Community & Culture

$15 Million

The Community and Culture Fund of $15 Million provides the most discretionary funding, and this funding is the most forward looking, with potential to support young Japanese Canadians across Canada.

A $14 Million Community Fund has been launched, with grants for all Japanese Canadians divided into six streams: community projects, infrastructure, arts, sports, scholarships, and intergenerational wellness.

$2.25 Million is set aside for capacity building for the NAJC with hopes that the organization increases its staffing capacity and continues to build better organizational support in Canada

$750 Thousand is set aside for a community space in an historic area in Vancouver.

The next six months will be early planning cycles for both BC heritage sites & the community fund.

Community Fund

Funding Available

The $14 million Community Fund addresses the enduring intergenerational impact that government actions had on the community.

Program Details
Community Fund Website

National Association of Japanese Canadians

Established in 1947, NAJC is the sole national JC community representative in Canada. We oversee regional member organizations nationwide. NAJC played a pivotal role in securing the Redress Settlement for WWII injustices against JCs, including internment, deportation, and property seizures.

Visit the NAJC Website for More Info

Community Space in Historic Vancouver

A community space is being planned for the Downtown Eastside area of Vancouver, a major site of the prewar Japanese Canadian community. We will have updates over the coming months.

More Info

  • Community Fund Arts Recipients Announced

    Arts • April 23, 2024

    The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is pleased to announce the results of the Community Fund Arts stream. We were extremely gratified by the interest shown across the country and the broad range of applications we received across many disciplines. We thank the artists – all of them Descendants – and their collaborators for their thoughtfulness, care, and creativity in putting together their applications.

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  • Intergenerational Wellness & Sports Now Open For Second Intakes

    Community & Culture • April 22, 2024

    As an original program subset of seniors health and wellness, IG Wellness was first championed by Dr. Karen Kobayashi to the BC Government in 2021. Karen did not live to see the results of her advocacy work. In her honour, and in honour of our elders past and present, we continue this work.

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  • Infrastructure Funding Recipients Announced

    Community & Culture • April 7, 2024

    The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is pleased to announce the results of the Infrastructure stream of the Community Fund. Thank you to the organizations and groups from across the country who applied in this important stream.

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Japanese Canadian Legacies are initiatives that honour our elders past and present. We are grateful to be doing this work on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish peoples.