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Mines Action Canada (MAC), a coalition of Canadian non-governmental organizations, is an international leader working to eliminate the serious humanitarian, environmental and developmental consequences of landmines and explosive remnants of war (ERW).

We exist to bring humanity one step closer to peace and social justice by eliminating the impacts of victim-activated weapons and restoring the rights and dignity of affected individuals and communities.

The human-made disaster caused by these weapons is solvable in our lifetime.  We exist to advocate for alleviation of the impact of these weapons on the rights, dignity and well-being of civilian populations.

We do this by engaging the Canadian public; building our partners’ capacity domestically and internationally; researching and monitoring the performance and compliance levels of disarmament and humanitarian laws, treaties and norms; and, developing and disseminating resources.

Our four core areas of expertise are: 1) public engagement; 2) research and monitoring; 3) advocacy within Canada and internationally; and 4) capacity building of our partners domestically and internationally.

MAC is a founding member and current Steering Committee member of the Cluster Munition Coalition (CMC).  MAC also serves on the Management Committee of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Ban Landmines (ICBL).

Our members include:

• Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
• Anglican Diocese of Ottawa
• Canadian Association for Mine and Explosive Ordnance Security (CAMEO)
• Canadian Auto Workers Social Justice Fund
• Canadian Baptist Ministries - The Sharing Way
• Canadian Council for International Cooperation (CCIC)
• Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC)
• Canadian International Demining Corps (CIDC)
• Canadian Physicians for Aid and Relief (CPAR)
• CARE Canada
• Canadian Red Cross (CRC)
• Christian Aid for Under-Assisted Societies Everywhere (CAUSE Canada)
• Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC)
• Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD)
• Engineers Without Borders (EWB)
• Handicap International Canada (HI)
• Heron Rocks Friendship Society
• Landmine Victim Relief Society
• Lawyers for Social Responsibility
• Manitoba Campaign to Ban Landmines (MBCBL) 
• Memorial University United Nations Society
• Mennonite Central Committee (MCC)
• OPIRG Carleton University
• Oxfam Canada
• Peace and Disarmament Committee: CAW Local 199
• Physicians for Global Survival (PGS)
• Presbyterian World Service and Development (PWS&D)
• Project Ploughshares
• Results Canada
• Save the Children Canada
• Science for Peace
• UNICEF Canada
• United Nations Association in Canada
• United Nations Association in Canada – National Capital Region
• Voluntary Service Overseas Canada
• War Child Canada
• World Vision Canada