History of the Canadian Arab Friendship Society

Arab immigration to Canada has gone on for at least a hundred years. During this period the new arrivals have come, tried to preserve some of the virtues and values of their homelands, but most, in a few years, melted into mainstream Canadian society. Generally, Arab immigrants, whether Christian or Muslim, in one or two generations severed much of their cultural connection with the past... full article

Indian Immigrant Aid Services

In 1970 an unemployed East Indian immigrant, isolated from family back home and unable to make friends in his new environment, took his own life. This tragic incident shocked Toronto's Indian community. A meeting was held by concerned community members to discuss ways in which such a tragedy could be averted. It was decided to form an organisation which would cater specifically to the needs of the East Indian immigrant... full article

St. Stanislaus - St. Casimir's Parish Credit Union

With one hundred dollars and a desire to assist financially needy Polish immigrants in Toronto, a determined priest and a small group of followers founded what today is an affluent financial institution with assets of nearly seventy million dollars. With seventeen thousand members, St. Stanislaus - St. Casimir's Credit Union Ltd. also prides itself on being the largest parish credit union in the world... full article

Portuguese Immigrants in Toronto

The chief problems of the new immigrants arose from the difficulty of finding jobs, and from their lack of English. There were no Social Agencies in those days either, so some of the Portuguese who knew a little English began to act as interpreters for the others... full article