Resources
Would you like to learn more? Here's a selection of UBC and community resources related to race and ethnicity. To add a resource, email CJ Rowe at cj.rowe@ubc.ca.
UBC resources
- AMS Colour Connected
- Colour Connected challenges discrimination by organizing events and creating supportive academic, social, and political spaces for people of colour.
- Equity Ambassadors
- Equity Ambassadors promote respectful communities of difference by raising students' awareness about equity and inclusivity through workshops, discussion groups, information tables, articles, and events.
- Equity Office
- The Equity Office at UBC works to prevent discrimination and harassment on campus, to provide procedures for handling complaints, and to coordinate UBC's employment and educational equity program.
- First Nations House of Learning
- The First Nations House of Learning provides programs and services for prospective and current Aboriginal students at UBC. The mandate of the First Nations House of Learning is to make the University's vast resources more accessible to Aboriginal peoples and to improve the University's ability to meet the needs of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit.
Community resources
Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of BC (AMSSA) – AMSSA is an affiliation of more than 80 multicultural agencies providing immigrant settlement and multicultural services in communities throughout British Columbia. They create networking opportunities, disseminate information, provide professional development, and build organizational capacities for members.
Black History Society – The Ontario Black History Society is a non-profit registered Canadian charity, dedicated to the study, preservation, and promotion of Black history and heritage.
Canadian Race Relations Foundation – The Canadian Race Relations Foundation is the country's leading agency dedicated to the elimination of racism in Canada.
explorASIAN – The Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Society organizes the celebration of Pan-Asian Canadian arts and culture during Asian Heritage Month in May and throughout the year in the Lower Mainland.
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada – Indian and Northern Affairs Canada supports First Nations and Inuit to develop healthy, sustainable communities and achieve their economic and social aspirations.
The Laurier Institution – The Laurier Institution advances and disseminates knowledge about the economic and social implications of Canadian diversity. It was founded in 1989 by business and community leaders.
Multicultural Profiles of Communities in BC – This profile of communities in British Columbia is provided by the Multiculturalism and Immigration Branch of the Ministry of the Attorney General.
MOSAIC: Multilingual Support Services Agency – MOSAIC is a multilingual non-profit association that tackles issues affecting immigrants and refugees through advocacy, public education, community development, coalition building, and connecting with the broader community.
Profiles of Ethnic Communities in Canada – Statistics Canada's resource for demographic information about ethnic communities in Canada.
SUCCESS – This organization supports the well-being of Canadians and immigrants from diverse ethnic origins through social, educational, and health services, business and community development, and advocacy.
