At a commemorative event to mark 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp, Prime Minister Trudeau announced almost $3.4 million in new funding to combat antisemitism, preserve Holocaust remembrance, and educate against Holocaust denial and distortion in Canada and around the world.
Project: International Program on Holocaust and Genocide Education
Partner: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Funding: $1.3 million top-up
Building on an initial $2 million contribution, this funding aims to advance the institutionalization of Holocaust and genocide education around the world, ultimately contributing to increased awareness of the Holocaust and curriculums that support respect for human rights, combat antisemitism and racism, and promote civil responsibility as a foundation of genocide and conflict prevention.
Project: Projet de recherche en éducation sur l’Holocauste et l’antisémitisme
Partner: Musée de l’Holocauste Montréal
Funding: $495,830 over five years
This project aims to substantially develop resources to study and teach about the atrocities of the Holocaust as well as antisemitism in Quebec.
Project: Remnants of the Shoah: Engaging the Holocaust Online Through Digital Learning Resources
Partner: Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
Funding: $467,307 over five years
Funding to this initiative will help support three fully bilingual online learning programs on Holocaust remembrance and education for teachers and students across British Columbia. This project aims to create educational archives, historical resources, and a guide for learners of all ages and professional settings.
Project: Empowering Change: Holocaust Education for a New Generation
Partner: Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies
Funding: $435,000 over five years
This project aims to equip Canadian educators with the necessary knowledge and skills to teach about the Holocaust. Sixty elementary and secondary school educators are expected to be recruited as participants, with at least one from each province and territory helping to create a national network of Holocaust educators. All materials will be offered in English and French.
Project: Shifting the Narrative: A Campaign to Combat Holocaust Misinformation and Promote Media Literacy
Partner: Toronto Holocaust Museum
Funding: $379,000 over five years
Funding to this initiative will help support the development Holocaust public awareness campaigns. Using fact-checking expertise from the Toronto Holocaust Museum, this includes the production of educational resources on combatting online misinformation and hate. These resources target young adults in Canada to help combat rising rates of Holocaust denialism.
Project: Providing Expert Resources in Holocaust Education, Research and Remembrance
Partner: Canadian Society for Yad Vashem
Funding: $160,000 over five years
Through the funding provided, Yad Vashem expert educators, researchers, archivists, and museum and exhibit curators will travel throughout Canada to educate a variety of stakeholders and community partners, including teachers, school boards, professors, and law enforcement personnel, to improve awareness and advance education on the Holocaust and antisemitism.
Project: Holocaust and Antisemitism Education and Awareness Training for Victoria British Columbia and Area
Partner: Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island
Funding: $124,000 over five years
This initiative will facilitate annual interactive training on antisemitism, the Holocaust, and the lived experiences of local Jewish Canadians for community leaders in the Greater Victoria Area and Vancouver Island.