List of ethnic interest groups in Canada
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List of ethnic interest groups in Canada, often engaged in diaspora politics
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Diaspora politics
Diaspora politics is the political behavior of transnational ethnic diasporas, their relationship with their ethnic homelands and their host states, as well as their prominent role in ethnic conflicts...
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- Association of United Ukrainian CanadiansAssociation of United Ukrainian CanadiansThe Association of United Ukrainian Canadians is a national cultural-educational non-profit organization established for Ukrainians in Canada...
- Canadian Jewish CongressCanadian Jewish CongressThe Canadian Jewish Congress was one of the main lobby groups for the Jewish community in the country, although it often competed with the more conservative B'nai Brith Canada in that regard. At its dissolution, the president of the CJC was Mark Freiman. Its past co-presidents were Sylvain Abitbol...
- Independent Jewish Voices (Canada)
- Jewish Colonization AssociationJewish Colonization AssociationThe Jewish Colonization Association was created on September 11, 1891 by the Baron Maurice de Hirsch. Its aim was to facilitate the mass emigration of Jews from Russia and other Eastern European countries, by settling them in agricultural colonies on lands purchased by the committee, particularly...
- Canadian Arab FederationCanadian Arab FederationThe Canadian Arab Federation was formed in 1967 to represent the interests of Arab Canadians with respect to the formulation of public policy in Canada. It presently consists of over 40 member organizations....
- Assembly of First NationsAssembly of First NationsThe Assembly of First Nations , formerly known as the National Indian Brotherhood, is a body of First Nations leaders in Canada...
- Canadian Malayalee AssociationCanadian Malayalee AssociationThe Canadian Malayalee Association is a secular, non-political, non-partisan, and an incorporated non-profit organization of Keralites in Canada.The main objectives of CMA are: *...
- Congress of Aboriginal PeoplesCongress of Aboriginal PeoplesCongress of Aboriginal Peoples founded in 1971 as the Native Council of Canada, is a Canadian aboriginal organization, that represents Aboriginal Peoples who live off Indian reserves, either in urban and rural areas across Canada.Each CAP affiliate has its own constitution and is separately...
- Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America (FeTNA)
- Métis National CouncilMétis National CouncilThe Métis National Council is the representative of the Northwest Métis people within Canada.-History:The National Council was formed in 1983, following the recognition of the Métis as an aboriginal people in Canada, in Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982...
- Inuit Tapiriit KanatamiInuit Tapiriit KanatamiThe Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami is a nonprofit organization in Canada that represents over 50,400 Inuit. It was founded in 1971 by Tagak Curley as the Inuit Tapirisat of Canada...
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste SocietySaint-Jean-Baptiste SocietyThe Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society is an institution in Quebec dedicated to the protection of Quebec francophone interests and to the promotion of Quebec Sovereignism. Its current President is Mario Beaulieu....
- Serbian World Congress
- Mouvement national des Québécoises et des QuébécoisMouvement national des Québécoises et des QuébécoisFounded in 1947, the Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois is a federation that groups together the various patriotic organizations in Quebec, Canada...
- Mouvement Québec françaisMouvement Québec françaisMouvement Québec français is an umbrella group of organizations in favour of the preservation and defense of the French language in Quebec, Canada.- History :...
- Tunngavik Federation of NunavutTunngavik Federation of NunavutThe Tunngavik Federation of Nunavut was the organization officially recognized from 1982 to 1993 as representing the Inuit of what is now Nunavut, but was then part of the Northwest Territories, for the purpose of negotiating treaties and land claims settlements...
- Canadian Jewish Political Affairs CommitteeCanadian Jewish Political Affairs CommitteeThe Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee , is a Canadian political organization.The Executive Director of CJPAC is Mark Waldman, who has been active with the organization since its establishment....
- Coalition Against the Marcos DictatorshipCoalition Against the Marcos DictatorshipThe Coalition Against the Marcos Dictatorship was formed in the 1970s in Toronto, Canada by Filipino/a exiles and immigrants....
- United Macedonian DiasporaUnited Macedonian DiasporaThe United Macedonian Diaspora is an international membership organization founded in 2004 and based in Washington, D.C. addressing the interests and needs of Macedonian communities throughout the world...
- Edmonton chinese bilingual education association
- Japanese CanadiansJapanese CanadiansJapanese Canadians are Canadians of Japanese ancestry, and are mostly concentrated on the west coast, and central Canada, especially in and around Vancouver and Toronto. In 2006, there were 98,900 .- Generations :...