Overview
Alberta’s Anti-Racism Action Plan is a roadmap for taking meaningful action to address racism and help build a more welcoming and inclusive province for all Albertans.
The plan outlines our commitment to lead by sharing the value of diversity, removing systemic barriers to accessing government programs and services and ensuring Albertans have equal access to information, resources, services and opportunities.
This commitment includes steps to protect vulnerable groups from hate and discrimination, while empowering communities to promote social inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism and cultivate social cohesion.
Together, our actions will help more Albertans participate to their full potential in society and extend the many benefits diversity brings to our province.
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A path forward
People from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds can experience bias, hatred, discrimination and systemic barriers that impact their overall health and well-being and access to jobs, education and public services. In recent years, there has been an increase in hate crimes towards Albertans due to race or ethnicity.
As Alberta’s population becomes increasingly diverse, it is more important than ever to identify and address ways in which the experiences of racialized individuals and Indigenous peoples are impacted.
In 2021, the Alberta Anti-Racism Advisory Council provided a set of recommendations to government on how to implement and evaluate action items to combat racism. Those recommendations, along with conversations with groups who are impacted by, or have a role to play in addressing racism, have guided the development of this action plan.
In order to make sure government actions are effective, the action plan includes steps to measure our progress. We will also continue to listen to and work with racialized individuals and Indigenous peoples while implementing this plan.
Key themes and actions
Key actions in the plan are grouped into 5 themes that highlight broad areas to make progress over the next 3 years to build a more equitable and inclusive society.
Anti-racism engagement
Albertans can provide their input to inform government actions to address racism and build a more inclusive province.


Anti-racism engagement grant
Grant funding is available to community organizations to host in-person anti-racism engagement sessions to provide more opportunities for Albertans to share their views.
News
- Engaging Albertans on anti-racism (September 22, 2022)
- A new road map for combating racism (July 18, 2022)