Strengthening Resilience to Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism Narratives Through Evidence-Based Digital Interventions

Strengthening Resilience to Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism Narratives Through Evidence-Based Digital Interventions is sponsored by Public Safety Canada. Integrates efforts to address hate and build resilience to violent extremism narratives through digital interventions.

Community Resilience Fund: Funding Project Descriptions Skip to "About this site" Community Resilience Fund: Funding Project Descriptions Projects funded off-cycle 2022-2025 Projects funded from 2021-2022 call for proposals Projects funded from 2018-2019 call for proposals Projects funded from 2017-2018 call for proposals Projects funded from 2016-2017 call for proposals Projects funded off-cycle 2022-2025 Social Work: Building Practice Resilience and Knowledge – Preventing and Addressing Radicalization, and Violent Extremism Canadian Association of Social Workers This project creates professional opportunities for social workers across Canada to build knowledge, capacity, and expand networks to better prevent and address violent extremism.

Through consultations with national and provincial collaborators from both within and beyond the profession, the project delivers evidence-based education and training while also establishing networks for information sharing and relationship building.

The Canadian Association of Social Workers works with the Canadian Practitioners Network for the Prevention of Extremist Violence, and engages national partners such as the Canadian Association for Social Work Education and the Canadian Council of Social Work Regulators to develop university curricula.

Project UPSTREAM: Upskilling Prevention by Strengthening Readiness, Engagement, and Multisectorality Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention (Canadian Centre for Safer Communities) This project, led by the Canadian Centre for Safer Communities (legal name: Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention) in partnership with six organizations, focuses on upstream prevention and building local capacity to prevent violent extremism and strengthen community resilience.

The initiative supports municipal governments, frontline service providers, and local organizations in responding to rising pressures hate, polarization and extremist violence.

Supporting the Christchurch Call community to eliminate Terrorist and Violent Extremist Content (TVEC) online Christchurch Call Foundation This three-year project establishes an "AI and New Tech" pillar within the Christchurch Call Foundation to counter the misuse of emerging technologies in spreading terrorist and violent extremist content (TVEC).

Leveraging its global network and collaborating with the Open-Source Trust and Safety Tooling Hub, the initiative promotes safer digital environments while reinforcing Canada's role in shaping international efforts on technology governance and countering online extremism.

Strengthening Resilience to Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism Narratives Through Evidence-Based Digital Interventions This project addresses the growing issue of polarization in Canada and its connection to ideologically motivated violent extremism. Activities include deploying evidence-based digital interventions to build resilience against hateful narratives and tactics among both general and vulnerable audiences.

The work focuses on countering the normalization of hate and violence in Canada and on supporting communities targeted by anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian, and antisemitic hate. John Howard Society of Ottawa Project ReSet (2. 0) is a case management intervention program focused on disengaging individuals in Eastern Ontario from hate and violent extremism, while also supporting affected peers, families, and communities.

Building on the first phase of the program, this next stage strengthens partnerships to identify and refer cases of concern, expands capacity to engage with individuals convicted of hate and terrorism-related offenses, and provides additional support for frontline staff working with them.

Supporting and accompanying the reintegration of Canadian extremist travelers and their children (Titre originale : Soutenir et accompagner la réintégration des voyageurs extrémistes canadiens et de leurs enfants) The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre This project provides short and medium-term reintegration support for Canadian extremist travelers and their children.

The initiative aims to promote disengagement from violent extremism, reduce risks to Canadian society, and safeguard the well-being of the children involved. The program delivers intensive psychosocial support to individuals and their extended families, while also building the necessary connections with education, health, and social service systems to support long-term reintegration.

A next generation national university partnership to counter radicalization to violence This project builds on the foundations of the now-closed Canadian Network for Research on Terrorism, Security and Society (TSAS) to foster new research on countering radicalization to violence and to cultivate a new generation of students and scholars working in this area.

Known as the Canadian Network for Research on Security, Extremism and Society (CANSES), the initiative engages frontline practitioners across health, social services, education, community-based organizations, and digital technology, as well as national security, policing, and criminal justice sectors.

This next-generation national network promotes communication and collaboration among academic researchers from diverse disciplines, strengthens interaction with practitioners and policymakers, and connects with the growing network of related research centres abroad, including through the International Academic Partnerships for Science and Security.

