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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

As of 1 August 2007, the Immigration Section of the Canadian Embassy will no longer accept direct payment made in US dollars for visa services.
The Embassy will continue to accept Payment Vouchers for cash payment through ProCredit Bank (click here for instructions ), and direct payment in Canadian dollars made by bank draft, certified cheque, or money order made out to the Receiver General for Canada.

ANNOUNCEMENT

The Canada Fund for Local Initiatives is pleased to announce its 2007-08 program and to launch the second call for proposals.  Deadline for submissions is November 2, 2007.  The guidelines may be found here.  Inquiries may be directed to canadafund.kyiv@international.gc.ca.

New Opening Hours for the Consular Section Starting 1st November 2007

The Consular Section of the Embassy of Canada in Ukraine is now open to the public Monday to Thursday, 9:00 AM until Noon. Please note that the Consular Emergency Service will continue to offer assistance to Canadians in distress 24/7 at +380 44 590 3100

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Working in Canada: learn about working in your occupation once you arrive
The Going to Canada Immigration Portal will help you prepare for work in the specific area you plan to live.

THE SAUVĒ SCHOLARS PROGRAM

The Sauvé Scholars Program was established in November 2002 by the Jeanne Sauvé Foundation. The Program is a unique opportunity for highly motivated people of demonstrated leadership potential, who are under the age of thirty.  They come to Montreal where they have an opportunity to enlarge upon their understanding of the state of the world and their potential in making positive change to it... more

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Canadian APOTEX Inc. - Three Years of Success in the Ukrainian Pharmaceutical Market

The Representative Office of Apotex has been operating in Ukraine for three years, and represents the interests of the Apotex Inc. Group of companies established in Canada in 1974, being a leading producer of generic pharmaceuticals both in Canada and in the world.. Products manufactured by Apotex Inc. can be found practically at any pharmacy or treatment institution in Canada, and are exported to more than 115 countries... more

Remembrance Day Ceremony – November 11, 2007

It is the custom of Commonwealth countries to hold a solemn ceremony on November 11th - Remembrance Day - to honour those that have fallen in past conflicts. These countries traditionally pay their respects at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month each year... more

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The 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City

The 400th anniversary of the founding of Québec City, which we will be commemorating in 2008, reminds us that French is Canada’s founding language...more

The Société du 400e de Québec is asking for “friendship messages” from Canadians around the world and good wishes from people of all nationalities for the celebration launch on December 31, 2007... more

Ukrainian, Polish, Lithuanian soldiers train under Maple Arch

In every other way, this was a typical urban assault training exercise at CFB Petawawa.
But yesterday, these soldiers were shouting in four different languages: English, Polish, Ukrainian and Lithuanian... more , Gallery: Training exercise

Canadian Films at Molodist Film Festival in Kyiv

Two Canadian Films: Carolyn Combs' Acts of Imagination and David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises will be shown in the framework of Molodist International Film Festival in Kyiv on October 25 at Kyiv Cinema Hall.

Acts of Imagination: Is history an act of imagination? The question haunts Katya and her brother Jaroslaw, young immigrants to Vancouver’s east side. They have recently arrived from Ukraine where the official version of history was for many years at odds with their own.... more      film's website

SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION TO THE UCC OBSERVER MISSION FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS IN UKRAINE – SEPTEMBER 30, 2007

Kyiv, Ukraine, October 3, 2007. The UCC Election Observer Mission for the September 30, 2007 Parliamentary Elections in Ukraine has successfully concluded. The observers have returned to Kyiv and are in the process of reporting on their observations and are relating information from their specific areas and unique circumstances. All of these are being documented and will be included in the final report, which will be published after all the information is tabulated ... more

CANADA CONGRATULATES UKRAINIANS ON COMPLETION OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS

The Honourable Maxime Bernier, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today congratulated the Ukrainian people on the successful organization and implementation of the national parliamentary elections held on September 30th... more

Ukrainian Canadian Congress starts new election observer mission in Ukraine

The Official Opening of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Election Observer Mission sponsored by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress took place at the Sport Hotel in Kyiv on September 24, 2007... more (pdf, ukr,en)

Gryphon Trio En Route To Ukraine

The Gryphon Trio is on its way to Ukraine as part of its first International Commissioning Initiative. Supported by Ian and Marta Ihnatowycz and the Shevchenko Foundation, the initiative has made it possible for the Gryphon Trio to commission new works by Yvhen Stankovych and Valentin Silvestrov, two of Ukraine's best known composers. In recent years the international classical music community has taken a particular interest in Silvestrov's work and he is widely considered to be amongst the top five composers in the world - a real coup for the Gryphon Trio! ... more | photo

International Photo Festival «KievFotoCom»

13-24.10.2007 - In Cuba, an island caught between the grandeur of old world glory and the decay of the immediate epoch, I found an urban landscape that reflects a struggle between daily life and the slow forces of Nature and religious efforts which African semi-Gods super-positioned upon holy Catholics of the New World... more
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Canadian Furs fashion show in Kyiv

Canada has long been known for the softly shining lights in its Arctic skies. This October these lights will be captured in a special appearance by North American Fur Association to celebrate the long cold nights ahead. The October 5, 2007 event marks the second annual event held in Kiev by NAFA at the Alta Expo, 11 Moskowskiy prospect. This years elegant event will showcase this season’s fashion trends in fur as interpreted by such notable stars as Michael Kors, Gianfranco Ferre, Julien Macdonald, Oscar de La Renta, Karl Lagerfeld, Badgley Mischka and Izzy Camilleri amongst many others... more

Ukraine honours Orysia Sushko

The Ukrainian Canadian Congress is pleased to inform the Ukrainian Canadian community, that UCC President Orysia Sushko has been honoured with the prestigious Order of Princess Olha by Ukraine... more

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