Faq

It is the realization of a response to a vision, birthed from national gatherings and planning, of a Hub for policy making/framing, engagement and dissemination of policy and research. It is for us and by us. It will have influence at a systemic level

To determine the structure, framework and governance model which is African/Black Canadian community led and works in collaboration with academia and business communities to inform the Government of Canada, provincial and municipal governments as well as education institutions and business sectors about our concerns, issues and needs

To develop the concept paper to plan the creation of CIPAD and is inclusive the United Nations Decade for People of African Descent three pillars: The Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Access to Justice and the Right to Development and Measures Against Poverty. The CIPAD Concept Paper (CCP) that addresses the Governance structure, core activities, priority themes it will address, e.g. health and education, core values

The CIPAD Concept Paper (CCP) will develop a work plan for establishing CIPAD over the four-year funding period, including required human and operating resources

There is national participation via Meeting of The Minds, UNDPAD Push Coalition and an Advisory Board with representation from all regions as well as elders and youth.

You are involved now if you participate in any 3b organization – Black-led, Black-mandated and Black- serving. You can deepen your involvement by responding to the surveys, participating in the virtual consultations, answering any calls for support and subscribing to our website

In August 2019, the Federal government announced funding allocation toward accomplishments under the umbrella of the UN Decade for People of African Descent. The funds allocated for the CIPAD-FS comes from that source.

What is learned along the way will be shared along the way. We want to develop and test run, as much as doable, during this information gathering and sharing process. There will be a national gathering, a mix of in-person and virtual, to launch.

We continue the exciting work of making all pieces operational. So, we won’t know the specifics till the CIPAD-FS is complete. However, as this will be national in-scope, we know that our concerns and issues will be able to be proactively addressed and we will have the right structure(s) for knowledge mobilization and there will be a hub/portal/entity for research coordination, dissemination, data disaggregation and impact measurement.

Check out the link to the UN DECADE