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Program originally offering $2 million annually will now distribute $5 million

Program originally offering $2 million annually will now distribute $5 million

Budget 2022 more than doubles funding to help protect places of worship and all vulnerable Albertans from hate crimes and vandalism.

As part of the 2022 budget, the province has increased funding earmarked to help faith institutions and other community groups protect against hate-motivated crimes, from $2 million to $5 million per year. 

Places of worship, not-for-profit agencies, registered charities and other organizations that are at risk of hate-motivated crimes will soon be able to access more government money to help protect themselves.

Premier Jason Kenney announced funding for the Alberta Security Infrastructure Program has increased from $2 million to $5 million annually.

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Article content Since March, community leaders at the Singh Sabha Gurdwara, a Sikh temple in Mill Woods, have been targeted with harassing phone calls containing racial slurs and anti-Sikh sentiments.  The Gurdwara has also received multiple unsolicited deliveries containing meat, while eating meat is prohibited in Sikhism. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your browser, or NDP, Sikh leaders call for more action after Edmonton Gurdwara faces threats, harassment B...

Article content Not-for-profit organizations can now apply for a one-time emergency grant of up to $12,000, rather than waiting for the Alberta Security Infrastructure Program to officially launch in the fall, the province announced Tuesday. Funds are being made available now after “recent multiple acts of vandalism at places of worship and the suspected arson that burned a church to the ground,” said a news release. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Try refreshing your brows...

The new Alberta Security Infrastructure Program will help protect targets of hate-motivated crime with funding for security upgrades.