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Українське Національне Об'єднання | |
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| Founded at | Edmonton,Alberta |
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| Merger of | Ukrainian War Veterans’ Association of Canada, the Organization of Ukrainian Women of Canada and the Ukrainian National Youth Federation of Canada |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Official language | Ukrainian, English |
| Website | unfcanada |
TheUkrainian National Federation of Canada (U.N.F.,Ukrainian:Українське Національне Об'єднання) is a pan-Canadian cultural and non-for-profit organization ofUkrainian Canadians. Its headquarters are locatedToronto,Ontario,Canada. The organization was created to helpUkrainian Canadians through the trials and tribulations afflicting the community in the aftermath ofThe Great Depression.[citation needed]
The Federation formed from a merger of three existing groups: the Ukrainian War Veterans’ Association of Canada, the Organization of Ukrainian Women of Canada and the Ukrainian National Youth Federation of Canada in 1932 with the first branches being inaugurated inEdmonton,Alberta andSaskatoon,Saskatchewan in 1932.
According to theEncyclopedia of Ukraine, the UNF was aligned with theMelnykite faction of theOrganisation of Ukrainian Nationalists in the postwar period.[1]
In August 2022, Russia designated the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada as an "undesirable organisation".[2]
In September 2023, Jurij Klufas, the president of the organization defendedYaroslav Hunka, a WWII veteran and a formerWaffen-SS member who received standing ovations in the Parliament. He stated that there was nothing wrong with the Canadian Parliament applauding a man "who fought for his country", although acknowledging in the circumstances "this may not have been correct".[3]
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The UNF has local branches in Ottawa, Montreal, Oshawa, Toronto (2), St. Catharines, Hamilton, Windsor, Sudbury, Winnipeg, Saskatoon, Regina and Edmonton.
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