The Ukrainian National Federation of Canada (U.N.F., Ukrainian: Українське Національне Об'єднання, УНО or UNO, said "oo-no") is a pan-Canadian cultural and non-for-profit organization of

Ukrainian Canadians Ukrainian Canadians ( uk, Українські канадці, Україноканадці, translit=Ukrayins'ki kanadtsi, Ukrayinokanadtsi; french: Canadiens d'origine ukrainienne) are Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent or Ukrainian-born ...

Its headquarters are located

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. The organization was created to help

through the trials and tribulations afflicting the community in the aftermath of

The Great Depression The Great Depression (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

. The UNF counts among its organizing principles the universal values of "fair-play and justice in their proper prospective" with respect to all aspects of the

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

cause. The Federation formed from a merger of three existing groups: the Ukrainian War Veterans’ Association of Canada, the

Organization of Ukrainian Women of Canada An organization or organisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is an entity—such as a company, an institution, or an association—comprising one or more people and having a particular purpose. The word is derived from ...

and the Ukrainian National Youth Federation of Canada in 1932 with the first branches being inaugurated in

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and

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

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in 1932. Ukrainian Canadians throughout Canada soon embraced the role the UNF sought to play with respect to 7 founding principles which include: * A belief in duty and responsibility * A belief in Canada * A belief in social progress through reforms. * A belief in cultural traditions. * A belief in the moral principles of

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. * A belief in freedom of all peoples. * A belief in a free

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. In August 2022, Russia designated the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada as an " undesirable organisation".

Branches

The UNF has local branches in Ottawa, Montreal, Oshawa, Toronto(2), St. Catharines, Hamilton, Windsor, Sudbury, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina and Edmonton.

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Organizations based in Toronto Diaspora organizations in Canada

Branches

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