Anti-Asian racism has a long history in Canada. COVID-19 has fueled racist rhetoric, resulting in a year of escalated violence against the Asian diaspora in Canada. There have been over 1,500 reports of racist attacks across Canada, since March 2020.
It’s time for Canada to act. Join the #StopAsianHate movement to help end the pandemic of racism in Canada.
According to data collected and analyzed by Project 1907 and the Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter, Canada has a higher number of anti-Asian racism reports per capita than the United States. The incidences reported per capita in Canada are double those reported in the United States.
British Columbia has the most reported incidents per capita of any sub-national region in North America, followed by California, New York, and Ontario. References: Project 1907 and Elimin8hate, US Stop AAPI Hate and country census data.
Ontario and British Columbia have the highest number of incidents, reporting 46% and 31%, respectively.
Vancouver has the most reported incidents per capita of any city in Canada, followed by Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Calgary.
All donations will be received and administered by Project 1907 through a centralized fund.
30% of funds will be used to support Project 1907 and Chinese Canadian National Council Toronto Chapter’s data collection initiatives, including the continuation of data collection on incidents of racism, hate and violence experienced by the Asian diaspora in Canada via covidracism.ca and elimin8hate.org
10% of funds will be used to support the Chinese Canadian National Council for Social Justice’s work in raising awareness and providing education to help shift discriminatory behaviours and attitudes toward the Asian diaspora in Canada.
60% of funds will be distributed to the following grassroots organizations working to address anti-Asian racism and uplift Asian Canadian communities:
By supporting the Stop Asian Hate Canada movement, you will help fight anti-Asian racism and uplift Asian communities across Canada.
Donate today to end the pandemic of racism in Canada.
Project 1907 is situated on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
CCNCTO and CCNC-SJ are located on the traditional territories of many First Nations including the Anishnaabek, Haudenosaunee, Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River.
We are grateful for the tremendous labour and leadership of Indigenous peoples in the racial justice movement.
As the country mourns the discovery of the remains of 215 Indigenous children at the site of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School on Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc territory, we stand with Indigenous communities and residential school survivors fighting for justice, sovereignty and human rights. We encourage all settlers to review the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action and support Indigenous-led organizations including the Indian Residential School Survivors Society. A helpline for residential school survivors can be reached at: 1-866-925-4419.