Hearing Unheard Moments – Preventing Grievance-Based Violence Students Commission of Canada (SCC) This project supports the Students Commission of Canada and ten partners across the country working in schools, communities, and online to counter hate, polarization, and violent extremism, including antisemitism. The initiative is focused on centering youth voices in school networks, in-person youth spaces and online communities.

This intergenerational youth engagement approach helps youth learn how to work through their grievances in non-violent ways, contributing to overall youth and community resilience. Violence Prevention Network gGmbH This project is about expanding international efforts to prevent and counter terrorism and violent extremism through a more coordinated approach online, paired with stronger links to offline services.

Led by the Violence Prevention Network (VPN), which is headquartered in Germany, the project design encompassed two workstreams. First, VPN developed a draft voluntary code of conduct and playbook for technology platforms, to guide dialogue with digital industry about policies and methods to strengthen both upstream prevention, and intervention in higher-risk cases.

The second Diversions work stream was to develop and expand online-offline referral pathways across platforms and countries, to help better connect individuals identified online as at-risk or vulnerable with appropriate offline intervention support services.

Engaging Youth, Diaspora Communities and Community Capacity Building This two-year project expands Yorktown’s prevention and intervention programming through community workshops and enhanced victim support. In partnership with community partners and local services, the initiative strengthens early identification and support for those at-risk, addressing threats linked to anti-authority narratives, political violence, and trauma.

Projects funded from 2021-2022 call for proposals Projects with funding amounts over $25,000 are available under Proactive Disclosure.

Right-wing Extremism in Canada: Conceptualizing the Movement University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Ontario Tech University) This project combines analysis of offline violent extremist dynamics with online research tools to track Canada's shifting extremist violence ecosystem and provides regular insights to policymakers and practitioners.

In partnership with the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the study builds on both organizations' experience monitoring extremist threats in Canada and globally to further develop methods for assessing such movements. The research focuses on how adherents are informed by traditional white nationalist ideals, as well as by emergent conspiracy theories and disinformation narratives.

The Prairie Region Targeted Violence Prevention (PR-TVP) Project Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV) This initiative expands and further develops the Evolve Program, which was originally created to provide intervention services aimed at countering targeted violence in Alberta. With new funding, the program now extends across the Prairie region, including Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.

The program combines mental health and psychosocial supports with mentorship to reduce risk factors and strengthen protective factors among individuals at-risk or have engaged in targeted violence. In delivering these services, OPV collaborates with partners in law enforcement, community-based organizations, and social services.

Réseau des Praticien(ne)s Canadien(ne)s pour la prévention de l'extrémisme violent (RPC-PREV) Université du Québec à Montréal The Canadian Practitioners Network for Prevention of Extremist Violence (CPN PREV) supports and connects practitioners across sectors who are working to prevent and respond to extremist violence in ways that uphold dignity and community well-being.

Through collaborative research, learning circles, capacity-development and knowledge sharing, CPN-PREV co-creates evidence-based guidelines, strengthens respectful partnerships between correctional, security, psychosocial, and mental-health actors, and serves as a knowledge mobilization hub for all sectors and partners involved.

Upstream Resilience: Refinement and Scaling Up of the Vulnerability Reduction Protocol YouTurn Youth Support Services This project is about a multi-sector collaboration process for the early detection of, and response to, vulnerabilities that create risks for radicalization to violence.

The initiative built on an existing Vulnerability Reduction Protocol, which is a community-led, data-driven, user-friendly solution for human service organizations to identify vulnerabilities linked to violence.

Through testing and development in municipalities across Canada, expanding on how the Protocol could guide collaboration in creating actionable solutions to detect and address vulnerabilities to violent extremism, while also strengthening protective factors at the local level.

BGC Clubs and a Move Towards Countering Youth Radicalization in Canada Boys and Girls Club Canada This project is about training and resources for BGC Club staff to strengthen their ability to support youth aged 15-24 who are vulnerable to, or at-risk of, radicalization to violence.

Through consultation with staff across Canada, the project applied trauma-informed approaches to create guidance and build knowledge so that Club staff have the confidence and skills to recognize warning signs and respond effectively. The training and resources also show how to support youth in building protective factors against vulnerabilities to violent radicalization, and where to access further help and services when needed.

Creating an Ethical Framework for Research on Far-Right Organizing in Canada Canadian Anti-Hate Network The objective of this project is to establish a framework that enables the Canadian Anti-Hate Network to conduct studies on the far-right landscape in Canada in full compliance with human subject research ethics.

