10 Belfield Road in Toronto was the venue for artistic training and skills development in modern Batik for some youth in the Toronto Ghanaian community during this summer. This summer workshop for the youth dubbed ‘Modern Batik Couture’ was organized under the auspices of the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) and funded by the ...
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May 17, 2019
Special Townhall Meeting With The President of Ghana In Toronto
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May 6, 2019
Toronto Community Spring Cleanup Exercise
Ghanaians living in the largest commercial city of Canada, Toronto, teamed up with the City of Toronto to clean up some parts of the city, specifically the Chalkfarm Park area which houses a lot of immigrants on May 4, 2019. This effort at cleanliness is a collaboration between the Ghanaian Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO). …
May 3, 2019
Maiden Launch of GCAO Annual Voluntary Community Clean Up Event
Dear Community Leaders/Members/Churches, The Ghanaian-Canadian Association of Ontario (GCAO) alias Ghana Union is embarking on a maiden two day community clean up exercise on May 4 and May 25. You and your members are cordially invited to join this voluntary community cleanup effort for at least one or both dates. ● 4 May 2019, from …
April 2, 2019
Ghanaians in Ontario raise Ghana’s Flag at Queen’s Park to celebrate Ghana @ 62
The Queen’s Park in Toronto which the seat of the Ontario Provisional government was this year the venue where Ghanaians living in Ontario raised Ghana’s Flag to commence celebrations of Ghana’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. The ceremony that took place in afternoon of Friday, March 8, 2019 was organized by the Consulate General of Ghana in …
February 19, 2019
Ghana 62nd Independence Celebrations In Toronto
Our young adults are leading the Independence celebration this year. The focus this year is Culture, Traditions and Heritage. What does it mean to be a Ghanaian, the rich history and traditions To ensure everyone is able to attend….kids, young, old and other communities can join …it is FREE Event. March 9th, 2019 at Continuation Event Hall. 10 Belfield, Etobicoke. Let us strive …
January 29, 2019
Community Conversation Between York University and members of the community
Having conducted cutting-edge research on migration, diaspora, and transnationalism, pertaining to Continental Africans in Canada for much of his academic career, Professor Joseph Mensah(Chair of the Department of Geography) teamed up with Professor Sylvia Bawa of York’s Department of Sociology and Ms. Evelyn Kissi (PhD Candidate, Critical Disability Studies) to convene a well-attended and successful Community ...
October 29, 2018
GCAO Host Executive Secretary of the Ghana Identification Authority, Prof. Ken Attafuah
Executive Secretary of the Ghana Identification Authority, Prof. Ken Attafuah has said Ghanaians in the diaspora would get their Ghana cards from the second half of 2019 and most would have had it by early 2020. Toronto meeting Addressing a cross section of Ghanaians in Toronto Canada over the weekend on the progress the NIA …
September 5, 2018
Launching of Ghanaian Canadian Heritage Centre Funding
The launching which was organized by the Executives of GCAO led by Mr. Emmanuel Duodu (a Toronto based banker) in collaboration with the Ghana Consulate in Toronto, chiefs of the Ghanaian community and the Ghanaian Ministerial Association of Toronto was well attended by professionals, politicians, the Toronto Police, chiefs, ethnic associations, the youth, faith groups ...
July 20, 2018
TOWN-HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER FUND LAUNCHING
Our Cherished Community Leaders and Members: I want to start by expressing appreciation for the great work done by fellow Ghanaians who migrated here a while back to Canada and braced the odds and built places of worship, formed associations, sacrificed so much to settle here and some had to forgo their cherished professions back …