List of ethnic interest groups in Canada
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This is a list of ethnic interest groups in Canada, often engaged in diaspora politics.
These are advocacy groups in Canada that are established along cultural, ethnic, religious, or racial lines by an ethnic group for the purposes of protecting and advancing the interests of their particular social group either within Canada or abroad—as in the case of foreign policy interest group—through (directly or indirectly) influencing Canadian foreign policy.[1]
This list is organized according to the ethnic divisions used by Statistics Canada.
African
Southern and East African
- Ugandan Canadian National Association
Asian
East and Southeast Asian
- Chinese Canadian National Council
- Federation of Korean-Canadian Associations
- Indonesian Canadian Congress
- National Association of Japanese Canadians
- National Council of Canadian-Filipino Associations
- Taiwanese Canadian Association of Toronto
- Vietnamese Canadian Federation
South Asian
- Canada India Foundation
- Canadian Malayalee Association
- Christian Cultural Association of South Asians
- Federation of Tamil Sangams of North America
- National Association of Canadians of Origins in India
- National Federation of Pakistani Canadians
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern
- Armenian National Committee of Canada
- Canadian Arab Federation
- Federation of Canadian Turkish Association
- National Council on Canada-Arab Relations
Caribbean
- National Council of Jamaicans and Supportive Organizations in Canada
- National Council of Barbadian Associations in Canada
- National Council of Trinidad and Tobago Organizations in Canada
- Jamaican Canadian Association
European
Central European
- German Canadian Congress
- German Society of Montreal
Eastern European
- Belarusan Canadian Coordination Committee
- Canadian Polish Congress
- Czech and Slovak Association of Canada
- Federation of Russian Canadians
- Latvian National Federation of Canada
- Slovak Canadian National Council
Ukrainian
- Association of United Ukrainian Canadians
- Ukrainian Canadian Congress (umbrella organization)
- Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association
- Ukrainian Canadian Students' Union
- Ukrainians in Canada for Democratic Ukraine
- Ukrainian National Federation of Canada
- Ukrainian Youth Association
Northern European
- Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
Southern European
- Canadian Hispanic Congress
- Canadian Hellenic Congress
- Cypriot Federation of Canada
- National Congress of Italian Canadians
- Portuguese Canadian National Congress
- Serbian National Shield Society of Canada
- Slovenian National Federation of Canada
- United Macedonians Organizations of Canada
Indigenous
First Nations
Inuit
- Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
- Inuvialuit Regional Corporation
- Makivik Corporation
- Government of Nunatsiavut
- Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated
Métis
Jewish
Québécois
- Mouvement national des Québécoises et des Québécois
- Mouvement Québec français
- Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society
See also
References
- ^ Ambrosio, Thomas (2002). Ethnic identity groups and U.S. foreign policy. Praeger Publishers. ISBN 0-275-97533-9.
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- National
- Provincial and territorial
- Royal
- Flags
- Heraldry
- Debates and legislation:
- Name (1867)
- Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946
- National Anthem Act (1980)
- Debate on the monarchy in Canada (Monarchism in Canada and Republicanism in Canada)
- Great Flag Debate (1963–64)
and French Canada
- Acadian movement
- Great Upheaval
- Anti-Quebec sentiment
- National question (Quebec)
- Quebec sovereignty movement
- Federalism in Quebec
- Two Solitudes
- Distinct society
- État québécois:
- Notable events:
- Lower Canada Rebellion (1837-1838)
- Durham Report (1839)
- Manitoba Schools Question (1890–96)
- Regulation 17 (1912)
- Conscription Crisis of 1917
- Conscription Crisis of 1944
- Quiet Revolution
- Vive le Québec libre speech (1967)
- October Crisis (1970)
- Quebec referendum, 1980
- Quebec referendum, 1995
- Sponsorship scandal (1996-2004)
- Québécois nation motion (2006)
Territorial relations
- Province building
- Rebellions of 1837–1838
- Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations (1937–40)
- Royal Commission of Inquiry on Constitutional Problems (1953–56)
- Patriation debate (1960s to 1982)
- Fulton–Favreau formula (to 1965)
- Canada Act 1982 and Constitution Act, 1982
- Canada Health Act (1984)
- Victoria Charter (1971)
- Meech Lake Accord (1987–90)
- Citizen's Forum on National Unity (1990–91)
- Charlottetown Accord (1992)
- Calgary Declaration (1997)
- National organizations
- Métis
- Red River Rebellion (1869)
- North-West Rebellion (1885)
- Indian Act (1876-present)
- Indian Register
- Oka Crisis (1990)
- Self-Government
- Inuit territories
- Inuvialuit (1984)
- NunatuKavut claimed
- Nunavik (no final agreement)
- Nunavut
- First Nations territories
- Eeyou Istchee James Bay
- Nitassinan claimed
- Royal Commission (1991–96)
- 2020 Canadian pipeline and railway protests