NewsMarch 28, 2019. Toronto’s Pearson International Airport is the latest travel hub to change the spelling of Ukraine’s capital from Russian to Ukrainian. Ihor Michalchyshyn, CEO of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, spoke about the larger #KyivNotKiev movement. https://www.cbc.ca/listen/shows/here-and-now-toronto/segment/15682964?fbclid=IwAR3Pe7w8TmG4DW71ITLPI1jRfMW-cGAq9kI-ZlN7xzdNvgnDyqcY_14llf
March 27, 2019. OTTAWA. The 2019 UCC National Conference for Ukrainian Educators will take place on May 23-25 in Winnipeg, Manitoba at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights. This conference, co-organized by UCC’s National Education Committee and the Manitoba Parent’s for Ukrainian Education in collaboration with the Manitoba English-Ukrainian Bilingual Program and heritage language schools, and the UNF Ukrainian Schools Initiatives Committee, [&hellip
Update from Parliamentary Internship Program Director It’s been a busy year for the UCC Parliamentary Internship Program! We were pleased to see Volodymyr Palagniuk find quick employment with MP Jim Eglinski in Ottawa in November. Now Ostap Woychyshyn, our most recent intern, has accepted a job offer from the Canadian Coast Guard which will see him [&hellip
27 March 2019, Ottawa, UCC is pleased to announce the appointment of Orest Sklierenko as the Chair of UCC’s Education Advocacy Committee. Mr. Sklierenko will lead UCC’s coordinated efforts to support Ukrainian education across Canada. He will be working closely with UCC Provincial Councils and local branches to address local education priorities. “We are delighted [&hellip
Recently, Marta Baziuk, the project coordinator received a letter from journalist Roman Sushchenko, one of the Ukrainian political prisoners held by Russia. I thought you and Minister Freeland would appreciate seeing his letter and artwork — confirmation that our activism is worthwhile
The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) has reviewed the 2019 Federal Budget, tabled on March 19, 2019, by Finance Minister Bill Morneau. We are pleased to present these summary points, which highlight issues of importance to our Ukrainian Canadian community: Expanding Support for Arts and Culture Supporting Community Media Helping Travellers Visit Canada Improving Services for [&hellip
UCC Welcomes Renewal of Canada’s Military Training Mission to Ukraine March 18, 2019. OTTAWA. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) welcomes today’s announcement that Canada’s military training mission to Ukraine, Operation UNIFIER, will be renewed for three additional years, until the end of March 2022. The announcement was made by the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence [&hellip
March 16, 2019 Ottawa. Five years ago, on March 16, 2014, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and occupation of Crimea, Russian “authorities” staged an illegal and illegitimate “referendum.” In violation of international law and numerous treaties to which Russia is a signatory, the “referendum” was held under the barrels of Russian guns. Two days later, [&hellip
15 March, 2019. OTTAWA. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) applauds today’s announcement by Canada’s Department of Global Affairs that 114 individuals and 15 entities have been sanctioned in response to Russia’s aggression in the Black Sea and the Kerch Strait, the illegal annexation of Crimea, and the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for over 5 years. [&hellip
UCC Welcomes Lloyd Axworthy as Head of the Election Observation Mission in Ukraine March 13, 2019. OTTAWA. The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) welcomes today’s announcement by the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Foreign Affairs, appointing the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy as Head of Canada’s Election Observation Mission in Ukraine. “The UCC welcomes the appointment of Mr. [&hellip
