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Aims and
Objectives of the Congress
A)
To cultivate and
promote the German language and the culture and customs of
German-Canadians within the scope of Canadian Multiculturalism. The
term German-Canadian, as it used throughout this by-law, shall be defined
as follows: A resident of Canada whose ancestry originates in that
part of Europe which had and/or continues to have German as its common
language.
B)
To foster cooperation among German-Canadians and to promote
a better understanding of their common cultural heritage.
C)
To disseminate information to all Canadians relating to the
many positive contributions by German-Canadians to Canadian Society.
D)
To promote and encourage the participation and contribution
of German-Canadians in public affairs and civic life.
E)
To disseminate information and news to the benefit of the
German-Canadian community.
F)
To establish a fund for charitable purposes, for the
benefit of the aims of multiculturalism and the support of German language
education and other recognized charitable purposes carried out by various
German-Canadian organizations. |