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Anti-racism resources: Ontario government resources

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Ontario Government Resources

  • The Ontario government's Anti-Rac​ism Act, 2017 (ARA) provides the framework and requirements for the strategy and establishes targets and indicators to measure its effectiveness. Under this strategy, race-based data collection is being implemented in the justice, education and child welfare sectors to address racial inequities. Health information custodians, such as hospitals and other providers are not covered under the ARA. The Anti-Racism Directorate leads the Ontario government's anti-racism initiatives to build a more inclusive society, and works to identify, address and prevent systemic racism in government policy, legislation, programs and services. A timeline of the Directorate's initiatives, strategic plans and annual reports is listed here. The Directorate has also launched grants to support community-led initiatives that increase public education and awareness on the impact of racism and hate. As part of the Anti-Racism Act, 2017, the government must review the strategic plan at least every five years. 

    • ​​​In January 2021, CivicAction and the Anti-Racism Directorate held a roundtable that brought together multi-sector leaders to discuss how employers can enhance opportunities for Indigenous, Black and other racialized talent. Following this roundtable, an employer hub was developed to help employers identify actions they can take to advance racial equity in the workplace, and enhance workplace opportunities for Indigenous, Black and other racialized talent. ​

  • Data Standards for t​he Identification and Monitoring of Systemic Racism (Updated February 2024) is Ontario's complete standards and guidance for race-based data collection for government and other public sector organizations, including steps to follow for data collection, management, and use.

  • Ontario Public Service (OPS) Anti-Racism Policy (February 2018; last updated October 2024)

  • Ontario Human Rights Commission (OHRC) Policy and Guidelines on Racism and Racial Discrimination (June 2005; revised December 2009).
  • Ontario Health's Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Framework (2020) was developed in collaboration with a number of health system stakeholders and community organizations. 

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