Community Fund

Community Projects – Community Fund 2 Recipients

Japanese Canadian Organizations: up to $20,000

Non-Japanese Canadian Organizations: up to $20,000

Unincorporated Japanese Canadian Groups: up to $10,000

Applications Opened: August 15, 2024

Applications Closed: October 31, 2024

Projects must be completed by: December 31, 2025

The Japanese Canadian Legacies Society is pleased to announce the funding recipients of the Community Projects stream of Community Fund 2. Due to the high volume of applications we were not able to fund all projects. We thank all applicants for their submissions and for their continued commitment to the Japanese Canadian community. The JCLS extends huge thanks to the assessment team of Sherri Kajiwara, Kim Kalanj, Mike Matsuo, Alex Miki, Art Miki, David Moritsugu, and Jan Nobuto for their critical and challenging work adjudicating Legacy Community Projects and the three categories of Community Projects: Japanese Canadian Organizations, Non-Japanese Canadian Organizations, and Unincorporated Japanese Canadian Groups.

Category 1: Japanese Canadian Organizations

  • Calgary Buddhist Temple

    Calgary Buddhist Temple Sangha Engagement

  • Central Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian Society

    Nanaimo Japanese Cultural Programming Start-up

  • Greater Toronto Chapter, National Association of Japanese Canadians

    The Japanese Canadian Book of ABCs

  • Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens’ Association

    Japanese Canadian Heritage Cooking Classes 2.0

  • Japanese Garden Society of Salt Spring Island

    Rhythms of Connection – Preserving Japanese Canadian Legacies through Taiko

  • Katari Taiko Drum Group Association

    Katari Taiko Short Documentary and Archive Project

  • Kita no Taiko Society

    Canadian Taiko Resource Website

  • Matsuri Japon

    Festival Matsuri

  • Momiji Health Care Society

    Culinary Heritage, an Intergenerational Cooking Program with Grandparents and Parents

  • Nikkei Cultural Society of Lethbridge and Area

    2025 NCS New Year’s Party

  • Nikkei Research and Education Project of Ontario

    Nikkei Voice Staff Writer Project

  • Nikkei Seniors Health Care and Housing Society

    Seniors Health and Wellness Online Navigation

  • Ottawa Japanese Cultural Centre

    Kimono Tsunagari / 着物 つながり

  • Tashme Productions

    The Tashme Project – Graphic Novel Collaboration

  • Toronto Buddhist Church

    TBC Project Dana

  • Vancouver Buddhist Temple (BCJSBTF)

    British Columbia Jodo Shinshu Buddhist Temples Federation Hosted by the Vancouver Buddhist Temple

  • Vancouver Japanese Gardeners’ Association

    The History of Nikkei Gardeners in Canada

  • Vernon Japanese Cultural Society (VJCS)

    Vernon Japanese Cultural Society Tsukimi (Moon Viewing) and Film Festival

  • West Coast Healthy Memory Society

    The Smile Brain Program

Category 2: Non-Japanese Canadian Organizations

  • Asahi Baseball Association

    Asahi Legacy Game

  • Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada

    “Tomey: The Unyielding Spirit of Tomekichi Homma” – A Graphic Novel on Early Japanese Canadian History

  • Christina Lake Alpine Resort Association

    Alpine Inn Heritage Interpretive Panel

  • Horticulture Centre of the Pacific (HCP)

    HCP Takata Garden

  • Lake Country Heritage and Cultural Society

    Lake Country Nikkei: Japanese Pioneers of the Central Okanagan 1890-1950

  • North Island College

    From Mio Symposium – Reinvigorating Japanese Canadian Identities

  • Pitt Meadows Heritage and Museum Society

    Pitt Meadows Museum Japanese Canadian Hall Exhibit and Exterior Signage Project

  • Revelstoke Museum and Archives Association

    Japanese Canadian Stories in Revelstoke

  • The Board of Education of School District No. 35 (Langley)

    Japanese Canadian History Edukit

  • Tofino Clayoquot Heritage Museum

    Cultural Tides: The Nikkei Journey in Clayoquot Sound

  • Vernon Buddhist Temple

    Kansho Hanging and Cabinet

Category 3: Unincorporated Japanese Canadian Groups

  • 7 Potatoes Ladies Auxiliary

    Reconnect to Our Heritage and Culture

  • Alberta JC Bonspiel Lethbridge

    2025 Alberta JC Bonspiel

  • Hiroshima Club

    Vancouver Hiroshima Kenjinkai Luncheon 2025

  • Kikiai Collaborative

    Chibisoku (チビ足): A Mini Ensoku Series

  • Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA International Team Canada

    Kochi Yosakoi Ambassador KIZUNA Canada 2025

  • Komorebi Book Club

    Komorebi Collective Care

  • Lethbridge Okinawa Cultural Society

    125th Anniversary Celebration of Okinawan Heritage in Southern Alberta/Canada

  • Living Sky Taiko

    Legacy Taiko Song

  • Marginally Fit Productions

    Sisters Matsumoto

  • Mata Ashita

    Mata Ashita Season 5

  • Ontario Tottori Ken Jin Kai

    Celebrating Ontario Tottori Doshikai Survivors and Preserving Their Stories

  • Steveston Senior Japanese Group Club

    Steveston Senior Japanese Group Club

  • Sumo Sundays

    Heya: All-bodies Sumo for the JC Community

  • Suzuran Odori of Hamilton

    Suzuran Odori: Sharing Japanese Canadian Culture with our Communities

  • The Dōjin Japanese Arts Society

    KODO: The Way of Japanese Incense featuring Master Nishigiwa Joeyo

  • The Kimono Remake Project

    The Kimono Remake Project

  • The Powell Street Salmon Barbecue History Group

    Story of Salmon BBQ at Powell Street Festival

  • Toronto Kendo Club

    Toronto Kendo Club 45th Anniversary Tournament and Seminar

  • Vancouver Island Japanese Canadian NVC Group

    Musubi no Michi (結びの道) / Path of Connection – Phase I

  • Vancouver Nisei Baseball Committee

    Vancouver Nisei Baseball Team: Preserving History and Inspiring Future Generations

  • West End JC Bowling League

    West End JC Bowling League – 2025 Subsidized Bowling Season & Year-End Luncheon

  • Wynford Seniors Club

    Wynford Seniors Club – Art Therapy Workshops

  • Yamabiko Taiko

    Autumn Taiko

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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.