Expected outcomes include increased research capacity on anti-democratic movements rooted in racism and other forms of identity-based hatred, the identification and adoption of best practices for researching human subjects, and the development of foundations for a dedicated research arm that adheres to these ethical standards. Violent misogyny and radicalization: understanding gender related motivations.

( Titre originale : Misogynie violente et radicalisation: comprendre les motivations liées au genre ) Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence This project examines the relationship between gender and radicalization to violence, with a focus on both francophone and anglophone online extremist ecosystems.

The goal is to identify prevention opportunities for individuals involved in misogynist, anti-gender, or gender-based extremist movements. By advancing scientific knowledge on how gender shapes violent extremism, the project supports practitioners, educators, and professionals across Canada in better understanding both the broader extremist ecosystem and those clusters specifically organized around gender issues.

Preventing and reintegrating individuals at-risk of radicalization to violence in the correctional system.

(Titre originale : Prévenir et réintégrer les personnes en situation de radicalisation menant à la violence en milieu carcéral) Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence This project develops, implements, and evaluates a specialized program to support frontline staff working with individuals in the federal correctional system who are at- risk or involved with violent extremism.

The program draws on the expertise and experience of Montreal's Centre for the Prevention of Radicalization Leading to Violence, and the John Howard Society of Ottawa. The initiative is informed by lessons learned from Correctional Service Canada and other organizations involved with the federal correctional system, with a focus on providing services and support in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.

Building Resilience to Extremism and Bridging Social Division This early prevention program strengthens critical thinking skills around hateful content and builds resilience against radicalization to violence through curriculum development and implementation, focused on digital media literacy and civic education.

In partnership with its national network of educators, CIVIX helps students develop the ability to critically evaluate online information and resist manipulation. The program also facilitates respectful classroom dialogue on controversial issues and equips students to explore multiple perspectives on political debates while engaging in non-violent forms of social action.

The Government of British Columbia; Ministry of Public Safety & Solicitor General Shift BC is a civilian-led program that creates and supports community hubs to engage vulnerable individuals and develop tailored intervention strategies. Led by the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General in British Columbia, the program is delivered in partnership with municipal governments, community-based organizations, and law enforcement.

With an additional $4 million added to the project in March 2025, Shift BC is expanding collaboration with law enforcement to strengthen their capacity, while also working with not-for-profit organizations across the province to respond to threats related to radicalization to violence and hate-based violence. This includes providing dedicated training, operational support, enhanced reporting, and threat mitigation planning.

Partnership Enhancement: Identifying Opportunities and Removing Barriers to Multi-Sector Collaboration in the Prevention and Intervention of Violent Extremism Living Skies Centre for Social Inquiry This applied research project aims to help support more effective collaboration between specialists involved in preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE), and human service professionals from fields like social work, clinical health, education, and policing, in how they formulate partnerships to work with individuals vulnerable or at-risk for radicalization to violence.

Over a two-year period, the project will identify evidence-based and experience-driven solutions to common pitfalls and promising opportunities in multi-sector collaborative efforts to prevent/counter violent extremism.

Expected results are techniques and concrete tools to help develop shared language and ownership in this area of violence prevention, including to support more collaboration in the development and delivery of P/CVE models and strategies.

Overall the project's main goal is to identify lessons learned, develop resources, and share knowledge that helps P/CVE stakeholders build effective, lasting relationships with the wider fields of human service providers. Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) This new project expands the Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) intervention program to provide direct service support to additional communities in need in southern Ontario.

ETA is a mobile, interdisciplinary model that helps young adults and adults through engaging and redirecting people that are on the pathway to grievance-based violence related to violent extremism. The program deploys rapid, mobile mental health and integrated care for people at-risk of radicalization to violence.

The project aims to support participants in reconnecting with their communities in a positive way by providing social and emotional support and connecting them to a variety of services. The project expansion includes partnership and exchange of knowledge and best practices with a wide range of social service organizations working in these geographic areas, and help expand the professional capacity of ETA.

This new award also allows ETA to expand access, such as after-hours crisis support and a wider range of services to those vulnerable to engaging with violent extremism, adapted to the evolving nature of violent extremism and those drawn into these movements. This expansion supports enhanced program evaluation to better understand the impact of ETA on reducing violence and disengagement with violent extremism.

