The federal government is committed to preserving the memory of the Holocaust and amplifying the voices of survivors, while actively combatting antisemitism and hate in all its forms.
Today, the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, launched Canada's first call for proposals for the National Holocaust Remembrance Program. Minister Saks made this important announcement at the Toronto Holocaust Museum on behalf of the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.
The National Holocaust Remembrance Program will keep the memory of the Holocaust alive and help Canadians better understand both the Holocaust and the ways antisemitism still affects us today.
Initiatives funded under this program will:
- improve understanding of the Holocaust and antisemitism;
- create tools and resources to engage Canadians in Holocaust remembrance and dialogue about antisemitism; and
- enhance Canadians' capacity to combat Holocaust denial and distortion, as well as contemporary antisemitism.
Budget 2024 provided $5 million over five years, starting in 2024-25, and $2 million per year ongoing, for the creation of a new, permanent National Holocaust Remembrance Program. This new program is also part of Canada's Action Plan on Combatting Hate, which brings together 20 key federal initiatives in a whole-of-government approach to combatting hate and keeping Canadians safe.
