Every week, 2,000 newcomers arrive in Ontario; and, every day they are helped by inspirational community-building leaders who not only support the settlement and integration of newcomers but celebrate Ontario’s diverse cultures by their actions. Since 2007, the Ontario Minister of Citizenship and Immigration has celebrated Canadian Multiculturalism Day with a presentation of the province’s [...]

June is the month to celebrate the peoples of Canada – from the federally recognized National Aboriginal History Month, to Vancouver designating June as Greek Heritage Month and Portuguese Heritage Month, even TVOntario’s programming focus on Canada’s South Asian community. Numerous cultural events and activities abound…something for everyone! In 1996 Governor General Romeo LeBlanc declared [...]

Fifty-seven years and still going…Congratulazioni, bon compleanno, Corriere Canadese – you share your birthday with the (slightly older at 65) Italy’s Republic.  So why not celebrate both throughout the month? The month of June is the province of Ontario’s first-ever Italian Heritage Month.