IofC Canada’s 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held as a virtual meeting on Saturday June 17. This year’s AGM was attended by 31 members who were able to join either by telephone or computer link, while 18 members submitted proxies.

On June 14, 2017, the IofC team in Ottawa gathered to launch the 5½ minute introductory video produced in English and French. The video is added to the many tools that IofC uses to reach its target audiences and was produced by IofC Communications and MRA Productions. After screening the videos, Samrawit A. Mersha, IofC Canada’s communications coordinator, briefed the audience on the production, objectives, and the next steps in using the video to engage individuals, groups and communities with IofC Canada.

IofC Canada is pleased to welcome Fernanda de Castro, who joined IofC Canada team as a part time office administrator at the beginning of May. Fernanda will be responsible for all administrative tasks of the office and will report to the Canadian Coordinator

IofC Canada’s Annual Report of 2016 was completed in late May, and distributed to members by email and by post. The Annual Report contains general highlights from 2016; stories and events on youth engagement, bridge building, communications and finances are also included in the report.

Nineteen participants attended Calgary’s Spring Tea and Open House on April 22nd. Participants viewed IofC Canada's new introductory video, and listened as Janyce Konkin, organizer of the event, highlighted the local work done over the past 2 years as well as the four main focus areas as approved by the Board of Directors last year.

The Montreal team announces that, as of March 1, 2017, the main office of IofC in Quebec will be located at 2715, Chemin de la Côte-Ste-Catherine, Montreal QC H3T 1B6.

Members of the IofC team in Québec region - Robert Lapointe, Marie Émilie Lacroix and Lucie Pagé - participated in the "Spring of Alternatives" event organized by the Network of the Social Forum Chaudière-Appalaches on Saturday April 22, 2017 in Quebec City.

We are in solidarity and prayer with the Muslim Community. We remain committed to building bridges between people of all cultures and beliefs.

Lee Crowchild, longtime IofC Canada member was recently elected Chief of his Nation.

IofC Canada’s Peter Heyes attends Farmers' Dialogue in Cambodia
Battambang, Cambodia, November 30, 2016-- It’s a win-win situation for all concerned. Long-time IofC Canada member Peter Heyes from Sturgeon County, Alberta, spends eight months a year in South East Asia, supporting the work of IofC,