Government of Canada announces support for Holocaust remembrance initiatives in Toronto

Yesterday marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day and 80 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz Birkenau German Nazi Concentration and Extermination Camp. The cruelty committed within its walls must never be forgotten. We remember and honour more than 6 million Jews who were senselessly murdered during the Holocaust. Yesterday, the Honourable Ya'ara Saks, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health, and Member of Parliament (York Centre), announced more than $500,000 in new funding for two initiatives in Toronto, along with other approved projects. She made the announcement on behalf of the Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities.

The Toronto Holocaust Museum is receiving $379,000 to support the development of Holocaust public awareness campaigns aimed at combatting rising rates of Holocaust denialism. The Canadian Society for Yad Vashem is receiving $160,000 to help educate a variety of community partners, teachers, school boards, professors and law enforcement personnel to improve awareness and advance education on the Holocaust and antisemitism.

The funding was made through the National Holocaust Remembrance Program.

The Government of Canada is committed to preserving the memory of the Holocaust while actively combatting antisemitism and hate in all its forms. Let the resilience, courage and strength of Holocaust survivors inspire us to be better and do better. Let us honour their memories, re-tell their stories, and continue our work to build a world that is more just and more peaceful. Together, let us repeat the vow, Never again.

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