On March 16, the Honourable Senators Victor Oh and Yuen Pau Woo, in partnership with Action! Chinese Canadians Together, held a press conference to announce a National Remembrance Ceremony in the Senate of Canada Building to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Introduction of the Chinese Exclusion Act – in addition to other commemorative initiatives. You can watch the conference here. The media advisory and backgrounder documents are below:
View Senator Woo’s Speech on the Remembrance of Chinese Exclusion Act below:
Dear friends, Here comes a great time to promote Chinese Canadian’s social position and public image, boost Asian Canadians’ social position and confidence, and empower our combat against anti-Asian racism. The Bank of Canada is undertaking a redesign of the $5 Canadian bank note. Won Alexander Cumyow is among the shortlist of eight candidates for selection as the next face of the $5 bank note. Won Alexander Cumyow was a…
Teresa receives Women Making History in Alberta Award We are thrilled to share with you that Teresa Woo-Paw was one of the three recipients of Heritage Park’s inaugural Women making History in Alberta Awards. Teresa received her recognition on April 26 at the awards ceremony. This award aims to celebrate women who have made significant change, sometimes over long periods of time, often for large numbers of people. Those who…
Happy International Women’s Day! As we mark this day, we want to take the opportunity to introduce you to the Co-Chairs of this year’s Aspire to Lead Chinese Canadians Leaders’ Summit, Lai King Hum and Zexi Li. About Ms. Lai King Hum “Caring is the only daring” defines Lai’s approach to work and life. Lai founded a boutique law firm in 2014, focused on workplace law, human rights, professional regulation,…
ACCT Foundation’s Chair, Teresa Woo-Paw, sends her best wishes to everyone for the Year of the Tiger.
From the Office of the Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development: Today we announced the federal government’s intention to temporarily expand eligibility for key support programs to ensure Canadians are protected and workers and businesses get the help they need to sustain them through new and necessary public health restrictions. Using regulatory authority provided in Bill C-2, the government intends to introduce new regulations that…
CRRF conducted a national sample poll (2000n) asking Canadians about their priorities for what they would like to see for policy and legislative change. The poll asked questions in six subject areas: online and offline hate, policing and justice, employment equity, reconciliation, environmental racism, and inclusive arts and culture. The study shows broad support among all Canadians for our work, and very little differences between racialized and non-racialized respondents. For…
It has come to our attention that our name, ACCT Foundation, has been inappropriately used, mentioned and/or referenced on various social media platforms. In one case, a group on WeChat was created with “ACCT” in the group name without our knowledge and permission. ACCT Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that is non-partisan and we do not engage in ANY political activities. Our mission is to empower Chinese-Canadians to participate, engage and…
Click to download the press release in PDF format. Act2endracism & ACCT Action Chinese Canadians Together joins with the Nation to mark the first National Truth and Reconciliation Day as Canadians grieve the discoveries of unmarked graves at former residential graves sites. Calgary, AB-Parliament created National Truth and Reconciliation Day by giving it Royal Assent earlier in June on this day formerly known as Orange Shirt Day. This is call…
