The mandate expanded in subsequent years to focus on addressing issues related to racism and religious discrimination in Canadian society.

Their primary focus was on providing school programs to educate students on issues related to bullying, bias and discrimination.

[3] The march is a program that takes university and college students to Germany and Poland to witness the historical sites of the genocide of World War II.

In September 2013, the board of directors of the CCD announced that it was shutting its doors due to a lack of ongoing funding.

[4] Subsequently, CCD announced in January 2014 that they would merge with the Canadian Institute of Diversity and Inclusion (CIDI).