Community Trust and Strengthening IMVE Interventions by Countering Misinformation The project aims to better understand and address circumstances where disinformation and distrust towards communities and institutions can contribute to ideologically motivated violent extremism.

Work will include research into population subsets disproportionately impacted by forms of disinformation connected to xenophobic, anti-authority, gender-driven, and other ideologically-motivated forms of radicalization to violence.

Terrorist Content Analytics Platform (TCAP) Phase 2 This project supports a new stage in the development of the Terrorist Content Analytics Platform, which was originally launched in 2020 as part of the Government of Canada's contribution to the Christchurch Call to Action, to assist smaller digital technology companies to rapidly detect and remove terrorist and violent extremist content from their platforms.

The TCAP was designed not only to facilitate such moderation of content but also to help improve quantitative analysis of terrorist and violent extremist use of the Internet.

For this second phase, new work will be performed to create a large-scale, protected data archive to enable evidence-driven research, policy and prevention programming, as well as expanded capabilities to identify and assess more types of content, across a wider range of platforms.

It will also will focus on developing a technical content moderation tool to assist smaller tech companies in managing their workflows to make swift and proportionate content moderation decisions.

Expanding online support pathways for Canadians at-risk of ideologically motivated violent extremism and enhancing multi-sectoral interventions This project builds on an innovative pilot partnership between Moonshot and frontline intervention programs in Canada, aiming to reach individuals engaging with extremist content online and raise awareness about local, offline psychosocial support services.

This expanded program further develops this innovative and scalable multi-sectoral approach to safeguard against the spread of violent extremism online, through the provision of targeted, tailored support to violent far-right (VFR) and incel audiences across five Canadian provinces: Ontario, Québec, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.

The project serves Canadian Internet users who indicate risk by engaging with VFR and/or incel ideologies online, by advertising and making connections to specialized local offline psychosocial support services, in-line with relevant privacy legislation in each jurisdiction.

Moonshot works closely with the frontline programs to craft advertising messages and service websites to emphasize the confidential, non-judgmental support offered, including services such as counseling, employment support, and addiction support.

Community Resilience Early Warning System Canada (CREWS-Canada) Muflehun works with local governments in selected pilot locations in Canada to help identify and prioritize local primary/early prevention needs. The project uses data-driven methods to identify and prioritize relevant risk and protective factors specific to the selected locations.

Based on the results, Muflehun works with local government staff to develop recommendations for primary prevention programs that address each location's specific needs using a public health-informed primary prevention approach.

This support includes the development of an interactive analytics and data visualization tool for local staff and stakeholders, to help them better understand local risk and protective factors, and facilitate their work to develop violence prevention programs. The project also aims to produce and share broader analysis and resources for use beyond the pilot sites.

Overall the project aims to support local, co-design of comprehensive frameworks supported by meaningful data, with the goal of helping better invest limited resources towards reducing local vulnerabilities to violent extremism.

Professionalizing the Practice: An Incel Radicalization Prevention Program This initiative raises awareness and equips frontline practitioners with evidence-based training, tools and collaboration opportunities to stop incel violence before it begins.

The project aims to develop resources and support to help intervene when there are risk factors and warning signs, and support male youth to get the help they need to not be drawn into and/or to disengage from the incel movement.

The program focuses on Ontario, where representatives from professional bodies in the education, community child and youth services as well as mental health sectors will be involved over the five years of the project to guide the strategic approach, provide input, arrange testing, review results and promote the program.

Such sectors do not typically have the information, training and resources to help them address the risk factors and warning signs of Incel violence, nor is there cross- sector collaboration on the issue.

This project addresses these deficits by increasing professional competency to identify the signs, building capacity on how to intervene effectively, and prevent Incel radicalization from happening in the first place, including through social marketing campaigns, online training modules, and practical tools.

Stories and Legacy – Turning unheard moments into generative tools for thwarting violent extremist recruitment The Students Commission of Canada This project is a pilot program that builds on previous research supported by the Community Resilience Fund that identified generativity – the desire to serve future generations – as a possible contributing driver for some youth to enter and exit violent extremism (VE) movements.

The project aims to create educational materials that share stories of individuals who have been involved in VE, specifically to provide youth and adult allies with scenarios that offer insight into the often "unheard" moments in the exclusion process that can lead to polarization and "us vs. them" identity choices.

