Date: Wednesday, December 4,2024
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
A recording of this session is available below.
The Office of Equity and Anti-Racism (OEA) was established in 2021 and has been working to ensure that human rights are protected and respected in Nova Scotia since it was created.
The work of OEA includes the Dismantling Racism and Hate Act that was drafted with an All Party Committee based on community engagement and passed in April of 2022. It was the first of its kind in Canada to address both racism and inequity and it was a catalyst for an all of government effort to address hate, inequity and racism in Nova Scotia. Progress has been made since the passing of the Act which is detailed in OEA’s Annual Report to the Legislature each year.
The Act has several requirements including the creation of an Equity and Anti-Racism Strategy that was published in July 2023. The Strategy has several requirements including the creation of the Equity Impact Assessment (EIA) tool and the creation of a Public Engagement Guidebook. Both of these tools are helping policy makers to have the needs of underrepresented and underserved communities at the forefront of their work. The Strategy also requires OEA to create the province’s first 2SLGBTQIA+ Action Plan based on community engagement.
Join representatives from the Office of Equity and Anti-Racism December 4 from 11:00 - 12:00 on Zoom to learn abour this work and more.