Government of Canada announces funding to support practitioners for countering radicalization to violence

May 10, 2024
Ottawa, ON

Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced a federal investment of more than $219,000 to modus|zad, in support of PreP-Ex, a collaborative project between German and Canadian subject matter experts that aims to address the rising threat of anti-authority violent extremism.

PreP-Ex, which stands for 'Preparing Practitioners for the Rising Threat of Anti-Authority Extremism,' aims to provide an improved knowledge base for civilian and law enforcement practitioners working to counter radicalization to violence (CRV). Research will be conducted jointly by Germany's modus|zad (Modus - Zentrum für angewandte Deradikalisierungsforschung) and the Edmonton-based Organization for the Prevention of Violence (OPV), 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 CRV needs related to anti-authority violent extremism.

This investment is made through Public Safety's Community Resilience Fund, which supports partnerships and innovation in countering radicalization to violence.