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In Canadian society, the\u00a0narrative of multiculturalism<\/a>\u00a0can lean toward a \u201ccolour-blind\u201d ideology \u2014 a comforting idea that\u00a0race doesn\u2019t matter and everyone is treated the same \u2014 even though such narratives mask persistent inequalities<\/a>. They may also undermine efforts to address structural racism.<\/p>\n

Yet\u00a0race is always present<\/a>, regardless of whether it\u2019s consciously acknowledged. It surfaces in questions like \u201cWhere are you really from?\u201d or in the invitation to \u201crepresent diversity\u201d that comes with no real influence.<\/p>\n

This is polite racism: a\u00a0form of exclusion<\/a>\u00a0hidden\u00a0behind civility<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Polite racism doesn\u2019t make headlines, but its message is clear \u2014 you are present, yet not fully accepted.<\/p>\n

My recent\u00a0peer-reviewed<\/a>\u00a0study explores how first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican Canadians navigate these exclusions.<\/p>\n

What polite racism looks like<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The study involved conducting interview focus groups with first- and second-generation Haitian and Jamaican Canadians (ages 25\u201345) in Ottawa, and Gatineau, Que.<\/p>\n

Findings from my study show that polite racism manifests in academic and professional settings. Haitian and Jamaican participants recounted instances where their research interests were minimized, their accents scrutinized or their presence tokenized in \u201cdiversity\u201d spaces without corresponding influence.<\/p>\n

For example, participants described:<\/p>\n

\u2022 A project on immigrant experiences dismissed as \u201cmore advocacy than scholarship.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2022 An accent scrutinized while expertise is ignored.<\/p>\n

\u2022 A racialized employee invited to every diversity panel, but passed over for promotion.<\/p>\n

Resonance with broader patterns<\/strong><\/h4>\n

These examples are grounded in participant narratives from my study, but they also resonate with broader patterns identified in research on race and exclusion. As interdisiplinary Black studies scholar Rinaldo Walcott argues in\u00a0Black Like Who?<\/em><\/a>, Canada\u2019s multiculturalism often tolerates difference while simultaneously pushing racialized people to the margins.<\/p>\n

Work on perception by\u00a0psychologist and neurophysiologist<\/a>\u00a0Jacobo Grinberg<\/a>\u00a0helps explain why polite racism endures. He argued that reality is filtered through \u201cperceptual fields\u201d shaped by cultural narratives and collective belief.<\/p>\n

In Canada, these fields have been conditioned by false histories and omissions, training society to see racialized difference as threat rather than connection. Polite racism survives not only through institutions but also through these internalized ways of seeing, which make exclusion feel natural, even polite.<\/p>\n

The unseen toll<\/strong><\/h4>\n

One of the most corrosive effects of polite racism on Black and racialized people is what I call duplicity of consciousness, drawing on the work of sociologist and historian\u00a0W.E.B. Du Bois<\/a>. Du Bois wrote about the concept of\u00a0double consciousness<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 the tension of seeing\u00a0oneself through both Black and white lenses<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Duplicity of consciousness captures the rupture that occurs when the promise of belonging collides with the reality of exclusion dressed in civility. It is the burden of entering spaces that promise inclusion but only on conditional terms \u2014 acceptance often requires minimizing or reshaping one\u2019s identity to conform to whiteness as the dominant norm.<\/p>\n

The constant\u00a0demand of code-switching<\/a>, suppressing frustration and remaining silent to avoid backlash, exposes the painful divide between the illusion of belonging and the lived reality of exclusion.<\/p>\n

Polite racism is real \u2014 and harmful<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Until the fear that underpins polite racism is dismantled, inclusion will remain conditional and incomplete. For example, a 2024\u00a0KPMG survey of 1,000<\/a>\u00a0Black professionals in Canada found that 81 per cent had experienced racism or microaggressions at work, with women disproportionately affected.<\/p>\n

Research also shows that\u00a0perceived discrimination \u2014 even when subtle or ambiguous<\/a>\u00a0\u2014 creates chronic stress that harms both mental and physical health.<\/p>\n

