The Government of Canada understands that cultural spaces bring Canadians of all backgrounds together, play an important role in the fight against hate and promote understanding of diverse communities.
Today, the Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety, announced $2,522,558 in funding for the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto to support the new Toronto Holocaust Museum. He made the announcement on behalf of the Minister of Canadian Heritage Pablo Rodriguez.
Of this amount, $2,154,301 from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund will go toward the creation of a new permanent exhibit and programming spaces at the museum.
The remaining funding, provided through the Museums Assistance Program, will support new bilingual, digital content, including immersive short films, an interactive Holocaust survivor testimony station and a new interactive app.
This $2.5 million investment was referenced in Budget 2022 to honour the memory of those murdered during the Holocaust and help combat historical distortions and Holocaust denial.
The Government of Canada previously announced $340,000 in funding to the United Jewish Appeal of Greater Toronto in 2021. This support, through Canadian Heritage's Anti-Racism Action Program, helps combat online disinformation and hate, specifically antisemitism and antisemitic COVID-19 conspiracy theories on social media.
