Diversity Resources Team
Aboriginal
The Aboriginal community is important to our local landscape and national identity. Locally, the urban Aboriginal community continues to grow. Many First Nations people (including Treaty 7 members) live in Calgary. For more information see the Aboriginal Portfolio.
Caribbean and the Latin Americas
Calgary's Black community includes people whose cultural heritage comes from Africa, the Caribbean, America, Haiti, and other countries. The Hispanic community consists of people with cultural roots in Latin America, Central America, Mexico, and Cuba, and Spanish speaking people from other countries. For more information see the Caribbean/Latin Americas Portfolio.
Diversity Education
The Diversity Education Portfolio was created to ensure members of the Calgary Police Service understand cultural and social diversity so they can provide fair and effective service to all Calgarians. For more information see the Diversity Education Portfolio.
Middle East
The number of Calgarians who come from the Middle East continues to increase, and as these communities grow they seek service from police specific to their unique needs. For more information see the Middle East Portfolio.
Sexuality and Gender Diversity
The Sexuality and Gender Diversity liaison officer works to build understanding, trust, and communication between the community and police through involvement in committees, commissions, and agencies that provide service to Calgary's gay/lesbian community. For more information see the Sexuality and Gender Diversity Portfolio.
Hate/Bias Crime
The impact of crimes motivated by hate or bias is far reaching, often extending beyond the trauma of the victim to severely impact all members of the community. The Calgary Police Service is committed to addressing and eliminating hate and bias from the city through a strong and consistent proactive response. For more information see the Hate/Bias Crime Portfolio.
The Don't Buy In! program offers presentations to schools and youth groups and an interactive website for teens. Presentations include the Diversity Challenge Game; an interactive, game-show-like activity to foster awareness and understanding about issues including religions, sexual orientation, race and culture. www.dontbuyin.ca offers teens information about discrimination, a database of diversity programs in Calgary, a chat forum for teens to discuss diversity issues, including how they have been affected by hate/bias.
Persons with Disabilities
Calgary is one of the safest major cities in Canada. Still, many Calgarians have concerns about becoming a victim of crime. Persons with disabilities may feel vulnerable to victimization, and have a vested interest in seeing specific concerns addressed. For more information see the Persons with Disabilities Portfolio.
South Asia
People have been moving to Calgary from South Asia for a long time, and these unique communities continue to grow. The South Asia liaison officer interacts with Calgarians with cultural roots in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan. For more information see the South Asia Portfolio.
South East Asia
The city's South East Asia community consists of members with cultural roots from countries such as China, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. For more information see the South East Asia Portfolio.
Senior Liaison Program
The Senior Liaison Officer's role is primarily to deal with seniors on matters that fall into the "grey area" which lies between criminal and civil law. Such matters include scams related to home renovation, door-to-door sales, bogus lotteries and others attempting to gain access or take control of seniors' financial affairs for their benefit.
The Senior Liaison Officer also works with communities and seniors' organizations responding to questions and concerns as they pertain to issues of safety, security and fraud prevention, and conducts informative and preventive seminars at seniors' centres, apartments and community organizations. They also serve as a resource to community professionals such as nurses and social workers, acting as public guardian and public trustee. To learn more about the Senior Portfolio call 403-428-8150.
You and the Law
A Calgary Police Service workshop called You and the Law is aimed at helping new immigrants learn about the Canadian legal system, how police here operate and the rights they enjoy as residents of Canada. For more information on this workshop, see You and the Law.
Updated: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 10:30 AM