alive at the time of the signing of the agreement; a $12 million contribution to aid Japanese Canadians in rebuilding destroyed communities; and a $24-million endowment fund to establish what would become the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act (Bill C-63) received royal assent on 1 February 1991 and proclaimed by the Government on 28 October 1996. The Foundation was officially opened in November 1997.
In 2010, the CRRF introduced Canada Lecture, an annual event inviting "accomplished Canadians to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues related to racism and racial discrimination and creating social harmony in our society."
Previous lectures have included:
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Canadian Race Relations Foundation
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF; French: Fondation Canadienne des relations raciales, FCRR) is a charitable organization and Crown corporation responsible to foster racial harmony and cross-cultural understanding and help to eliminate racism in Canada.
The foundation was officially opened in November 1997 as part of the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement. The Foundation is led by a board of directors appointed by the federal government as selected by the Governor in Council by recommendations from the Minister of Canadian Heritage, currently Marc Miller. (Previously, such advice came from the Minister for Multiculturalism, last held by Jason Kenney.)
As an arm's-length organization, the CRRF has Special NGO Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.
In 1988, an agreement was reached between the Government of Canada and the National Association of Japanese Canadians (NAJC), called the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement, which acknowledged that the treatment of Japanese Canadians during and after World War II was unjust and violated principles of human rights. The federal government apologized on behalf of Canadians for such actions and provided compensation to those Japanese-Canadian families who were wronged.
The NAJC also negotiated: CA$21,000 for each individual Japanese Canadian who had either been removed from the British Columbia coast in 1942 or was alive in Canada prior to 1 April 1949 and remained alive at the time of the signing of the agreement; a $12 million contribution to aid Japanese Canadians in rebuilding destroyed communities; and a $24-million endowment fund to establish what would become the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act (Bill C-63) received royal assent on 1 February 1991 and proclaimed by the Government on 28 October 1996. The Foundation was officially opened in November 1997.
In 2010, the CRRF introduced Canada Lecture, an annual event inviting "accomplished Canadians to raise awareness and understanding of critical issues related to racism and racial discrimination and creating social harmony in our society."
Previous lectures have included: