The African Arts & Culture Community Contributor Society under the Issamba Centre published the report entitled “International Decade for People of African Descent (IDPAD) Action Plan for BC” in 2022. This project was funded by Resilience BC. The action plan outlines a comprehensive set of recommendations across various areas to improve representation of People of African Descent (PAD), facilitate capacity-building, and dismantle racist and oppressive structures.
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Economic inequality
Deepening PAD participation in entrepreneurship
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 36: The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour should unequivocally support entrepreneurs of African descent through dedicated avenues for skills, products and business promotions. Amongst key measures recommended, the Government should commit to sourcing a reasonable proportion of governmental purchases and contracts from PAD businesses.-
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Improving support for Black businesses and owners
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 37: The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation must commit to creating dedicated and adequate funding pathways, including grants and concessionary loans for business owners of African descent, that are less complex to access and have clearer criteria than the federal-level Black Entrepreneurship Loan Fund under the Black Entrepreneurship Program. Considering historical and structural risks and biases People of African Descent businesses have to contend with, It is also critical for these programs to reduce or attenuate emphasis on collaterals by Banks.-
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Improving support for Black businesses and owners
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 38: The Ministry of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation should invest in advisory, consulting, and mentoring services for People of African Descent businesses accessing loan programs. This should come through both a centralized funding stream through People of African Descent business organizations and a separate stream directly accessible by People of African Descent business owners.-
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Improving support for Black businesses and owners
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 39: The Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should provide dedicated funding to social entrepreneurs and not-for-profit businesses of African descent to enhance market diversity using the National Ecosystem Fund of the Black Entrepreneurship Program as a model. This is critical in promoting micro-businesses participation in the economic life of BC and to foster their growth.-
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Improving anti-racism accountability systems in post-secondary education
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 54: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must require analysis on anti-racism, anti-discrimination, equity, equality, and diversity measures as part of the reporting by schools and other bodies that receive funding from the Ministry. The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must work with post-secondary schools to avert the ever-increasing tuition fee disparity between international students and domestic students.-
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Deepening PAD representation in post-secondary education
Support PAD professional development
Recommendation 61: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must encourage and fund dedicated scholarship programs for students of African Descent at the post-secondary level.-
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Improving post-secondary curriculum, training and socialization
Improve cultural sensitivity programs and anti-Black racism training
Recommendation 62: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must fund and support anti-Black racism education and training programmes in post-secondary schools for all students, educators and non-teaching staff across BC. For example, UBC and UVic have put in place relevant anti-racism training programmes that can be adapted and scaled across the province. The cost of such a program can be reduced by utilizing virtual and asynchronous learning technologies.-
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Improving post-secondary curriculum, training and socialization
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 63: The Ministry of Advanced Education and Skills Training must commission a study to understand the challenges and inherent disadvantages experienced by People of African Descent with education credentials as they seek recognition and transition into the workforce.-
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Improving access to housing
Deepen equity in service delivery by and to PADs
Recommendation 71: The Province should increase funding for People of African Descent organisations and tenant support agencies to provide free advice on housing investments, and rent support programs targeted at People of African Descent in economic precarity.-
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Improving access to housing
Support PAD-led models and community collaboration
Recommendation 72: The Province should commit to working with the Hogan’s Alley Working Group to deepen the long term involvement and investment of the Black Community in the future life of the historic 898 Main Street block in Vancouver through the exploration of land trusts, long term leases, or other arrangements as appropriate.-
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