Multicultural destination
August 12th, 2010 § Leave a Comment
The government of Canada recently announced its new Multiculturalism Grants and Contributions Program. This project aims to “fund events that promote interaction among cultural and religious communities.”
According to a media release seen yesterday on the CIC website, this announcement was made by Senator Yonah Martin and Dr Alice Wong, Parliamentary secretary for multiculturalism.
“The Government of Canada is acting to help individuals and communities build a strong, integrated society. Through Inter-Action, we will support activities that contribute to a deeper understanding of our shared Canadian values and civic pride,” said Senator Martin.
What this means is that the country is taking even greater steps to support what it sees as a growing immigrant community. The country is looking to attract people from all over the world. If immigrant families in Canada have the support they need to live comfortable lives, more people may think of immigrating here.
Activities eligible for funding through Inter-Action’s Events stream include:
-Community events celebrating the historic contributions of a particular ethnic, cultural or religious group, including events that support such initiatives as Asian Heritage Month and Black History Month;
-Youth events celebrating citizenship, organized by a coalition of ethnic, cultural or faith-based groups within a community;
-Sporting or musical events involving various ethnic, cultural or faith-based communities;
-Interfaith dialogues that bring together local representatives from Canada’s religious groups;
-Public education events that foster intercultural and interfaith understanding, civic memory, civic pride and respect for core democratic values
Canada is making more of an effort to support diversity through these kinds of funding initiatives.
