South Asian Canadian discrimination

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Historical Discrimination Against People of South Asian Canadian Descent

On July 5, 2022, Vancouver City Council endorsed an interim report to acknowledge and address the historical discrimination and ongoing racism against people of South Asian Canadian descent.

As the next step in this work, we are reaching out to broader South Asian Canadian communities to learn more about their experiences and desired actions, in order to develop recommendations to be presented to Council. Our learnings will further inform the City’s anti-racism action plan and related City projects.

Are you a person of South Asian Canadian descent with ties to Vancouver? We recognize that not everyone identifies with the term ‘South Asian Canadian’. For more information, please see our FAQs.

We want to know more about:

• Experiences of South Asian Canadian communities, including current and historical discrimination
• Potential actions you would like to see to address historical and ongoing racism and discrimination against South Asian Canadian communities
• Potential actions to protect and promote South Asian Canadian cultural heritage in Vancouver and
• Spaces, in the past and present, that are important to you, your family, and your community.

Complete the Survey & Map:

We want to hear from you! Here are some ways to get involved:

STEP 1: Fill out our survey by Friday Jan. 31, 2025.

STEP 2: Identify spaces that are important to you on our South Asian Canadian Cultural Spaces map.

You can also sign up for updates on our upcoming community sessions.

Next steps:

We will share back a summary of what we learned after we finish engagement.

Following this, we will bring a final report to Vancouver City Council to summarize what we have learned through engagement & historical research and recommend relevant City of Vancouver actions to address historical and ongoing discrimination, including plans for a future apology.