Association & organizations
The Black Community
Associations & Networks
Black Law Students Association of Canada (BLSA Canada)
https://www.blsacanada.com/about
"The Black Law Students’ Association of Canada (BLSA Canada) is a national student-run non-profit organization founded in 1991. We are committed to supporting and enhancing academic and professional opportunities for black law students in both official languages. This commitment extends to black high school and undergraduate students and the community generally through our mentorship initiatives and the newly founded BLSACares."
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Black Female Lawyers Network (BFLN)
"The Black Female Lawyers Network (BFLN) is a registered not-for-profit organization, established in 2006. BFLN provides a forum for students and practitioners in the field to convene, share and learn from one another. We are an essential and influential voice in the legal profession – facilitating access, leveraging opportunities, and fostering the well-being of our membership."
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Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL)
"The Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL), formed in March 1996, is a national network of law professionals and individuals committed to reinvesting in the community. CABL’s continuing goal is to bring together law professionals and other interested members of the community from across Canada to cultivate and maintain The Association of Black professionals in Canada."
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The Canadian Association of Black Journalists  (CABI)
CABI on campus
https://www.cabj.news/cabj-on-campus
"We work with Black students on J-School campuses across Canada, helping to amplify their voices both within the student body and community. Ultimately, we want students to have a strong presence on campus as they produce content, host events and interact with their local communities to encourage more Black youth to pursue careers as journalists and content creators."
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Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN)
https://blackscientists.ca/about-us/
"The Canadian Black Scientists Network (CBSN) is a national coalition of Black people possessing or pursuing higher degrees in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine/Health (STEMM), together with Allies who are senior leaders with a demonstrated commitment to action for Black inclusion."
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National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
Canadian university chapters: UofT, McMaster, McGill, Queen's U, Waterloo, Ryerson U,
The National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) is one of the largest student-governed organizations based in the United States. NSBE, founded in 1975, supports and promotes the aspirations of collegiate and pre-collegiate students and technical professionals in engineering and technology.
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Black Physicians Association of Ontario (BPAO)
"We envision a province where Black Ontarians are equitably represented in the field of medicine and racialized health disparities are eliminated." Start networking and join a community. There is also a mentorship program.
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Black Physicians of Canada
"We aim on building a community of Black physicians and physicians-in-training as well as creating social networks and learning together. We will focus on providing mentorship for Black physicians and physicians in training, as well as advocacy, representation, guidance, support, encouragement, resources and advice."
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The Association of Black Social Workers (ABSW)
"The key mission of the association is to act as support group and professional development resource for African Canadian workers. The ABSW provides a structure and forum through which Black Social Workers and workers in related fields can exchange ideas, offer services and develop programs in the interest of the Black Community and the community at large."
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Black Business and Professional Association (BBPA)
"Founded in 1983, the BBPA is a non-profit, charitable organization that addresses equity and opportunity for the Black community in business, employment, education and economic development."
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The Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals
The Canadian Association of Urban Financial Professionals (CAUFP) is a member-based resource organization providing a link between corporations and the Black communities through innovative programs that facilitate economic growth and educational opportunities.
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Black Artists’ Networks In Dialogue (BAND)
"Black Artists’ Networks in Dialogue (BAND) is a charitable organization dedicated to supporting, documenting and showcasing the artistic and cultural contributions of Black artists and cultural workers in Canada and internationally."
Organizations & Foundations
Black Legal Action Centre
https://www.blacklegalactioncentre.ca/
"The Black Legal Action Centre (BLAC) is a not-for-profit corporation set up under the laws of Ontario in 2017. BLAC provides free legal services to low and no income Black Ontarians who are facing a legal issue directly related to anti-Black racism."
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Black Lives Matter Toronto (Regional Chapter)
https://www.blacklivesmatter.ca/
"In 2017, Black Lives Matter — Canada was founded and began a three-year incubation phase to better support chapters in partnership with the Black Lives Matter Global Network. The incubation phase involved the development of an organizational structure while simultaneously supporting the development of each new chapter."
The Asian and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Community
Associations & Networks
North American Association of Asian Professionals (NAAAP)
https://to.naaap.org/about-naaap-to/
"NAAAP Toronto is a non-profit association and a Canadian Chapter of NAAAP with over 28 city branches in an International network that spans across the US, Canada and China. Driven by volunteer effort combined with broad-based professional peer group collaboration, NAAAP Toronto is dedicated to fostering leadership, career advancement, diversity and inclusion in the workplace."
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Asian Law Student association (ALSA)
"The Asian Law Students Association (ALSA) aims to promote equity and diversity within both the legal community in Thunder Bay and the legal community beyond Northwestern Ontario. ALSA aims to assist Asian law students (law students of Asian descent, including but not limited to students descending from South, East, Southeast, West, and Central Asia) in establishing a strong student association at the Bora Laskin Faculty of Law."
