Surrey, British Columbia
Today, Sukh Dhaliwal, Member of Parliament for Surrey-Newton, Member of Parliament for Surrey-Newton, announced a federal investment of $30,056 to the Abu Bakr Society through the Security Infrastructure Program (SIP).
This investment enabled the Society to install a steel fence to enclose the property and gates at the entrance/exit to their Centre.
Since SIP's inception in 2007, the Government of Canada has invested over $14 million through the program to support over 600 projects for communities at risk of hate-motivated crimes. Funding is available to private not-for-profit organizations linked to a community at risk of being victimized by hate-motivated crime. Approved projects may receive up to 50% of total project costs, to a maximum of $100,000 per project.
Last month, Public Safety Canada launched a call for applications for an expanded Security Infrastructure Program to help Canadian communities at risk of hate-motivated crimes protect and strengthen the security of their community centres, places of worship and other institutions.
