Canadian Race Relations Foundation

Canadian Race Relations Foundation
Native name	Fondation Canadienne des relations raciales
Company type	Crown corporation; Charitable organization
Founded	November 1997
Headquarters	6 Garamond Ct, Toronto, ON M3C 1Z5
Key people	Teresa Woo-Paw, Chairperson; Mohammed Hashim, Executive Director (CEO);
Agency overview
Annual budget	CA$1,687,100 (2020-21)
Minister responsible	Ahmed Hussen, Minister of Housing and Diversity and Inclusion;
Parent department	Canadian Heritage
Key document	Canadian Race Relations Foundation Act;
Website	http://www.crrf-fcrr.ca/en/

The Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF; French: Fondation Canadienne des relations raciales, FCRR) is a charitable organization and Crown corporation responsible to foster racial harmony and cross-cultural understanding and help to eliminate racism in Canada.

The foundation was officially opened in November 1997 as part of the Japanese Canadian Redress Agreement. The Foundation is led by a board of directors appointed by the federal government as selected by the Governor in Council by recommendations from the Minister of Canadian Heritage, currently Steven Guilbeault. (Previously, such advice came from the Minister for Multiculturalism, last held by Jason Kenney.)

As an arms-length organization, the CRRF has Special NGO Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

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