In the 2021 Census, Canada counted 165 foreign-trained ACB PhD holders of working age. How are they faring? July 27, 2026 (Waterloo) – New analysis of Statistics Canada’s 2021 Census shows African- and Caribbean-born immigrants who arrive in Canada with a doctorate already in hand are stuck, unemployed at 4 times the rate of Canadian-born PhDs, … Continue reading Almost All of Canada’s ‘ACB’ PhD Immigrants Are African. Here’s How They’re Doing
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Overview Celebrate Africa Day on May 25, 2026 from 5:30 to 6:30pm with a release of a report on ACB Community Associations in Canada and a dialogue. AFRICA DAY 2026 – PUBLIC LAUNCH & POLICY DIALOGUE Hosted by CanAfro Research Institute Join us on Africa Day 2026 for the public launch of Canada’s first national … Continue reading Africa Day 2026: Dialogue on African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Community Associations
WATERLOO, ON – April 2026 – The CanAfro Research Institute has released a report showing that the African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) associations are doing far more than preserving culture. Every day, these organizations quietly provide housing support, mental health care, help for newcomers, legal guidance, and youth employment-services the government is supposed to deliver … Continue reading CanAfro Research Institute releases Canada’s first National study on African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) associations
April 8, 2026 The CARICOM Reparations Commission (CRC) has applauded the recent adoption of a United Nations resolution that formally recognises the trafficking and racialised chattel enslavement of Africans as the gravest crime against humanity. CRC Chair, Sir Hilary Beckles, described the resolution as a long-overdue step that lays the foundation for a global dialogue … Continue reading CARICOM Welcomes Historic UN Resolution Recognising African Enslavement as Humanity’s Gravest Crime
Presentation to the 2026 CCI Research Symposium, February 19-10, 2026 The VC is also the Chair of the CARICOM Reparations Commission and is leading the effort to secure reparations for chattel slavery in the Caribbean. https://youtu.be/cKcIT1d5KSo See our 2026 Research Symposium page for additional videos and information.
Afreximbank President, Dr George Elombi addresses the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the CARICOM in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis, 02 March 2026: Pan African Multilateral Bank, African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), has announced a major expansion of its engagement with the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), increasing … Continue reading Afreximbank Raises Caricom Financing Cap to $5 Billion to Accelerate Regional Transformation
January 2, 2026, Waterloo, Canada Canada may be failing to co-build its economic future by neglecting two of the world's most dynamic regions, according to a new policy research. The report from the CanAfro Research Institute reveals that while Canada remains extremely reliant on the U.S. for 63% of its trade, its engagement with Africa … Continue reading CanAfro Institute Releases Groundbreaking Report on Canada’s Trade Future with Africa and the Caribbean
September 8, 2025 The 2nd Africa-CARICOM Summit has brought together African nations, Caribbean states, and the global African diaspora to strengthen unity, deepen integration, and jointly pursue reparations and reparatory justice through a comprehensive transcontinental partnership framework, under the theme: “Transcontinental Partnership in Pursuit of Reparatory Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through … Continue reading The 2ND Africa-CARICOM SUMMIT- Building Bridges from the Caribbean to Africa
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana – Sunday, 7 September 2025) Describing the Second CARICOM-Africa Summit at the Headquarters of the African Union (AU) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as a “homecoming,” CARICOM Secretary-General, Dr Carla Barnett, said the event also represented a “tangible manifestation” of their commitment to bridging the historical divide and reaffirming familial … Continue reading Second CARICOM-Africa Summit marks milestone in bridging historical divide – CARICOM SG
September 6, 2025 The leaders of the 15-member Caribbean Community(CARICOM) grouping are preparing to meet with their African counterparts in Ethiopia on Sunday, two days after the Barbados Prime Minister, Mia Mottley, told another gathering of African and Caribbean people that the greatest antidote to their collective challenges is partnership. Mottley, along with her counterparts … Continue reading CARICOM and African leaders to hold summit on Sunday