Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)
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The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) is Canada’s leading agency dedicated to the elimination of racism and the promotion of harmonious race relations in the country. Created as part of the historic Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement, the CRRF’s governing legislation, the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act, was given Royal Assent on February 1, 1991. The Act was proclaimed by the Federal Government on October 28, 1996, and the Foundation opened its doors in 1997. The Foundation's origin, mission and vision outline our direction and activities.
A Crown Corporation, the Foundation is one of the portfolio agencies of the Department of Canadian Heritage. The Foundation operates at arm’s length from the Government of Canada and is deemed, for the purposes of the Income Tax Act, to be a registered charity.
The Chairperson submits to the Minister an Annual Report of the activities of the Foundation, including financial statements. The Foundation reports to Parliament through the Minister of Heritage.
The Board of Directors sets the CRRF’s strategic vision and mission.
The Foundation's activities include the biennial Award of Excellence and Symposium; Roundtables discussions; the Canada Lecture; an extensive library, resource centre and information clearing-house; the Education and Training Centre; youth engagement through volunteer and intern programming; extensive outreach, communications and media relations; and the Interfaith and Belonging initiative that facilitates bridge-building between and among faith communities.
The CRRF’s diversity, equity and human rights education and training activity provides and promotes training across the country through transformative and participatory approaches. The CRRF offers capacity building for organizations to create just, equitable and inclusive environments, is also directed toward the education system and school leaders throughout Ontario, and is complementary to the Ministry of Education’s Equity and Inclusive Education Strategy.
The CRRF responds to requests for media interviews and speaking engagements on a variety of race-related topics, and issues a large number of press releases and statements on current matters.
The Education and Training Centre develops and delivers diversity, equity and human rights education and training within a race relations framework through courses, workshops and dialogues. These are delivered to both the public and private sectors. The Centre provides facilitators, speakers and panelists to augment educational initiatives. All initiatives and presentations are tailored to specific audiences and needs.
The CRRF places high importance on youth participation, and is responding to the increased interest in opportunities for students with Engaging Youthby way of volunteer and intern recruitment, retention and development, which is directed at students and unemployed or under-employed young Canadians. Through programs such as the Federal Public Sector Youth Internship Program, the CRRF provides the opportunity for unemployed or under-employed young Canadians between the ages of 15 and 30 to acquire the experience and skills they need to enter and fully participate in the labour market. Occasionally, the CRRF recruits graduate students to work on small research projects on a voluntary basis to help advance their research, analytical and writing skills. During the past years, the CRRF has mentored undergraduate, graduate and graduated students from the fields of Criminology, Social Work, Faculty of Education, and Human Rights. Through the Pro Bono Students Canada program, the CRRF partners with Osgoode Hall Law School to provide their students with the opportunity to conduct research on issues consistent with the Foundation’s strategic directions.
The CRRF website features an extensive library and clearinghouse that represents a unique and constantly updated base of resources dedicated to race relations – including periodicals, reports, textbooks, organizational pamphlets, study guides, journals, audio-visual materials and Special Rapporteur consultation reports - relating to race relations within the Canadian context. There are over 4,000 resources accessible through an easy to use bibliographic search tool. Publications can be ordered online or by telephone and Consumer Merchandise Orders are processed by CRRF.
Education and Training Class of Records
Description: Information pertaining to education and training initiatives, including objectives, deliverables, outline and contents of the courses or workshops, names of the strategic partnership and attendance, and any follow-up evaluation or outreach
Document Types: Proposals, contracts, agenda, list of course/workshop materials, speeches, press releases, pamphlets, journals, study guides, evaluation materials, attendance registers speaking notes, presentations, course outlines.
Record Number: CRRF 001
Volunteers and Internships
Description: This bank describes information related to volunteers and interns who have offered to assist with various Canadian Race Relations Foundation projects or events. The personal information may include: name; contact information; emergency contact information, biographical information, educational information, and preferred tasks.
Class of Individuals: General public, college and university students.
Purpose: The personal information is used to select and place volunteers and interns and record their participation in support of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation activities and projects.
Consistent Uses: The information may be used or disclosed for the following purposes: to compile a directory of volunteers and interns which lists their preferences for volunteer activities and projects, to evaluate or appraise volunteers and interns.
Retention and Disposal Standards: To be determined.
