RESOURCES

Find Black resources in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Vancouver, and Montreal.

Nova Scotia

  • Black Cultural Centre for Nova Scotia

    The Society for the Protection and Preservation of Black Culture in Nova Scotia was incorporated as a charitable organization as an act of provincial legislation in 1977. The Mandate of the Society is to Protect, Preserve and Promote Black Culture.

  • Black Loyalist Heritage Centre

    Established in 1989, the Black Loyalist Heritage Society is a charitable organization committed to discovering, interpreting, safeguarding, and promoting the history and heritage of the Black Loyalists. The society has worked to ensure the chronicles and contributions of the Black Loyalists takes its place with other communities that shape Canada’s cultural mosaic.

  • ANSDPAD

    The African Nova Scotian Decade for People of African Descent Coalition is an open group representing organizations that serve African Nova Scotian people, communities, interests and needs. The Coalition began to organize in response to an opportunity to present to the United Nations Working Group of Experts for People of African Descent (WGEPAD) in Halifax on Oct. 19, 2016.

  • black educators association of nova scotia

    The Black Educators Association (BEA) was founded in 1969 to assist African Nova Scotian communities develop strategies toward an equitable education system.

  • Health Association of African Canadians

    HAAC was formed in 2000 to address African Canadian health issues and the system inequities affecting health. The project focused on women’s health but stakeholders quickly acknowledged that women’s health could not be examined in isolation. Today, HAAC has a broad mandate and ready to implement a business plan with the goals, objectives and deliverables to meet its needs.

  • Africville Museum

    The Africville Museum looks across the land where the people of Africville lived, worked, and raised their families by the water of Bedford Basin. Inside the Museum, exhibits tell the story of a community that met the indignities of racism with grace and faith.

  • Black Business Initiative

    The Black Business Initiative is committed to growing a stronger Black presence in Nova Scotia’s business community. We act as a catalyst for job creation, equitable participation, and advancing the economic prosperity of Nova Scotia. In 1996, the Government of Canada and the Province of Nova Scotia founded the organization to address the unique needs confronting the Black business community in Nova Scotia.

  • African Nova Scotian Affairs

    African Nova Scotian Affairs works with government, communities and partners to help provide services and programs for the African Nova Scotian community. We work within the community to keep African Nova Scotians informed and to encourage involvement. We also support activities that bring African Nova Scotians together to network, share ideas and identify opportunities for development and growth.

  • BLACK STUDENT ADVISING CENTRE

    BSAC supports all Black students at Dalhousie University & the University of King's College. We provide services and programs that offer personal and educational support, and act as a link between Dal and African Nova Scotian communities.

Ontario

  • Black North Initiative

    The BlackNorth Initiative is on a mission to end anti-Black systemic racism throughout all aspects of our lives by utilizing a business-first mindset.

  • Black Legal Action Centre

    Established in 2017, the Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is an independent not-for-profit community legal clinic that combats individual and systemic anti-Black racism by conducting research, engaging in structural transformation, and providing legal services to members of Ontario’s Black communities. BLAC engages in advocacy, community development, law reform, test case litigation, and public legal education. BLAC is funded by Legal Aid Ontario and governed by a volunteer Board of Directors.

  • Ontario Black History Society

    Founded in 1978, the Ontario Black History Society (OBHS), is the organization in Canada that is at the forefront in the celebration of Black history and heritage with a demonstrated record in the study, preservation and promotion of Black history in Ontario. The OBHS is also the only Ontario Provincial Heritage Organization of the Ministry of Culture devoted to Black history and heritage.

  • Black Health Alliance

    The Black Health Alliance is a community-led registered charity working to improve the health and well-being of Black communities in Canada. Building on our track record as an effective mobilizer and champion, we continue to grow our movement for change. Driven by groundbreaking research, strong partnerships, and people, this movement continues to build innovative solutions to improve Black health and well-being, and mobilize people and financial resources to create lasting change in the lives of Black children, families and communities.

  • Black Women in Motion

    Black Women in Motion is a Toronto-based, survivor-led, grassroots organization that empowers and supports the advancement of Black Women, Girls, Nonbinary and Gender-non-conforming survivors of gender-based violence. We work within an anti-racist, intersectional feminist, trauma-informed and survivor-centred framework to create culturally-relevant resources, healing spaces, educational and economic opportunities for survivors.

