Ukrainian Canadian Congress

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC; Ukrainian: Конгрес Українців Канади) is a nonprofit umbrella organization of Ukrainian-Canadian political, cultural, and religious organizations.

Ukrainian Canadian Congress
Founded1940 (1940) as the Ukrainian Canadian Committee
FounderGovernment of Canada
Legal statusNonprofit organization
HeadquartersWinnipeg, Manitoba
MethodPolitical advocacy, lobbying, cultural activities
President
Alexandra Chyczij
CEO
Ihor Michalchyshyn
Websiteucc.ca

History

Originally known as the Ukrainian Canadian Committee (by which it was known until 1989), it was established as a result of the efforts of the Ukrainian Canadian community in November 1940 by the Government of Canada.

In August 2022, Russia designated the Ukrainian Canadian Congress as an "undesirable organisation".[1]

Leadership

The UCC National President is Alexandra Chyczij. The previous UCC National President was Paul M. Grod (2007–2018), who later became the President of the Ukrainian World Congress.

List of presidents of the UCC
No. Name Term of office Duration
1 Rev. Dr. Wasyl Kushnir 1940 1953 13 years[lower-alpha 1]
2 Antony Yaremovich 1953 1957 4 years
3 Very Rev. Dr. Serge Sawchuk 1957 1959 2 years
– Rev. Dr. Wasyl Kushnir 1959 1971 12 years[lower-alpha 1]
4 Dr. Peter Kondra 1971 1974 3 years
5 Dr. Serge Radchuk C.M., Q.C. 1974 1980 6 years
6 Serge Radchuk C.M., Q.C. 1980 1986 6 years
7 Dmytro Cipywnyk C.M., M.D. 1986 1991 5 years
8 Oleh Romaniw Q.C. 1991 1998 7 years
9 Eugene Czolij Q.C. 1998 2004 6 years
10 Orysia Sushko 2004 2007 3 years
11 Paul M. Grod 2007 2018 11 years
12 Alexandra Chyczij 2018 Present 6 years

Shevchenko Medal

The UCC has issued the Shevchenko Medal to the following recipients:

Member organizations

In addition to its provincial councils and local branches, the Ukrainian Canadian Congress consists of numerous national members:

Source:[2]

Notes
  1. For a total of 25 years.

References
  1. "Российский Минюст объявил "нежелательными" три канадских организации. Две из них связаны с Украиной". Meduza (in Russian). 2022-08-19. Retrieved 2022-09-01.
  2. "Membership - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress (UCC) official website". 2020-02-19. Retrieved 2022-12-04.
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