Chin Community of Canada (CCC) was founded on August 21, 2021, by delegates from all Chin community leaders in Canada. The aim and objectives of the organization are to create an environment where all Chin communities across Canada can come together and hold hands with each other to help and share news so that all the Chin living in Canada can live better in one community. Since Canada is so large and all Chin communities are spreading across from Vancouver, British Columbia, St. John of New Foundland, and Labrador, it’s almost impossible for the community leaders to hold a meeting in person even once or twice a year. Therefore, delegates of the respective community are the contact person and are in charge of whom to approach for all matters that need to address.
Mission And Vision
As a non-profit organization working to provide community and social service to Chin people living in Canada, CCC volunteers put their effort to the best of their ability to help the Chin community in Canada. Volunteer services in this organization included connecting with each Chin community leaders in their respective provinces and cities to help each other and share information that needed attention from community leaders to deal with. CCC believes that by connecting each other within our community across Canada, many Chin younger generations could learn and walk in hand together and interact well with Canadian society.
Chin Community of Canada have the following mission and vision;
- Represent the Chin community in Canada concerning issues deem affecting the whole Chin community in Canada;
- Promote education and higher learning for the Chin youth in Canada by facilitating all accessible tools from the government and NGOs;
- Provide an open forum for all community members to voice opinions on community concerns and strengthen the network among the Chins in Canada;
- Encourage all Chin community in Canada about local integration and participation in volunteer service and neighbourhood activities;
- Cooperate and coordinate with other groups or organizations which the organization deems relevant to the best interest of the organization;
- Approach and lobby the government of Canada to gain attention and support for the Chin people in Myanmar;
- Develop closer relations with the Chin diaspora around the world and maintain working relationships with Chin civil society in Myanmar;
Structure and Functions
All staff members are elected tri-annually in CCC General Meeting by all the community leaders across Canada. The Board of Directors elects the Executive Director. And the Executive Director selects seven executive board members, including the deputy executive director, assistant executive director, treasurer, assistant treasurer, and coordinator of the youth and education department. The overall supervising body of the Chin Community of Canada is the Board of Directors, comprised of delegates from each Chin community from different regions. The President and Vice President of the Board of Directors lead the general meeting and the board’s joint meeting.
- List of provincial and municipalities’ Chin Communities associated with the Chin Community of Canada by 2022.
- Chin Society of Vancouver. (British Columbia)
- Calgary Chin Community. (Alberta)
- Chin Community of Edmonton. (Alberta)
- Regina Chin Community. (Saskatchewan)
- Manitoba Chin Community. (Manitoba)
- Ottawa Chin Community. (Ontario)
- Toronto Chin Community. (Ontario)
- KW Chin Community. (Ontario)
- Windsor Chin Community. (Ontario)
- St. John Chin Community. (Newfoundland)