  • CANADIAN ASSOCIATION OF BLACK LAWYERS

    CABL’s continuing goal is to bring together law professionals and other interested members of the community from across Canada to cultivate and maintain The Association of Black professionals in Canada.

Vancouver

  • Black Women Connect Vancouver

    Black Women Connect Vancouver is a collective of women who come together to inspire, empower, leverage our strengths and embrace our diverse experiences. It’s a community where Black women in Vancouver can build meaningful relationships, and celebrate the beauty of Black womanhood.

  • Hogan's Alley Society

    The Hogan’s Alley Society (HAS) is a non-profit organization composed of civil rights activists, business professionals, community organizations, artists, writers and academics committed to daylighting the presence of Black history in Vancouver and throughout British Columbia. With this history in the archives, HAS is in process of developing partnerships with local government and business interests to acquire and develop land and operate assets as a community land trust.

  • National Congress of Black Women Foundation

    The National Congress of Black Women Foundation recognizes equity, diversity, and inclusion as pillars of excellence which is crucial to maintaining healthy membership and communities. The organization continues to promote and facilitate activities and programs that foster the advancement, recognition, health and education of Black women and their families.

  • Black Youth Helpline

    Black Youth Helpline serves all youth and specifically responds to the need for a Black youth specific service, positioned and resourced to promote access to professional, culturally appropriate support for youth, families and schools.

  • Kiwassa Neighbourhood house

    Kiwassa provides programs and services for all who live and work in our neighbourhood of Hastings - Sunrise. Our programs are free or as affordable as possible, and everyone is welcome!

  • BC Community Alliance

    BC Community Alliance (BCCA) is a local, Black-led, community-based organization, formed in 2019 and registered as a non-profit in 2020, dedicated to addressing the structural inequities created by racism, especially anti-Black racism, within education settings in British Columbia.

Montreal

  • The Black Coalition of Quebec

    The Coalition represents the moral, social, political and economical consciousness of Canada by its constant intervention on behalf of those who have no voice, the poor , the disadvantaged, the unemployed, the marginalized and, victims of an unjust system.

  • Desta Black Youth Network

    Based in Little Burgundy and serving participants across Greater Montreal, DESTA supports Black youth aged 18 to 35 in reaching their educational, employability, and entrepreneurial goals through a holistic and individualized approach.

  • BCRC Montreal

    The Black Community Resource Centre (BCRC) is a growing, resource-based organization that strengthens community capacity by providing professional support to organizations and individuals in need. The Centre is committed to helping visible minority youth rekindle their dreams, and achieve their full potential.

  • Cote-Des-Neiges Black Community Association

    The Cote des Neiges Black Community Association (CDNBCA) proudly serves Montreal's Black community by offering programs and support services particularly designed for English-speaking youth, families, and seniors. With the support of corporate donations and private contributions, we reach the most vulnerable members from communities of color.

  • The West Island Black Community Association

    The West Island Black Community Association (WIBCA) is dedicated to extending its programs for the benefit of all, regardless of ethnic origin, color, gender, religion or race, and to be integrated as a vibrant part of society.

  • The Council for Black Aging Community of Montreal Inc.

    The Council for Black Aging Community of Montreal Inc.(CBAC) is a charitable, non-profit corporation founded in 1987 to address specific needs of Montreal’s Black native-born and West Indian/Caribbean Anglophone seniors and to advocate on their behalf. The Council for Black Aging Community of Montreal Inc. the largest English-speaking seniors’ organization in Quebec.

  • Black Theatre Workshop

    Black Theatre Workshop is Canada’s longest running Black theatre company and is committed to reflecting Black culture and community by developing and providing visibility for Black Canadian artists. Black Theatre Workshop is an award-winning English- speaking theatre company based in Montreal, Quebec.

  • Afrique au Féminin

    Afrique au Féminin is a non-profit organization (NPO), founded in 1986 and incorporated in 1988 by a group of professional women of African origin who were concerned with the difficulties of social and economic integration of women in their communities in their host society.

  • Jamaica Association of Montreal

    The Association was founded in November 1962, shortly after Jamaica’s Independence in August 1962. Our seal of Incorporation was granted in 1970. Since its inception, the Association has grown strong in attracting members. It is recognized as the official organization representing Jamaicans in Montreal at Federal, Provincial and Municipal levels.