Korean Canadian Student Association (KSAC)
"The Korean Canadian Student Association is a student group that provides opportunities for networking among many Korean students in the Korean Canadian community and expands them through various programs and events. It is also a student organization that reflects the voices of students in society." (Google translated)
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Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC)
"Founded in 1963, the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre (JCCC) is a not-for-profit organization which celebrates the unique culture, history, and legacy of Japanese Canadians for the benefit of all Canadians. The JCCC is recognized worldwide as an important and vibrant community institution."
National Association of Japanese Canadian (NAJC)
"Established in 1947, the NAJC is the only national organization in Canada that represents the JC community. Under the umbrella of the national body, we have member organizations across Canada."
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Hong Fook Mental Health Association
https://www.hongfook.ca/association/
"Hong Fook means “Health and Felicity” in Chinese. Established in 1982, Hong Fook Mental Health Association is the leading ethno-cultural community mental health agency with a consolidated culturally competent team serving Asian and other communities in the Greater Toronto Area."
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The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA)
"The Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA) is an umbrella organization of agencies, groups, and individuals that provide services to the South Asian Community. We envision and strive for a Canada free of all forms of discrimination in which all communities are free from marginalization and are fully empowered to participate in defining Canada’s political, economic, social and cultural future."
Organizations & Foundations
Dear Asian Youth
"We are a group of Asian youths striving to uplift marginalized communities through education, activism, and celebration. Dear Asian Youth was founded in May of 2020 by Stephanie Hu, a 16-year-old who wished to create a platform to publish her poetry. It evolved into a blog dedicated to the Asian narrative, then a literary magazine, then a full-fledged organization with over 100 members on the national team."
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#Elimin8Hate
"Elimin8Hate (E8) is the advocacy arm of the Vancouver Asian Film Festival. We work to interrupt, dismantle and eliminate anti-Asian racism at the individual, institutional and systemic level by harnessing the power of arts, film and media. We provide anti-Asian racism learning opportunities, and create safe, inclusive ways for impacted community members and allies to participate in initiatives aimed at supporting systemic change for an equitable society. Educate. Empower. Eliminate."
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The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada)
"The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF Canada) is a not-for-profit organization focused on Canada’s relations with Asia. Our mission is to be Canada’s catalyst for engagement with Asia and Asia’s bridge to Canada."
The Indigenous Community
Associations & Networks
Indigenous Professional Association of Canada
https://indigenousprofessionals.org/
"The Indigenous Professional Association of Canada is dedicated to advancing Indigenous leadership in the private, public and social sectors. IPAC serves its members through professional skill building, network development and the recognition of excellence. Through its mission, IPAC offers First Nations, Metis and Inuit professionals the opportunity to connect, learn and prosper as a community."
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Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC)
https://www.nwac.ca/about/
"The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) is a National Indigenous Organization representing the political voice of Indigenous women, girls and gender diverse people in Canada, inclusive of First Nations on and off reserve, status and non-status, disenfranchised, Métis and Inuit."
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The National Association of Friendship Centres
"The National Association of Friendship Centres (NAFC) was established in 1972 to represent, nationally, the growing number of Friendship Centres emerging across Canada."
Organizations & Foundations
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
https://www.itk.ca/
"Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, formerly the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada, was founded at a meeting in Toronto in February 1971 by seven Inuit community leaders. The impetus to form a national Inuit organization evolved from shared concern among Inuit leaders about the status of land and resource ownership in Inuit Nunangat."
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Indspire
"Indspire is an Indigenous national charity that invests in the education of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada."
The Latin-Hispanic Community
Associations & Networks
Canadian Association of Hispanists
https://www.hispanistas.ca/nuestra-asociacion/
"The Canadian Association of Hispanists, founded in 1964 at the initiative of Professors Richard Pattee (Laval University) and Geoffrey Stagg (University of Toronto), consolidated a tradition that began in 1853, with James Forneri , professor of Italian and Spanish at the University of Toronto. The objective of the Association was then, and still is, to promote Hispanic studies in Canada and to contribute to the professional work of its members.
The ACH promotes and supports the study of the Hispanic language, linguistics, literature, history and culture in all its artistic and scientific manifestations."
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Mexican Professions group of Canada
http://mexprocan.org/nosotros/
"MexProCan is a non-profit organization that serves as a meeting place for Mexican professionals with a desire to expand their development opportunities in Canada. We want to be a support network that stimulates personal and professional growth, becoming your best allies in building greater opportunities beyond our borders."
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The Canadian Association for Latin American and Caribbean Studies (CALACS)
https://can-latam.org/about-calacs
"CALACS is a diverse and vibrant Canadian based international scholarly organization that promotes disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and teaching. The Association disseminates and mobilizes knowledge of Latin America and the Caribbean and their Diasporas through networks and partnerships in Canada and abroad."
Northern Ontario Lantin-Hispanic Association
"The Northern Ontario Latin-Hispanic Association NOLHA is a registered non-profit organization dedicated to promote and celebrate Latin- Hispanic and Brazilian culture and heritage.We strive to enhance cultural awareness and enrich our community, sharing ideas, and providing experiences to further the understanding of our Hispanic culture."
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