RDA Number: To be determined/À déterminer
Related Record Number: CRRF 001
TBS Registration: 20150045
Bank Number: CRRF PSE 905
Consumer Merchandise Orders
Description: This bank describes information that is about individuals or organizations who order publications, whether they are free of charge or purchase, of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation. The personal information may include: name, contact information, credit information, financial information, and cheque signature.
Class of Individuals: General public, representative of non-government organizations, government institutions, and private sector organizations.
Purpose: The personal information is used to administer the sale and distribution of publications.
Consistent Uses: The information may be used or disclosed for the following purposes: accounting; reporting to senior management; evaluation, research, mailing list, and/or statistical.
Retention and Disposal Standards: The records are retained for five years after the last administrative action on the file and then destroyed.
RDA Number: To be determined/À déterminer
Related Record Number: CRRF 001
TBS Registration: 20091601
Bank Number: CRRF PPU 002
The CRRF contributes to, and informs policy-making in the public and private sectors within Canada and augments Canada's voice in the national arena by hosting, sponsoring or taking part in conferences, forums and panel discussions, and conducting research.
The Award of Excellence and Symposium, also known as the National Conferene and Awards of Excellence, recognizes outstanding initiatives in race-related work. The Symposium is an event held every other year in partnership/co-sponsorship with a number of federal and provincial government departments, as well as private and communal sector agencies, and is designed to share information, best practices, and facilitate networking among organizations and agencies.
The Canada Lecture is an annual event that features a distinguished Canadian speaker and provides a forum for addressing ways and challenges in confronting and eliminating racism and its manifestations, and serves as a unique medium for sharing views, experiences and visions about Canadian identity and citizenship.
Each year the CRRF carries out Roundtable Consultations focusing on present-day issues of direct relevance to the CRRF's mandate and strategic priorities. The Roundtables provide a vibrant forum for a broad range of experts to convene and discuss pressing topics, exchange knowledge and expertise, and to craft practical recommendations for addressing challenges and maximizing opportunities. The Roundtables are organized in partnership with stakeholders across the country and are generally open to the public to facilitate community engagement.
Research and analysis (Capturing the Pulse of the Nation) ensure that the CRRF can gauge the national pulse on the state of race relations. In cooperation with the Association for Canadian Studies, the CRRF commissions an annual survey on issues related to race relations and human rights in Canada.
The CRRF undertakes funded projects that aligned with the mission and vision. Interfaith and Belonging: A Civic Education and Engagement Initiative, facilitates national dialogue on interfaith cooperation and communication, promotes civic education and engagement, and provides the necessary tools to strengthen belonging. The project runs from April 2011 to March 2014, and was funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. Subsequently, the Our Canada project ran from 2014 to March 2017, and the CRRF is currently working on the Canada Beyond 150 product until March 2020.
Awards (Pride and Recognition) Class of Records
Description: Includes records related to formal and informal recognition, through an awards program, of persons employed in the institution for outstanding performance of his/her duties, for leadership, for other meritorious contributions in the performance of his/her duties, and for long service. Pride refers to self-respect, to satisfaction derived from achievements, or to qualities or skills that do one credit. Recognition covers a range of formal and informal practices in the workplace that collectively express and reinforce values and the way that people work together. Records may include information related to Awards of Excellence, National Public Service Week, Outstanding Achievement Award, and Head of the Public Service Award, Leadership Network and/or institution-specific awards.
Document Types: Submissions, selection criteria, approved nominations, ceremony arrangements, Selection Committee records, photographs, sound recordings, call letters, and institution-specific policies, procedures and guidelines.
Record Number: PRN 940
3. Strategic Alliances and Partnerships
The CRRF develops strategic alliances with national and regional private, public and other institutions to strengthen and enhance the Canadian Race Relations Foundation's capacity to design and deliver programs, and act as the leading national communications voice to disseminate information on and knowledge of race relations.
The CRRF continues its role as key partner with the Canadian Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), human rights commissions across the country, and Canadian municipalities to support and promote the mandate of the Canadian Coalition of Municipalities Against Racism and Discrimination (CCMARD). The Coalition seeks to encourage its membership of municipalities to adopt positive race relations principles and strategies, and encourage the integration and engagement of all Canadians through the elimination of racism and racial discrimination in their respective jurisdictions. Since CCMARD’s inception, the CRRF has been an active and key partner.