Grounded in research by Bishop's University's Dr. Heather Lawford, the project will use comedy, drama, and storytelling to provide insight into this exclusion process and the unheard moments that can be potential turning points towards or away from violent extremism, with the objective to interrupt narratives fostering radicalization and enhance programming for preventing and countering radicalization to violence.

Along with the creation of the material, youth involved in this pilot project have the opportunity to plan knowledge mobilization activities and present their material within their community, school, or a youth organization.

Building Organizational and Community Capacity for Countering Hate and Violent Extremism This project is designed to strengthen the awareness, knowledge and capacity of Peel Regional Police (PRP) together with local service providers and community members to identify, prevent and respond to incidents of hate and extremist violence.

While building on an existing training curriculum originally developed by PRP, this twelve-month initiative was designed to develop an expanded set of resources and training support through an innovative new partnership between the police service and over 30 diverse community partners to co-develop resources and training.

Through regular joint meetings, the partnership model was designed to collectively assess the current research and best practice on addressing hate crime and violent extremism, with a heightened emphasis on bias-sensitive approaches and efforts to counteract harmful misconceptions and the stigma associated with violent extremism.

The resources developed through the project will be disseminated through community training workshops, often to be delivered by community organizations themselves, to assist in identifying and appropriately responding to concerns about hate and extremism in the Regional Municipality of Peel.

Examining Socialization with a Nexus to Radicalization Across Gaming (-Adjacent) Platforms Through a Gender Lens Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies This project, in partnership with the Extremism and Gaming Research Network, analyzes data from across multiple online platforms to investigate how the formation of communities alongside gameplay has the potential to form environments conducive to radicalization to violent extremism.

Through gender-based analysis, this study examines how identities are formed for both individuals and groups of gamers and how misogyny can connect violent extremist ideologies across geography and culture on gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms.

Through an in-depth understanding of potentially harmful socialization processes on gaming and gaming-adjacent platforms, this study will contribute to measures that will help to ensure the safety of users, counter the abuse of these platforms for radicalization and recruitment into violent extremism, and inform preventative efforts to reach users at the intersection of gaming subcultures and violent extremism.

PreP Ex: Preparing Practitioners for the Rising Threat of Anti-Authority Extremism modus|zad – Modus – Zentrum für angewandte Deradikalisierungsforschung This project is a collaboration between German and Canadian subject matter experts to build an improved knowledge base about anti-authority forms of violent extremism, to help frontline practitioners and policymakers more effectively identify, categorize and respond to cases.

Research will be conducted jointly by Germany's modus|zad and the Edmonton-based Organization for the Prevention of Violence, to examine and learn how anti-authority forms of ideologically motivated violent extremism take shape in the two countries, online and offline.

The results of this research partnership will be used to develop resources to assist frontline practitioners, law enforcement, policymakers, researchers, and civil society to better understand current and emerging countering radicalization to violence needs related to anti-authority violent extremism.

Repository of Extremist Aligned Documents (READ) This project is supporting the expansion of the READ resource, which is a secure repository of research-based documents and primary sources about ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE). This project supports in-depth work led by researchers and practitioners to better understand IMVE including white supremacist, xenophobic, anti-authority, and gender driven forms.

As part of the project, READ will be expanded to include a wider range of IMVE actors and movements covered, along with an improved online interface, to provide more support for researchers and practitioners.

This expansion will involve collaboration with Canadian universities, as well as engagement with the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism, including to help identify and address research and policy needs to respond to current and emerging trends.

Transatlantic Network Against Extremism (TransNex) SOCLES International Centre for Socio-Legal Studies This collaboration between SOCLES and the Canadian Practitioners Network for Prevention of Extremist Violence established an international network to support peer-to-peer exchanges between frontline practitioners, subject matter experts and policymakers from Canada and Germany, as well as from the United States and Europe more broadly, to build knowledge and develop new resources for preventing and countering violent extremism.

Field visits and workshops are being utilized to help TransNex members identify key gaps in prevention programming and share expertise and experience on promising practices.

This collaborative network is designed to develop shared solutions tailored to local needs, such as training and tools for practitioners to help them adapt to the evolving threat environment and learn more about effective methods to prevent and counter violent extremism. Projects funded from 2018-2019 call for proposals Projects with funding amounts over $25,000 are available under Proactive Disclosure.

Evaluation of an intervention model addressing violent radicalization McGill University Heath Center Research Institute This five-year research project is evaluating the effectiveness of the clinical intervention approach to addressing radicalization to violence used by frontline health and social service providers in Quebec.

