Canadian Tamil Congress

rdf:langString Canadian Tamil Congress

rdf:langString Canadian Tamil Congress

rdf:langString Canadian Tamil Congress

rdf:langString Board of Directors

rdf:langString October 2000

rdf:langString English, French, Tamil

rdf:langString President

rdf:langString Cultural

rdf:langString Non-profit organization

rdf:langString The Canadian Tamil Congress (CTC; French: Congrès Tamoul Canadien) is a Canadian non-profit organization that serves Tamil Canadians since October 2000 and has 11 chapters. The objectives of the Canadian Tamil Congress are: to promote the participation of Tamil Canadians in activities of local, regional, provincial and national importance; to uphold the Canadian values of human rights, multiculturalism, religious and cultural diversity, pluralism, and volunteerism; to champion for equal rights and in particular, gender equality; to support the cultural and political aspirations of Tamils. The organization also promotes the study and knowledge of Tamil language, culture and history within the Canadian context. The CTC also works on adjustment/settlement issues. Canada is home to a large Tamil Canadian community. Thousands of Tamils arrived in Canada during the 1980s and 1990s, particularly as a result of Black July ethnic riots which ravaged Sri Lanka.