Just days after the 9/11 attacks in the U.S., a Hindu temple was burned to the ground in Hamilton. 

It was a hate-filled act that catapulted the city into headlines across the world. But what began as a case of mistaken identity—arsonists burning a Hindu temple thinking it was a Muslim mosque—became a force for positive change. 

Within days, more than 70 representatives from diverse faith groups and community organizations gathered to brainstorm solutions. Four years later, the Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion (HCCI), a non-profit organization dedicated to building welcoming and inclusive communities and workplaces, was born.

Hamilton Centre for Civic Inclusion is a community-based organization committed to working as a catalyst for creating a welcoming and inclusive community. HCCI initiates and supports transformational processes that promote equity and create inclusive environments in all areas of civic life.

We assist the city, major institutions, business, service providers, and others to initiate and sustain transformative processes to create an inclusive and welcoming environments.

HCCI is a source of support and information to newcomer immigrant and refugee communities, diverse ethno-racial/cultural groups, aboriginal communities, persons with disabilities and LBGTQ communities.

Public Education and Resource Sharing:

Promote initiatives that heighten the public's awareness and understanding of the impacts of racism and effective actions that can be taken to address the problem. Facilitate the development and dissemination of effective models, guidelines and "best practices" in inclusion and diversity work, utilizing in particular, principles embedded in HCCI's strategic framework.

Equity, Access and Participation:

Promote and facilitate the development of partnerships and multi-sector initiatives to create inclusive and welcoming environments in all areas of civic life, including social, cultural, and economic arenas.

HCCI facilitate development of partnerships between key institutions and diverse communities in order to create inclusive and racism-free environments in four major sectors of civic life:

The Employment sector

The Education sector

The Health sector

The Housing sector

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