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NIAF New York Gala

NIAF New York Gala

We celebrated with over 700 Italians and Italian Americans for a grand celebration of Italian culture and heritage. The evening honoured Giuseppina Di Foggia, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of Terna SpA, with the Special Achievement Award in Business; Monica Mandelli, Managing Director ...

CIBPA-NIAF Signing Ceremony

CIBPA-NIAF Signing Ceremony

The CIBPA–NIAF Cooperation Agreement, signed on April 17, 2024, at 3:30 PM at the Italian Consulate in New York, marks a historic milestone. This partnership will bring significant benefits for the Italian Canadian and Italian American community. Key areas of collaboration will include supporting ...

Spring Panoram - CIBPA Events

Spring Panoram - CIBPA Events

The Italian-Canadian Magazine - Spring 2024 | NO. 149 - Events Editor: Romina Monaco Annual President's Dinner CIBPA Montreal The Canadian-Italian Business and Professional Association - Montreal Chapter (CIBPA Montreal) celebrated it's annual President's Dinner December 5 alongside 150 organization members ...

Young Artist Grant

Young Artist Grant

Young Artist Grant The Villa Charities Young Artist Grant is a new national grant program available to emerging Italian Canadian artists in their creative endeavours. Three grants totaling $15,000 will be disbursed to three talented young artists between 18 and 30 years of age in the fields of literature, music ...

A Message from our President

A Message from our President

Canada is home to a large Ukrainian population (the world’s largest outside of Ukraine and Russia) and many of our colleagues and neighbours have family and friends who have been impacted deeply. The National Federation of CIBPA Canada supports Ukraine in raising funds to help with their immediate needs for ...

Apology To Canadian Italians

Apology To Canadian Italians

After Italy allied with Germany in 1940, 600 Italian-Canadians were interned in camps in this country, while approximately 31,000 others were declared “enemy aliens,” prompting mistreatment and discrimination including fingerprinting and having to regularly report to local registrars. Today, Prime Minister ...

Canadian Internment Apology

Canadian Internment Apology

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will issue a formal apology next month for the treatment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. The government said in a news release that 600 Italian-Canadian men were interned in camps in Canada after Italy allied with Germany and joined the war in 1940. Some 31,000 other Italian-Canadians ...

Remembering Corporal Cirillo

Remembering Corporal Cirillo

On Remembrance Day, the CIBPA asks you to keep the men and woman who fought for freedom in your thoughts and prayers, and to remember Corporal Nathan Cirillo. The 24-year-old reservist from Hamilton was murdered in Ottawa on October 22, 2014 while on duty protecting the Canadian National War Memorial . The National Federation CIBPA ...

Pope blesses mobile hospitals

Pope blesses mobile hospitals

The CIBPA and other Italian Canadian organizations created “The Italy Earthquake Relief Fund” (TIERF) to help the people affected by the massive earthquake in central Italy on Aug. 24, 2016. To date TIERF has raised over $1.6 million On December 22, 2017 TIERF completed the donation of 2 “Tele Mobile Hospitals” ...