The model provides rapid response to cases of concern, combining expert clinical services in cultural psychiatry and violence risk assessment/management with working alliances of local service providers, to provide mentorship for at-risk youth or adults.

As part of the project, the research team is providing training and capacity-building for practitioners from social services and mental health sectors, as well as for law enforcement, researchers and university students in Quebec and across Canada. The goal of the project is to strengthen community-based clinical intervention programs for those at risk for or involved in violent extremism.

This includes services to support family members, peers, and other frontline workers that might become involved in integrated casework and the assessment of risks, needs, and vulnerabilities.

Using generativity as a context to understand what drives youth to join violent extremists This exploratory research project aimed to contribute to the evidence base on what separates violent from non-violent pathways, in situations of ideologically motivated efforts to drive social change for youth and young adults.

In particular, the research examined the role of 'generativity,' a concept grounded in the evidence that young people – and not just adults – are motivated to serve future generations, and how, in some rare cases, the desire to effect change can include justifications of violence.

Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) Yorktown Family Services' Estimated Time of Arrival (ETA) is a four-year program deploying rapid, mobile mental health and integrated care for people at risk of radicalization to violence in the city of Toronto and the Greater Toronto Area. The ETA program focuses on individuals between the ages of 12 to 35 who might be involved with, or are at risk of, early stages of violent extremist activity.

A clinical mental health response is central to the approach, including the involvement of case-relevant social services. The goals of this project are to increase social participation and a positive sense of belonging, such as through support in finding employment, volunteer work, and/or education.

As part of the ETA project, Yorktown Family Services provides public education, knowledge exchange and capacity building for the wider community of social services, education and mental health sectors.

Counterspeech Resources and Capacity Building Dangerous Speech Project (Susan Ann Benesch) This project aims to build a new body of knowledge on how to effectively produce online counterspeech, and helping decrease online hatred and other harmful content.

It draws on the experiences and lessons learned from a wide variety of people and countries with significant experience responding directly to harmful content online to create an interactive online tool as well as a book, which will share lessons and guidance in clear, accessible terms.

Topics covered will include how and when to counter speak; tailoring counterspeech responses to one's audience, goals, or platform; understanding the limits of counterspeech; and protecting oneself and one's privacy.

In support of the initiative, the Dangerous Speech Project will organize events to draw lessons from experienced counterspeakers and allow them to learn from each other; create a network of counterspeakers and allies to leverage support and resources; and provide training by experts to enhance the effectiveness of the counterspeech, and the safety of counterspeakers.

Investigating the Role of School Professionals in the Prevention of Social Polarization and Radicalization Leading to Violence Canadian Municipal Network on Crime Prevention This four-year project is conducting research to support school professionals across Canada in their efforts to understand and prevent violent extremism.

The initiative is inspired by research showing that effective prevention of violence often involves multi-sectoral, holistic, whole-of-society approaches. The project examines how school professionals (including school administrators, school boards, teachers, guidance counsellors, school social workers, cultural liaisons, and school resource officers) can and do play a key role in prevention efforts.

This project aims to ensure school professionals are well equipped to understand social polarization and violent extremism; recognize early warning signs, risk factors, and behaviours associated with involvement in violent extremist movements; and build capacity to recognize relevant warning signs, make appropriate referrals, and improve assessments and early interventions.

Talking About Right-Wing Extremism This project is creating new training on ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE) for frontline practitioners in Canada, grounded in the latest research from Canada and internationally.

Through an expert symposium and regional training conferences on IMVE, the project is bringing together and sharing with stakeholders leading-edge research on IMVE and the most promising practices in preventing and countering it.

Experts and practitioners from Canada, the United States, UK, Europe and Australia are participating in the project and working together to identify and fill gaps in knowledge and expertise for the Canadian context.

The collective knowledge of these global experts will serve as the evidence base for a new training package for frontline practitioners from law enforcement, security and intelligence, policy, and community-based anti-hate/anti-racism organizations.

As part of the project, training will be delivered through regional conferences in Canada to present insights and intervention strategies, and help facilitate the development of local approaches for countering IMVE.

Block Hate: Building Resilience against Online Hate Speech This project aims to work with various stakeholders to co-create concrete solutions to address online hate speech, hate crime and radicalization to violence in communities across Canada. The overall objectives of this project are to identify trends in online hate speech, build capacity to