Immunization Partnership Fund

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Federal Immunization Funding of $330,000 for the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto

April 5, 2022

Scarborough, Ontario

Today, Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament for Scarborough North, joined by Alan Lam, Chairman of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCCGT), announced approved funding of up to $330,000 from the Government of Canada’s Immunization Partnership Fund (IPF) to the CCCGT.

The funding has gone towards increasing vaccination efforts among communities in the Toronto, York, and Peel regions. The CCCGT has been working with local community and health leaders to increase COVID-19 vaccine confidence and close any existing gaps in vaccination uptake.

The IPF supports community-based projects that encourage vaccine confidence and uptake and improve access to vaccines. It is one of the many tools that the federal government has been using to help Canadians get vaccinated to protect themselves, those around them, and our health care system.

The CCCGT’s mission is to promote and preserve Chinese culture and heritage in the context of Canadian society, while encouraging intercultural sharing and dialogue.

Quotes:

“It is important that everyone in Canada has equitable access to vaccines and the evidence-based information they need to make healthy vaccination decisions. The Immunization Partnership Fund is one tool to help organizations, like the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto, in their invaluable work to reach under-vaccinated communities in Canada and empower them to make informed vaccine choices.” – The Honourable Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Health

“Community has often been at the heart of our pandemic response these last two years. As trusted community leaders, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto plays an important role in keeping our residents safe, healthy, and informed. I commend the CCCGT for their critical ongoing work to support vaccine confidence across the Greater Toronto Area.” – Shaun Chen, Member of Parliament for Scarborough North

“The Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto continues to appreciate the federal government’s assistance in getting our communities vaccinated. Through the Immunization Partnership Fund, the CCCGT has been able to increase its vaccination efforts significantly through a culturally competent and patient-centred approach to address problems of mistrust, risk perception, and decision-making in vaccines and vaccination.” – Alan Lam, Chairman of the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto

Quick Facts:

In 2020, as a response to Canada’s COVID-19 vaccination efforts, the Government of Canada invested $64 million for projects to support COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Canada. This funding included:

$31.5 million for community-led projects to develop tailored, targeted tools and educational resources to raise awareness of, and confidence in, COVID-19 vaccines.
$32.5 million to support provincial and territorial governments in enhancing their electronic vaccination registries to help monitor vaccine uptake.
Since then, the Government of Canada invested an additional $14 million through the IPF to address misinformation and disinformation circulating online about COVID-19 and the vaccines used to protect against it. The Government of Canada has now invested a combined $78 million through the IPF to support COVID-19 vaccination efforts across Canada.
In addition to IPF funding, the Vaccine Community Innovation Challenge provided 133 grants for community-driven information campaigns to empower community leaders to spread the word on COVID-19 vaccines and public health measures.

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