Description: Includes records related to formal and informal cooperation and liaison activities with other federal, provincial/ territorial, municipal, and international governments/agencies, organizations, and academic institutions (where applicable) to ensure the effective management of horizontal initiatives, communicate institutional activities, and promote integrated approaches to developing and delivering institutional programs and services. May also include records related to coordinating programs for international delegations and visits, facilitating information exchanges in areas of common interest, sharing knowledge, expertise, and best practices, developing joint service delivery initiatives in partnership with other provinces and territories, reinforcing strategic partnerships with established partners and creating new networks of influence to expand and intensify ties with other governments and/or organizations, and building more strategic relationships to advance institutional interests and priorities. May also include records related to outreach activities, the development of new strategic networks and partnerships, hosting and sharing information with international delegations, and attending regional, national, and international for a, roundtables, symposia and conferences.
Document Types: Minutes, agendas and records of decisions of multilateral and bilateral meetings, proceedings of symposia, roundtables and conferences, copies of bilateral and liaison agreements, drafts and final case studies reports, memoranda of cooperation, records of consultation activities, and international activity reports.
Record Number: PRN 904
Internal services constitute groups of related activities and resources that are administered to support the needs of programs and other corporate obligations of an organization. These groups are management and oversight services, communications services, legal services, human resources management services, financial management services, information management services, information technology services, real property services, materiel services, acquisition services, and travel and other administrative services. Internal services include only those activities and resources that apply across an organization and not to those provided specifically to a program.
Acquisition services involve activities undertaken to acquire a good or service to fulfill a properly completed request (including a complete and accurate definition of requirements and certification that funds are available) until entering into or amending a contract.
Communications services involve activities undertaken to ensure that Government of Canada communications are effectively managed, well coordinated and responsive to the diverse information needs of the public. The communications management function ensures that the public—internal or external—receives government information, and that the views and concerns of the public are taken into account in the planning, management and evaluation of policies, programs, services and initiatives.
Financial management services involve activities undertaken to ensure the prudent use of public resources, including planning, budgeting, accounting, reporting, control and oversight, analysis, decision support and advice, and financial systems.
Human resources management services involve activities undertaken for determining strategic direction, allocating resources among services and processes, as well as activities relating to analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures. They ensure that the service operations and programs of the federal government comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies and plans.
Information management services involve activities undertaken to achieve efficient and effective information management to support program and service delivery; foster informed decision making; facilitate accountability, transparency and collaboration; and preserve and ensure access to information and records for the benefit of present and future generations.
Management and oversight services involve activities undertaken for determining strategic direction and allocating resources among services and processes, as well as those activities related to analyzing exposure to risk and determining appropriate countermeasures. They ensure that the service operations and programs of the federal government comply with applicable laws, regulations, policies or plans.
Travel and other administrative services include Government of Canada travel services, as well as those other internal services that do not smoothly fit with any of the internal services categories.
CRRF Human Resources Policy and Procedures
CRRF Employee Conduct, Conflict of Interest and Ethics Code
CRRF Investment Policy Statement
CRRF Strategic Plan 2011- 2014
The Government of Canada encourages the release of information through requests outside of the ATIP process. You may wish to consult the Canadian Race Relations Foundation's completed Access to Information (ATI) summaries and open data (where applicable).
The Canadian Race Relations Foundation conducts Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs) to ensure that privacy implications will be appropriately identified, assessed and resolved before a new or substantially modified program or activity involving personal information is implemented. Summaries of completed PIAs are available.
Please visit the CRRF website for information on how to file a request under the provisions of the Access to Information Act and the Privacy Act. http://www.crr.ca/en/about-us/transparency/access-to-information-act-and-privacy-acts
Please note that each request made to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation under the Access to Information Act must be accompanied by an application fee of $5.00, cheque or money order, made payable to the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.
In order to ensure confidentiality, please address your Access to Information or Privacy request to:
Access to Information and Privacy (ATIP) Coordinator
Office of the Director of Finance and Administration
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
6 Garamond Court, Suite 225
Toronto Ontario M3C 1Z5
Telephone: 416-441-1900, 1-888-240- 4936
Facsimile: 416-441-2752, 1-888-399-0333
For additional information about the programs and activities of the Canadian Race Relations Foundation, please contact:
Communications
Canadian Race Relations Foundation
6 Garamond Court, Suite 225
Toronto Ontario M3C 1Z5
Telephone: 416-441-1900, 1-888-240- 4936
Facsimile: 416-441-2752, 1-888-399-0333
In accordance with the Access to Information Act and Privacy Act, the applicant may wish to review material on site at http://www.crrf.ca/EN/AboutUs/transparency/Access-to-Information-and-