Introduction Racism can be defined to mean that race is a major factor in the difference between human beings and their ability. It is the belief that one race is superior to another or others. There have been many incidences where racism has been used to prejudice others emphasizing the ability and relevance of such race. Racial discrimination is a challenge that faces the whole world in everyday life. It has contributed to several conflicts in many parts of the world where people fight along the ethnic divide. It can be argued that racism is a macrocosm of ethnicity. Here we shall deal with issues of racism in contemporary North America with a specific interest in Canada. Thesis Canada is historically known to be a multi-cultural state and does not discriminate along with cultural and racial origin; however, this claim has never been practiced appropriately. Thesis Development Canada has, for a long time been known to be a state in which all are welcome irrespective of race or ethnic origin. In fact, the adoption of multiculturalism as an official policy by the government of Canada helped reinforce this belief. That policy implied that every community, ethnic group, and race in Canada can maintain and practice its culture without interference or prejudice from other communities or races, in other words, all cultures were made equal before the law. However, is Canada really free of racism or cultural prejudice? So many people of different races have streamed into Canada since the adoption of multiculturalism. Some of these people escaped wars and hatreds in their nations, some have come to Canada to seek citizenship, work and / or seek new opportunities. This has given Canada a mosaic social structure that is rarely found in other parts of the world hence leaving Canada as a state to lack a definite national identity (Cornelius, 2004). This is a good blend of cultures, but has Canada achieved or succeeded in uniting all people within Canadian soil and encouraging racial tolerance? It is important to note that those who come to Canada because they escape conflicts and hatred in their native countries are said to find a haven in Canada. The belief is that since Canada is tolerant to religious, ethnic, and racial diversities it is expected to be free of any form of prejudices related to racial or cultural diversities (Ignatieff, 2001). The reality is that those who come into Canada to escape hatred from their nations do not abandon their anger. This scenario definitely underscores the fact that the branding of Canada as a welcoming and culturally and racially tolerant nation is just but an empty belief. Anybody outside there, who has not come and experienced Canada, will take pride in these two myths; that Canada is a welcoming nation and that those who come to leave hatred behind and Canadians who are not hating. Such a person can only have a true picture when he or she comes to Canada. The reality of the matter is that the different cultures and races share the political atmosphere, however, when it comes to religious, moral, and social practices, the diversified humanity of Canada does not share the same platform. Ignatieff (Ignatieff, 2001) states in his article, “Canadians, new and old, need to think about what role their Diasporas play in fanning and financing the hatreds of the outside world. The disturbing possibility is t