AKDN | Canada

Opened in Ottawa in 2008, the Delegation of the Ismaili Imamat in Canada offers a centre for building relationships, enabling quiet diplomacy and disseminating knowledge and information, while reflecting AKDN’s wide-ranging humanistic agenda.

AKF partners with communities in Africa and Asia to improve the quality of life for current and future generations. We integrate different approaches to tackling poverty to create the greatest impact. Canadians participate in AKFC through volunteer opportunities and fundraising.

The first museum in North America dedicated to the arts of Muslim civilisations, the Aga Khan Museum showcases over 1,200 objects from the ninth to the 21st centuries. It encourages public engagement through performances, screenings, workshops and exhibitions.

AKDN has gifted two gardens to Canadian cities. As modern interpretations of Islamic gardens, they seek to educate and foster cultural understanding while improving quality of life through access to green spaces.

Established in 1994 by the Ismaili community under the guidance of His Highness the Aga Khan, Focus Humanitarian Assistance (FOCUS) helps communities prepare for and respond to emergencies, as well as helping refugees settle and integrate in Canada.

A partnership between the Government of Canada and His Highness the Aga Khan, the Global Centre for Pluralism works with policy leaders, educators and community builders around the world to amplify and implement the transformative power of pluralism.