PROGRAM INFORMATION

Past Event(s)

  • Inauguration of GUC on Victoria Day, Monday, May 24, 2021
  • Community Outreach via Town Hall Meeting with a focus on presenting GUC Mission, Vision, Objectives to Ghanaian communities across Canada.
    • June 6, 2021 @ 2 :00PM Eastern Time
    • June 13, 2021 - @ 2 :00PM Eastern Time
    • June 20, 2021 - @ 2 :00PM Eastern Time
    • June 27, 2021 - @ 2 :00PM Eastern Time
  • Canada Day 2021 Cross Country Celebration of Canada Day & GUC's standing with Canada. Attendees/audience will be given the opportunity to share their good, bad & ugly experiences of living in Canada and how that has shaped their lifestyle/career etc.


Upcoming Events

  • Capacity Building for independent living in Canada: The wealth I need for a decent living. - October 2021
  • Protecting Our Heritage through Right-to-First-Refusal: GUC's model for protecting the heritage of Ghanaian children entering & existing Canada's Welfare & Justice System - September 2021


Month

PROPOSED PROGRAM

DELIVERY MODE

 

 

 

 

June 2021

June 12, 2021

 

Radio Station Presentation:  "GUC Vision, Mission, Message, and Programs"

 

Community Outreach

Panel discussion at LuvBay Radio Station.

 

Panelist:

3 Executive members,

1 Board of Director

June 13, 2021

 

Board Members & Executive Committee Meeting  @ 3:00 PM EST

 

 

June 20, 2021

 

Stakeholder Engagement Forum

A meeting between all community group leaders from coast-to-coast

Agenda: Collaboration & consensus gathering post GUC inauguration

 

Virtual Meeting

Leaders of Community Associations, Cultural group groups

 

Target: Canada wide

June 27, 2021

 

Radio Station Presentation:  "GUC Vision, Mission, Message, and Programs"

 

Community Outreach

Panel discussion at LuvBay Radio Station.

 

Panelist:

3 Executive members,

1 Board of Director

 

 

 

July 2021

July 1, 2021

 

Canada Day 2021 – Cross Country Celebration of Canada Day & GUC’s standing with Canada.  Attendees/audience will be given the opportunity to share their stories of living in Canada and how that has shaped their lifestyle/career etc. The intent to help new immigrant families adjust and find opportunities that exist in Canada.

 

 

Virtual Program

 

All Board members & executive

 July 17, 2021

 

Virtual Workshop on GUC Special Interest Group

The What, When, How and Why of GUC’s Special Interest Groups

 

Virtual Program


 


 

August 2021

August 8, 2021

 

Retool your Career to minimize the impact of Covid-19.

 

Focus: General Public

 

Panel Discussion:

Panelist to be determined.

 

Virtual Program

August 22, 2021

 

Ways to Host: Finding ways to receive Ghanaian International Students to Canada

 

Focus: General Public

 

Panel Discussion:

Panelist to be determined.

Virtual Program

September 2021

Sept 6, 2021

 

Am I in? – “A Labour Market Participation Rate” The Ghanaian Pulse

A reflection on the level of engagement and participation of Ghanaian Youth in Canada’s Labour Market

 

Focus: General Public

 

Panel Discussion:

Panelist to be determined.


September  2021

 

Protecting Our Heritage through Right-to-First-Refusal: GUC’s model for protecting the heritage of Ghanaian children entering & existing Canada’s Welfare & Justice System

 

Panel Discussion:

Panelist to be determined. 

Virtual Program

 

Sept 26, 2021

 

International Student Network: The Pathways through Program I’m Enrolled in.

 

Helping new arrived international student to settle and navigate through their program of enrollment and living in Canada.

 

Focus: General Public

 

Panel Discussion:

Panelist

-        Leaders of International Student special interest group

-        3 executive members

-        2 Board of Directors    

Virtual Program

October 2021

Multiculturalism – the Uniting force of integration.

 

Focus: Partner Organizations Presentation to the general public

 

Show case Community Groups in Canada for collaboration, knowledge sharing and community integration.

Associations:

-        Ukrainian Canadian Congress

-        The Lebanese Canadian Association of the North, LCAN

-        Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs

-        Canadian Indian Association

 

(Show case provincial member groups) – details of Provinces TBD

Virtual Program

November 2021

Internal Partner Groups Presentation

(Show case provincial member groups) - Details of cultural groups TBD

 


Virtual Program

December 2021

 

 

Dec 26, 2021

 

2nd Annual Cross-Country Check-in: Connective Ghanaian Community from Coast-to-Coast 

 

Hybrid Program

Virtual & in-person (depending on Public Health Condition at within the host province (Ontario) the time of event)