Polite racism also erodes trust. In a\u00a02025 Statistics Canada<\/a>\u00a0study, 45 per cent of racialized Canadians surveyed reported experiencing discrimination in the past five years \u2014 experiences linked to lower life satisfaction and diminished faith in social cohesion and democratic institutions.<\/p>\n

Why this matters for Canada<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The exclusions enacted through polite racism wastes talent Canada cannot afford to lose. It also erodes faith in our democratic and social systems, leaving all of us more divided and less able to live up to the Canadian ideals we hold dear.<\/p>\n

As Black studies professor Andrea A. Davis reminds us in\u00a0Horizon, Sea, Sound: Caribbean and African Women\u2019s Cultural Critiques of Nation<\/em><\/a>, Caribbean women\u2019s intellectual and cultural work has long shaped Canada, yet it is routinely overlooked even as institutions profit from it.<\/p>\n

This is not just about fairness. It\u2019s about whether Canada is willing to recognize and harness the full contributions of all its people.<\/p>\n

Turning acknowledgement into action<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Based on my academic findings, together with broader Canadian research, and my work as a\u00a0consultant<\/a>, here are five priorities to dismantle polite racism:<\/p>\n

1. Increasing awareness and reducing fear:<\/strong>\u00a0Training must move beyond theory to practice, helping managers (or faculty) and peers recognize subtle forms of exclusion and aversive racism as well as confronting the programmed fear of the \u201cother\u201d that underpins exclusion.<\/p>\n

2. Reforming policy:<\/strong>\u00a0Updating curricula and hiring practices to address embedded inequities and implicit barriers is not about special treatment. It ensures Canadian institutions benefit from the best ideas and the full range of talent, rather than silencing valuable perspectives.<\/p>\n

3. Inclusive representation:<\/strong>\u00a0Integrating\u00a0the histories and voices of racialized communities into education<\/a>\u00a0and public discourse strengthens Canada\u2019s story. It allows our multiculturalism to becomes a true reflection of the people who built this country and continue to shape it.<\/p>\n

4. Data and accountability<\/strong>: Just as Canadians expect transparency in economic or health data, we should also\u00a0expect accountability in how inclusive our institutions<\/a>\u00a0truly are.<\/p>\n

5. Well-being support<\/strong>: Mental health services attuned to the stress of polite racism support not only individuals but also organizational health. When people can thrive without carrying the extra burden of silent exclusion, institutions perform better, communities are stronger and society benefits.<\/p>\n

These priorities are not \u201casks\u201d from racialized communities \u2014 they are investments in Canada\u2019s future.<\/p>\n

Toward authentic inclusion<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Polite racism persists because it is comfortable for those who benefit from it, and it allows institutions to maintain appearances while avoiding change.<\/p>\n

Action begins with self-reflection \u2014 for everyone. For white Canadians, it means confronting the\u00a0inherited assumptions and comforts of whiteness<\/a>\u00a0that sustain inequality. For racialized people, it involves acknowledging the exhaustion and internal conflicts that arise from navigating exclusion within spaces that claim inclusion.<\/p>\n

For teachers, it means\u00a0teaching in a way that is culturally responsive<\/a>\u00a0and that works to dismantle systemic barriers, including polite racism.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0inclusion<\/a>\u00a0makes us uncomfortable, that discomfort reveals our shared wounds \u2014 the psychic scars produced by living within a racial hierarchy. For some, these wounds stem from privilege unacknowledged; for others, from exclusion endured. Both must be faced if we are to build genuine connection and trust.<\/p>\n

Until we face these fears, Canada\u2019s multiculturalism will remain polite on the surface, but exclusionary at its core. The opposite of polite racism isn\u2019t impolite confrontation \u2014 it\u2019s courageous honesty. It\u2019s choosing truth over comfort, unity over silence.<\/p>\n

Author Bio:<\/strong> Karine Coen-Sanchez is a PhD candidate, Sociological and Anthropological Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences at L\u2019Universit\u00e9 d\u2019Ottawa\/University of Ottawa<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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