Responses from Governments
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Manitoba health care support workers report facing racism during COVID-19 | CUPE Manitoba | May 2020 | https://cupe.mb.ca/2020/04/14/manitoba-health-care-support-workers-report-facing-racism-during-covid-19/
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Manitoba: first province to collect COVID-19 race-based data | The Globe and Mail | May 2020 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-manitoba-charts-new-course-by-collecting-race-based-data-on-covid-19/
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Manitoba fills in some data gaps with COVID- 19 surveillance report | The Winnipeg Free Press | May 2020 | https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/coronavirus/Province-fills-in-some-data-gaps-with-COVID-19-surveillance-report-570613642.html
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Canada’s immigration plan for the future | Immigration.ca | February 2020 | https://www.immigration.ca/canadas-march-2020-immigration-levels-plan-to-feature-more-than-a-million-newcomers-in-3-years
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Ontario orders commission into long-term care | CBC | May 2020 | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto%20/ontario-long-term-care-commission-1.5575035
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Death toll increases: pandemic forces government to restructure long-term care homes | CBC | May 2020 | https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/long-term-care-infrastructure-1.5559331
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Re-imagining long-term residential care in COVID-19 crisis | CCPA | April 2020 | https://www.policyalternatives.ca/publications/reports/re-imagining-long-term-residential-care-covid-19-crisis
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B.C. more support for seniors | CBC | April 2020 | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-seniors-support-covid-19-1.5545727
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How to approach COVID- 19 outbreaks in nursing homes | The Star | May 2020 | https://www.thestar.com/news/investigations/2020/05/05/they-said-there-was-no-playbook-for-dealing-with-covid-19-outbreak-at-nursing-homes-there-were-several.html
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Ontario government independent commission to long-term care | Ontario| May 2020 | https://news.ontario.ca/mltc/en/2020/05/ontario-announces-independent-commission-into-long-term-care.html
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Statement against Discrimination and Xenophobia | Ontario Counsil of Agencies sErving Immigrants | 2020 | https://ocasi.org/statement-against-discrimination-and-xenophobia
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Montreal city councillor to introduce motion denouncing anti-Asian racism |Global News | June 2020 | https://globalnews.ca/news/7023149/montreal-city-council-motion-anti-asian-racism/
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Ontario mulls collection of race-based COVID-19 data, some argue it is essential | The National Post | June 2020 | https://nationalpost.com/pmn/news-pmn/canada-news-pmn/ontario-mulls-collection-of-race-based-covid-19-data-some-argue-its-essential-2
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Vancouver anti-racism campaigns | The Georgia Straight | May 2020 | https://www.straight.com/covid-19-pandemic/Vancouver-anti-racism-campaigns-launch-counter-anti-Asian-assaults-vandalism
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OCASI’s statement against discrimination and Xenophobia | Ontario Council of Agencies Serving Immigrants | 2020 | https://ocasi.org/statement-against-discrimination-and-xenophobia
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Government of Canada’s Digital Citizen Contribution Program to help citizens think critically about online health information | Cision | April 2020 | https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/supporting-canadians-to-think-critically-about-online-health-information-851896541.html
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BC Premier remarks on rise in anti-Asian crimes | CBC | May 2020 | https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-racism-bc-1.5558842
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How Canada’s crucial data gaps are hindering the coronavirus pandemic response | The Globe and Mail | April 2020 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-how-canadas-crucial-data-gaps-are-hindering-the-coronavirus-pandemic/
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Anti-Racism Directorate | Ontario | July 2016 | https://www.ontario.ca/page/anti-racism-directorate
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Ontario’s anti-Black racism strategy | Ontario | 2020 | https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-anti-black-racism-strategy
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Ontario helping to protect communities against racism and hate | Ontario | July 2020 | https://news.ontario.ca/mcscs/en/2020/07/ontario-helping-to-protect-communities-against-racism-and-hate.html
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PM announces summer “work plans” to tackle systemic racism | CTV News | July 2020 | https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/pm-announces-summer-work-plan-to-tackle-systemic-racism-1.5015549
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Ontario’s opportunities advocates accused of anti-Blackness | The Globe and Mail | July 2020 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-ontarios-new-advocate-for-community-opportunities-is-getting-mixed/
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Trudeau acknowledges “anti-Black racism” exists in Canada | Canada’s national observer | June 2020 | https://www.nationalobserver.com/2020/06/01/news/trudeau-acknowledges-anti-black-racism-exists-canada
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Blue solidarity represses social justice movements, contributes to anti-Black racism paper says | Global News | June 2020 | https://globalnews.ca/news/7093153/blue-solidarity-anti-black-racism-study/
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Understanding Anti-Black racism and how to be an ally | Government of Canada | 2020 | https://www.csps-efpc.gc.ca/events/understand-racism/index-eng.aspx