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October 9, 2023

The Federation of Black Canadians is excited to introduce the Black Builders Network Membership! Your go-to destination for accessing a wide range of resources designed to support and empower black entrepreneurs, non-profits, and businesses. Register for your membership today! 

Free and Discounted Conference Passes

With our free and paid membership, there’s something for everyone! Early bird adopters have already taken advantage of some of our perks like free tickets to select conferences, including the Elevate Festival ($450) and the Collision Conference ($900). That’s already a value of almost ($1500) and more perks to come!

Get our Early Adopter pricing for just $150/year!

That’s just $12.50/month!

Premium Black Builders Membership Perks:

  • Priority to showcase your organization during our Quarterly National Partners Meetings
  • Access to a growing resource library
  • A feature of your business or organization on our online directory
  • Priority to community partnership opportunities (Potential for funding, support, collaboration) 
  • Early Access to On-demand capacity-building webinars (Sign up for Webinar #2: Volunteer Management Training Workshop November 9th at 5 pm)
  • Exclusive discounts and free tickets to Events and Conferences
  • And more to come…

The $150 early adopter price is only available for a limited time. 

Should you have any questions or require further information, please see our FAQs or do not hesitate to reach out to us directly at members@fbcfcn.ca 

More About the Black Builders Network

Previously the “Partner in Principle” Membership for black owned/led businesses, organizations, and entrepreneurs. we have evolved to the “Black Builders Network”. to better encompass what our revitalized mission for this group is.

We aim to support Our members in all stages of building a business or nonprofit. As a free member you will still have access to our live webinars, resources and the National Builders Roundtable. Signing up will also ensure you’re up to date with all our latest community partnership opportunities, and latest offerings/services.

About the National Builders Roundtable

Members are welcome to join us in our quarterly meetings alongside our partners, where we engage in meaningful discussions about community affairs, gain insights into other organizations, and foster collaborative conversations in a round table format.

Meet some of our Early Adopters!

List of current Black builders members

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OTTAWA, June 11, 2024 – In a groundbreaking decision, the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions (GANHRI) has initiated a “Special Review” of Canada’s “A” status accreditation, putting it in the same category as countries like Russia, Iraq, and Venezuela. This move follows a complaint by a coalition of Canadian human rights organizations, citing federal findings of anti-Black discrimination at the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC).
Nicholas Marcus Thompson of the Black Class Action Secretariat emphasized, “Successive Justice Ministers have been aware of discrimination but have yet to make any meaningful reform. Unfortunately, we have had to resort to escalating our concerns to an international body to hold the commission accountable for years of human rights violations.”
If downgraded to “B” status, the CHRC will lose its independent participation rights at the UN Human Rights Council and its ability to vote and hold governance positions at GANHRI, seriously impacting Canada’s standing as a global human rights leader.
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The review will examine the CHRC’s performance from 2016 to 2022, with a decision expected in the ensuing months.

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