External Resources

External Resources

• Aboriginal
• Persons with Disabilities
• Francophone
• Racialized 
• Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered
• Women
• Equity and Social Justice
• Mental Health 

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Aboriginal

Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada
www.anac.on.ca

Assembly of First Nations - NEW
www.afn.ca

Native Nurses Entry Program
nativenursing.lakeheadu.ca/

Native Women’s Association of Canada - NEW
www.nwac.ca/programs/sisters-spirit

Shannen’s Dream - NEW
www.fncaringsociety.com/shannensdream/

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Persons with Disabilities

Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance - NEW
www.aodaalliance.org/

ARCH Disability Law Centre - NEW
www.archdisabilitylaw.ca/

DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN)
www.dawncanada.net/

Ethno-Racial People with Disabilities Coalition of Ontario
www.erdco.ca/

Exceptional Nurses: Resources for Nurses with Disabilities
www.exceptionalnurse.com/

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Francophone

Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO) - NEW
 www.monassemblee.ca

Association des francophones du Nord-Ouest de l’Ontario
www.afnoo.org/

Canadian Institute for Research on Linguistic Minorities - NEW
www.icrml.ca/en

Commissariat aux langues officielles - NEW
www.ocol-clo.gc.ca

Commissariat aux services en français - NEW
www.csf.gouv.on.ca

Office des affaires francophones - NEW
www.ofa.gov.on.ca

Work Together With Francophones in Ontario - NEW
http://www.nexussante.ca/pdf/francophones_guide_French.pdf
http://www.healthnexus.ca/pdf/francophones_guide_English.pdf

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Lesbian/Gay/Bisexual/Transgendered

Canadian Labour Congress – LGBT Allies Booklet –  COMPLETE REFERENCE
http://www.ona.org/documents/File/humanrightsequity/CLC_AlliesBooklet_2007.pdf

Equality for Gays and Lesbians Everywhere (Egale Canada) - NEW
www.egale.ca

International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO) - NEW
www.dayagainsthomophobia.org

Queer Ontario - NEW
http://queerontario.org/

Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG - Canada)
www.pflagcanada.ca/en/index.html

Rainbow Health Ontario - NEW
www.rainbowhealthontario.ca/home.cfm

Rainbow Service Organization
http://rainbowservice.org/

Please download and share this excellent resource produced by the Canadian Labour Congress for allies about LGBT. 
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Racialized

Black History Canada - NEW
http://blackhistorycanada.ca/

Coalition of Black Trade Unionists - NEW
www.cbtu.org/

Congress of Black Women (Ontario Region) – UPDATED WEB ADDRESS
www.cbwc-ontario.com/

Ontario Black History Society - NEW
www.blackhistorysociety.ca/
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Women

Canadian Women’s Foundation
www.canadianwomen.org/

Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children
www.crvawc.ca/section-whats_new/index.htm

Equal Voice
www.equalvoice.ca/

Ontario Women’s Directorate
www.women.gov.on.ca/english/index.shtml

Status of Women Canada
www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/

White Ribbon Campaign
www.whiteribbon.ca/

Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF)
http://leaf.ca/
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Equity and Social Justice

Canadian Race Relations Foundation
www.crr.ca 

Colour of Poverty
www.colourofpoverty.ca

Fighting Antisemitism Together
www.fightingantisemitism.com/

Ontario Human Rights Commission
www.ohrc.on.ca/en

The Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario
www.hrto.ca/hrto/

The Stephen Lewis Foundation
www.stephenlewisfoundation.org/index.cfm

Urban Alliance on Race Relations
http://urbanalliance.ca/
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Mental Health

Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health
camimh.ca/mental-illness-awareness-week-english/about-miaw/

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (Patient and Family Education)
www.camh.ca/en/education/Patients-Families-Public/Resources/Pages/default.aspx

Mental Health Commission of Canada
www.mentalhealthcommission.ca/English/Pages/default.aspx