Completed Initiative (2024–2025)

This project has concluded and is no longer an active MACC program. It is shared here to document impact and inform MACC’s ongoing national work.

Education Support for Muslim Families at Halton District School Board

About the Service

The Service Navigator was created to empower families to advocate for their children’s needs within the Halton District School Board. Through this initiative, MACC equipped families with knowledge about their rights and provided tools for effective self-advocacy, mental health support, and access to resources through up to five consultative sessions with the Service Navigator.

This service demonstrated the impact of culturally responsive, community-led support in helping families navigate education systems with confidence and dignity.

Stats

10% Muslim population in the Halton Region

27% of HDSB Elementary students identify as Muslim

17% of HDSB Secondary students identify as Muslim

This initiative aimed to achieve the following by:

Providing Muslim-identifying families with the support of a systems navigator to address issues of Islamophobia and racism
Helping parents develop advocacy skills
Establishing data collection to inform future efforts and initiatives
Building a more connected community

Incident Reporting Tool

MACC developed a secure incident reporting tool that enabled community members to document instances of Islamophobia or racism within the Halton District School Board (HDSB). Through this initiative, the Service Navigator followed up with families, providing 1–5 consultative sessions to help address and resolve concerns.

This initiative empowered families to advocate for their children’s needs within the HDSB. The Systems Navigator supported families through up to five consultative sessions, addressing challenges Muslim children encountered at school. The tool, created by the Muslim Advisory Council of Canada, collected data on incidents while maintaining privacy. Information was shared with the Halton District School Board only when families provided consent.

The mission of this work was to support and empower Muslim families in the Halton Region by providing tools to advocate for their children’s educational success and mental well-being, while fostering a more inclusive school environment.

During the pilot, all submissions were treated as confidential, and no information was shared outside the Muslim Advisory Council of Canada without explicit consent.

Get in Touch

Email: info@muslimadvisory.ca