Mapping city-level responses to racism and discrimination.

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Mapping city-level responses to racism and discrimination

i-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives: indicators Ant i-racism and anti-discrimination initiatives: indicators Policies and structures Monitoring, vigilance, data collection Equal employment opportunities practises and equitable service provision, engages in monitoring and training Support for diversity in the labour market Provide education in mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue

Policies and Structures CCMARD membership: Edmonton, Calgary and Toronto All six cities have anti-racism, anti- harassment or human rights policies Formal immigration and settlement policies: Toronto and Edmonton Statements or policies on multiculturalism: Vancouver and Abbotsford Toronto - Human Rights Office

Monitoring, Vigilance, Data collection Torontos DMCEU and Edmontons ODI develop, coordinate and monitor diversity policies affecting the municipal workplace and service provision Torontos Human Rights Office

Equal opportunities employment practises Employment Equity: Toronto and Vancouver Employment Accommodation Policy (Toronto) Audit workforce composition: Vancouver, Toronto, Edmonton Recruitment outreach: Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver Internships: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver Mentoring program: Toronto

Equal opportunities employment practises and equitable service provision Fair Calgary Policy Corporate-wide diversity training initiatives: Edmonton, Toronto, Vancouver Village Square Leisure Centre Cultural Competency Plan (Calgary) Our Common Grounds strategic plan (Toronto) Multilingual services policies: Brampton and Toronto

Support for Labour Market Diversity TRIECERIEC

Promote mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue Strategic Plans of Abbotsford, Brampton, Toronto and Edmonton identify promotion of intercultural understanding or welcoming communities as a priority Three cities have mayoral and/or council advisory bodies on multicultural, immigration and/or diversity issues

Evaluation Auditor Generals audit of Torontos performance in achieving Access, Equity and Human Rights Goals Interviews with NGO and municipal officials in four cities

Selected References City of Abbotsford Workplace Human Rights. In Human Resources Policy Manual. City of Brampton Six Pillars: Supporting our Great City. City of Calgary Village Square Leisure Centre Cultural Competency Strategic Plan. City of Calgary Fair Calgary Policy. CPS , Attachment 1. City of Edmonton Building the Capital City: Edmonton City Councils Special Initiatives City of Edmonton. 20 July Immigration and Settlement Initiatives Update. City of Toronto Immigration and Settlement Policy Framework. City of Toronto Plan of Action for the Elimination of Racism and Discrimination. City of Toronto Auditor Generals Office. 14 October Audit of City Performance in Achieving Access, Equity and Human Rights Goals. City of Vancouver. 28 June Annual Report for the Year 2006: Advisory Committee on Diversity Issues.

Selected References Edgington, D. and Hutton, T Multiculturalism and Local Government in Greater Vancouver, Working Paper Series No Vancouver: Centre of Excellence Research on Immigration and Integration in the Metropolis. Icart, J-C., Labelle, M. and Antonius, R Indicators for evaluating municipal policies aimed at fighting racism and discrimination. International Coalition of Cities Against Racism Discussion Papers Series #3. Montreal: Centre for Research on Immigration, Ethnicity and Citizenship, UQAM. Reilly, J Municipal Roles in Immigrant Integration: the Edmonton Experience. Our Diverse Cities: Prairies Region 6, Spring: Tossutti, L The language of municipal government in global communities: corporate communications policies in six cities. Plan Canada, January/February: