Jamaican Canadian Association Centre
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About Us

OUR STORY

The Jamaican-Canadian Association was founded in 1962 by a group of Jamaicans then living in Toronto. The impetus for the creation of the association was the emergence of Jamaica from colonial status to becoming an independent nation in August, 1962. Jamaicans in Toronto formed a committee comprised of the following: Roy G. Williams, Bromley Armstrong, E. S. Ricketts, Miss Phyllis Whyte,

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Diversity

We value and respect the diversity of our staff, the people who make up our membership, and of those who use our services regardless of their racial and cultural backgrounds, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, and visible/invisible challenges.

Excellence & Integrity

Excellence ‐ We are committed to ensuring that clients and customers receive high quality services from well‐informed and well‐qualified staff.

Integrity ‐ We employ honesty and ethical decision‐making practices in all that we do

Advocacy

We recognize the need to increase resources to contribute to the well‐being of the communities we serve. We support this position by working with individuals, organizations, and others in an effort to influence the policy decisions that impact these communities.

Respect & Dignity

Staff, volunteers, and community members who participate in JCA activities and use its services will treat each other with respect and dignity.

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Adaoma Patterson
JCA President 2018-2020

Board Positions Available

Join a great team!

We will soon be inviting applications for some board positions that will open up for 2020/2021. Elections will be at the Annual General Meeting in August 2020 this year due to COVID19.

More details to come when available.

 

The Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) is an incorporated, non-profit charitable organization which celebrates the cultural heritage of Jamaica in all its forms. We hold true to Jamaica’s motto “Out of Many, One People”.  It is a tribute to the different cultural groups working together to form a cohesive nation and echoed by Canada’s Multiculturalism Act of 1982.  JCA aims to improve life for Caribbean people of all heritage, people of African descent, as well as others who subscribe to our goals and core values.  The JCA has been in operation for 52 years, a fascinating history with numerous accomplishments.

The JCA is being separated into 3 distinct but connected  functioning areas:

  1. JCA-Membership (Jamaican origin is NOT a Requirement)
  2. JCA-CAFCAN (Caribbean African Canadian Social Services)
  3. JCA Charitable Foundations -Scholarship Division