Research confirms that Black Canadians continue to be significantly underrepresented in civic leadership roles, including senior public service, elected office, regulatory bodies and the gateway professions to civic leadership roles, such as law, public policy and business. Research also confirms that this chronic under-representation of Black people in civic leadership roles has taken a serious toll on the engagement of Black Canadian youth in Canada's civic life.

The 1834 Foundation was created to help reverse this trend and to help create a new generation of Black civic and international leaders.

Mission

Our mission is to advance the Black communities in Canada by developing and training young Black leaders who are interested in informing local, national, and international policies.

Objective

Our objective is to increase the pool of Black leaders in public service careers and public policy positions locally, nationally and internationally through our 1834 Programs.