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Combating the Rise of Hate:
Exploring the Context of Race and Racism
March 28 and 29, 2020
Hamilton Convention Centre | Hamilton, ON
#HamiltonForAll
#HamiltonForAll campaign celebrates
diversity and encourages residents to be
part of Hamilton’s vision to be a Hamilton For All.
MWF2018
The Annual Multicultural Wellness Fair 2018 will be held on October 10, 2018 on World Mental Health Day.
Board Appointee Showcase
“As a young female entrepreneur with a bicultural background, I think that it’s incredibly important for people of different ages, backgrounds, and experiences to be represented, especially in a growing, diverse city such as Hamilton”
Sonia Kumar, appointed at Lynwood Charlton Centre.
Board Matching Program Exapands
The DiverseCity onBoard board matching service now serves: Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples, LGBT+, underrepresented immigrants, visible minorities and all women
DiverseCity onBoard
Working towards ensuring governance boards of non-profit and public bodies represent the population they serve, DiverseCity onBoard connects qualified, pre-screened candidates from visible minority and underrepresented communities to volunteer board positions.
Community Engagement
HCCI uses its partnerships with diverse communities, organizations, businesses, community groups, elected representatives, labour, and citizens to facilitate dialogue and provide opportunities to build leadership skills and increase civic engagement at all levels.
Advantage Diversity
Advantage Diversity is a workplace transformation program that will enable you to realize all the benefits of a dynamic, diverse, inclusive organizational culture. We’ve worked with businesses, school boards, police services, front-line social service organizations, healthcare providers and non-profits.
Who we are
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI) is a community based organization with a mandate to create a welcoming and inclusive city.
Current Programs
Community Engagement
Builds community through community engagement, public education, capacity building and advocacy at both individual and institution levels.
onBoard Canada
A board matching service that trains and connects individuals from diverse backgrounds with board opportunities on nonprofit and public boards.
The latest from our blog
HCCI Anti-Racism Conference shifts online until September
Dear Attendees, Facilitators, and Presenters, I hope you are all staying safe amid these uncertain times. As you know we postponed the Hamilton Anti-Racism Conference that was scheduled to happen last month (March 28th & 29th). Since then we have been discussing ways to continue this important work and event. The HCCI staff decided that […]
Temporary Closure of HCCI – Response to COVID 19
Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion – COVID 19 Response The Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion has decided to close its office effective March 16th, 2020 until further notice due to the public health concerns about COVID-19. While the public health risk associated with COVID-19 is low for the general population in Canada we are concerned […]
HCCI Addresses Privacy Concerns Raised By HWDSB Amid Pause of Black Youth Mentorship Program
For Immediate Release, Feb 13th, 2020, HAMILTON, ON On Wednesday, February 12th, 2020, students of Bernie Custis Secondary School walked out of classes to protest the school board pausing the Black Youth Mentorship Program. We are writing this press release to clarify the context in which this HWDSB-initiated pause has arisen. The Hamilton Centre for Civic […]
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Our Funders, supporters and partners
onBoard Canada bridges the diversity gap in governance and raises the standard for inclusive leadership. It is a national program that provides governance training for everyone and connects qualified candidates from under-represented groups with not-profit and public agency boards.
onBoard Canada Matching program is available to:
- Aboriginal/Indigenous Peoples
- LGBT+
- Underrepresented immigrants
- Visible Minorities
- Women
- And coming soon, persons with disabilities.
Get Involved
Potential Candidates: Join a Board
If you are looking for a way to give back to your community, serving on a board gives you the opportunity to engage at a senior level.
Boards: Find a Board Member
DiverseCity onBoard’s is designed to connect boards with screened, qualified, and trained individuals who are ready to serve on your governance boards and committees.
Board Governance Training
An easy-to-use, self-paced, online governance training platform that is available to any individual throughout Canada or the world.
Ready to find out more? Visit our website!
DiverseCity onBoard Hamilton is funded by Ontario Trillium Foundation.
National Partners and Founders
