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Recommendation 93:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs should unequivocally establish programs to attract more Peoples of African Descent to British Columbia as part of the Provincial Nominee Program. Here, attention needs to also be paid to the French-speaking Black countries and, more generally, countries that are not adequately represented in BC.
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Recommendation 77:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs should provide candidates of African Descent with the necessary resources, including dedicated mental health and counseling support, to allow them to navigate structural challenges and inequities they historically face during and post electoral campaigns.
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Recommendation 76:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs should invest in initiatives that support and encourage political parties to engage significantly more in the active recruitment of People of African Descent, regardless of gender identity and expression, across all levels of the party from candidature to youth ranks. The Union of Municipalities’ dedicated programming to support gender equality and equity is a useful model to build on.
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Recommendation 75:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs must prioritize active recruitment of People of African Descent on all governmental and public boards and committees in the province to strengthen diversity and even out opportunities to build experiential knowledge in public governance for People of African Descent. It is strongly recommended that representation be equitable across age, gender and levels of experience or income.
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Recommendation 94:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs in collaboration with the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should support and fund translations of the BC Newcomer’s Guide into the most predominantly spoken languages amongst People of African Descent – Swahili, Amharic, Somali, Igbo, Twi, Zulu, Arabic, and Spanish. This will deepen the needed sense of connection and community for a broad segment of newcomers of African descent and constitute an effective model to expedite their integration into the mainstream. and easing transfer for beneficial information to those experiencing language barriers. It is further recommended that this work be delegated to People of African Descent community organizations to ensure adequate volumes of production and broader reach for each sub-group.
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Recommendation 96:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs in collaboration with the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should fund shared or dedicated cultural spaces for Peoples of African Descent in partnership with People of African Descent-led organizations. These spaces will be used as avenues for building solidarity amongst People of African Descent communities, deepening culture and language exchanges, and offering wellness resources.
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Recommendation 95:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs in collaboration with the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should fund advisory services to help grow the capacity of People of African Descent-serving settlement services organizations, so that they can effectively deliver on services including, but not restricted to, employment transition support, language training, mental health services, financial literacy, and youth mentoring programs etc.
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Recommendation 90:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs in collaboration with the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Division at the Ministry of Attorney General should consider creating a BC Ministry of Immigration to improve its accountability and ability to respond to changes in immigration paradigms. This is particularly critical to provide a more intersectional response in designing and improving settlement services for students, refugees, and other types of People of African Descent immigrants.
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Recommendation 5:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing should develop a neutral, easy-to-use process for tenants to identify and voice their tenancy and assistance needs, with a focus on clients that might experience disability-related barriers doing so on their own (for example, clients in supportive housing arrangements). The service should be contracted out to be delivered by a low-barrier community-based organization where people with disabilities already access services
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Recommendation 80:
The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Elections BC should work with African Descent groups such as Operation Black Vote Canada to promote political education and strengthen democratic engagement acumen within People of African Descent communities; and to create leadership programs that draw on experienced politicians and leaders of African Descent to prioritize reflective mentorship, internship, volunteer and training opportunities for People of African Descent.
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