Purpose of the CCDAs
The New Brunswick Multicultural Council (NBMC) recognizes outstanding leaders in cultural diversity from across the province through its Champions of Cultural Diversity Awards (CCDAs). The CCDAs are part of NBMC’s work in promoting immigration as vital to our province’s future. These awards create a diverse community of champions, and by promoting their stories and demonstrating leading practices in integrating and celebrating newcomers in our province, these champions act as inspirations and models of inclusiveness for all New Brunswickers.
2024 CCDA Categories
As we look to add to our growing list of champions and change makers, the 2024 CCDAs will be awarded to both an anglophone and a francophone individual, business, or organization in each of the following three categories:
CONNECT Award
- Presented to an individual, organization, or business that has fostered and enhanced cultural diversity in their community and/or New Brunswick by building bridges between different stakeholders like employers, community organizations, and post-secondary institutions.
- Example: An organization that has implemented a mentorship program connecting newcomers with established community members, a community leader who has organized a series of dialogues between diverse faith groups.
- Example: An organization that has implemented a mentorship program connecting newcomers with established community members, a community leader who has organized a series of dialogues between diverse faith groups.
INSPIRE Award
- Presented to an outstanding youth or young adult who has demonstrated initiative, leadership, and commitment towards advancing cultural diversity in their community and/or New Brunswick.
- Example: A youth or young adult who has started an ethnocultural club in their high school or campus, a young adult who has published a book or articles on multiculturalism, immigration and/or cultural diversity.
- Example: A youth or young adult who has started an ethnocultural club in their high school or campus, a young adult who has published a book or articles on multiculturalism, immigration and/or cultural diversity.
INSPIRE Award
- Presented to an outstanding youth or young adult who has demonstrated initiative, leadership, and commitment towards advancing cultural diversity in their community and/or New Brunswick.
- Example: A youth or young adult who has started an ethnocultural club in their high school or campus, a young adult who has published a book or articles on multiculturalism, immigration and/or cultural diversity.
- Example: A youth or young adult who has started an ethnocultural club in their high school or campus, a young adult who has published a book or articles on multiculturalism, immigration and/or cultural diversity.
IMPACT Award
- Presented to an individual, organization, or business that has made a significant impact in advancing cultural diversity, newcomer integration, and multiculturalism in their community and/or New Brunswick.
- Example: A community leader who has organized an annual multicultural festival for the past decade, a business that has implemented a diversity and inclusion strategy resulting in a more representative workforce.
