Who We Are

Mandate

Welcome to Calgary's Ukrainian community and home of the Calgary Branch of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress. The UCC Calgary serves as the umbrella organization for over 30 Ukrainian organizations in the city and works with them to promote the Ukrainian culture and language to Ukrainians and non-Ukrainians alike. The UCC's mandate also includes:

• Representing Ukrainian Canadians to the various levels of government
• Sharing and disseminating information
• Facilitating communication
• Assisting Ukrainian immigrants and Ukrainian Canadians relocating to Calgary
• The Ukrainian Canadian Congress strives to be a pro-active regional, united, and self-sustaining body that provides a high standard of leadership in developing the destiny of Ukrainian Canadians.

It is our hope that you will visit this site regularly to learn about the events and programming taking place in our community and that you will support the efforts of hundreds of individuals in Calgary working together to grow our Ukrainian community.

Representing all Ukrainians of Calgary

History

Originally called Ukrainian Canadian Committee, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress was formed in November 1940 under the initiative of the federal government of Canada and non-Communist Ukrainian organizations to consolidate a large Ukrainian population under an umbrella-like structure for a united war effort during the Second World War and Postwar period. Being politically and religiously neutral UCC played a key role in campaigning on behalf of the 200,000 Ukrainian refugees stranded in Western Europe after the war to the federal government of Canada for their resettlement in this country. Later the postwar changes in the community profile, including urbanization and trend toward professional education, naturally led to cultural and lingual assimilation.
Today UCC has a developed multilevel representation through its provincial and local branches that have become instrumental in addressing issues of concern to the whole community including specific needs of the new generation of Ukrainian Canadians at the appropriate government level.