News
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FBC calls for the equal treatment of all people affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
FBC calls for the equal treatment of all people affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Workplace Opportunities – Barriers to Employment
The Federation of Black Canadians (FBC) is partnering with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) to increase the representation of members of the Black community in all levels of employment […]
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Black Pulse
The Black Pulse project will work to promote diversity and inclusion and counter online hate by developing and implementing: A national digital engagement campaign Digital and educational tools to promote […]
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Join our Provincial Hubs
Provincial Hubs allow FBC members to connect within their own province, with the support and resources of the FBC and have a direct line to FBC national initiatives.
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Community Vaccine Pledge
Evidence from Statistics Canada shows that Black Canadians are the population most affected by the Health consequences of COVID 19, including mortality.
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Lush Cosmetics Foundation Supports FBC’s Hubs and Justice Reform Work
Police relations is a huge topic within the Black community and across Canada we know that different communities experience policing differently.
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Stats Canada – A Labour Market Snapshot of Black Canadians during the Pandemic
To mark Black History Month, Statistics Canada looked at how 1 million Black Canadians aged 15 to 69 fared in the labour market during one of the most disruptive times in our economic history.
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Research and Internal Development – UofT Partnership & SBCCI Funding
We are pleased to share that the Federation of Black Canadians has been able to enter into an agreement with several divisions of the University of Toronto to conduct […]
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FBC Partners with the PGI on Policing Literature Review Report
Addressing anti-Black racism and initiating criminal justice reform are two important pillars for the Federation of Black Canadians. Given the history of the police brutality that Black communities have experienced as well as public calls to defund the police, we conducted a survey to hear from our members.
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A CALL TO ACTION: Supporting the Mental Health Needs of Black Canadian Federal Public Service Workers
The need to take swift action can hardly be overstated. At present, the only work-related options for Black public service workers is to obtain counseling and therapeutic support through the Health-Canada facilitated federal Employee Assistance Programs (EAP).
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Resiliency Through COVID-19 National Research Project Info & Feedback Meetings
Over 40,000 thousand people signed our petition for this project and it’s finally here! FBC and the University of Toronto are moving forward with a national race-based data collection project. It is a community-based project so we want to get your input on the tools and research practices that will be used
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Resiliency Through Covid19: Using Race-Based Data to Create Intervention Through a Health Equity Lens
In the spring and summer of 2020 the Federation of Black Canadians heard loud and clear that our members felt that Covid-19 was an enormous concern within the community.
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The Covid-19 Confidence Distribution Campaign
Our second project, Covid-19 vaccination information engagement campaign is being done to provide our community with access to information, discussions and updates around getting vaccinated.
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Black Pulse Elections Survey – What Topics Are Important to you?
The purpose of this survey is to get an idea on what topics, issues, and opportunities the Black community would like Federal Parties to concentrate on during this election.
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FBC Response to the Crisis In Haiti
The recent killing of President Jovenel Moïse, by a squad of gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday, July 7 2021 at his home in Port-au-Prince, has pushed Haiti into a deeper political crisis. The depth of this crisis may exacerbate the growing hunger crisis, gang violence and COVID-19 outbreak.