Active Grants

Canadian Council for Refugees (CCR)
$90,000 over 3 years to the Canadian Council for Refugees for the purpose of furthering the strategic objectives of your charitable work around protection and settlement of refugees and immigrants in Canada.

Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia
$150,000 over 3 years to the Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia for a major project dealing with Canada’s involvement in human trafficking for sexual exploitation. The project will document the nature and extent of Canada’s role in human trafficking, develop policy recommendations and work to create public awareness of the issue.

JAZZ.FM91
$50,000 per year over two years to JAZZ.FM91 to implement the program Identities: The Documentary Series which will chronicle the lives and careers of a select number of jazz musicians from around the world whose search for their identities was challenged as a result of their decision to leaver their families and make Canada their home.

Refugee Forum, through the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa
$83,100 to the Human Rights Research and Education Centre at the University of Ottawa for the establishment of the Refugee Forum, which will develop and promote positive reforms to Canada’s refugee system.