Edmonton Ethno- Cultural Communities

Angola

Francisco Wallah: 780.423.2422, fwallah13@hotmail.com

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Cultural Society of Edmonton 
wvw.azcse.com, contact@azcse.com, 780.884.0160

Barbados

Barbados Canadian Association of Edmonton 
Veronica: 780.405.8700, Jack: 780.481.4291, Paul: 780.909.1963

Benin

Edmonton Beninese Association
Sedami Gnidehou: 780.655.1274, gcarine@yahoo.com

Brazil

Samba Edmonton
780.722.1256, amanda@sambaedmonton.ca

Burundi

Burundian Association of Edmonton
Hagera Olivier: 780.977.9958, 780.655.1274, burundiedmonton@gmail.com

Cameroon

Bafut Development Manjong Edmonton Group
Stanley Ngwa: 780.244.1941
Cameroon Association of Edmonton
Julien Simo: 780.394.0412, http://cae-ace.ca/
Edmonton Savannah Association
Augustine S.: 780.244.3512, http://www.esa-cmr.org/
Edmonton Sawa Cameroon Group
Frankline Agbor: 780.709.0965
Po’oh Menoua Association of Edmonton
William Mzebaze:  780-433-6220 or 780-270-1448 menoua.edmonton@gmail.com

Canada

The Canadian Birkebeiner Society
Allan Mayer: 780.430.7153, http://www.canadianbirkie.com/, ski@canadianbirkie.com
Edmonton Heritage Festival Association
780.488.3378, http://www.heritage-festival.com/, info@heritage-festival.com

Caribbean

Cariwest – Western Carnival Development Association
780.421.7800, http://www.cariwest.ca/, info@cariwest.ca

Chile

Ingrid Flores: 780.495.1957
Chilean Canadian Community of Edmonton
780.440.2509, chileans@angelfire.com
Chilean Canadian Cultural Society
http://www.cccs-edm.com/, cccs-edmonton@outlook.com

China

East China Immigration Society of Edmonton
780.709.3322, http://www.ecise.ca/
Edmonton Chinese Bilingual Education Association
http://www.ecbea.org/, info@ecbea.org
Edmonton Chinese Chamber of Commerce
David Deng: 780.710.4899
Edmonton Chinese Engineers Society
http://www.eces.cc/, president@eces.cc, membership@eces.com.cc, communication@eces.cc
Edmonton Chinese Garden Society
info@ecgs.ca
ECPA – Chinese Music, Edmonton Chinese Philharmonica
ecpa2001@hotmail.com
Fukienese Association
780.429.1848
Edmonton Golden Sun Chinese Club
Lucy Tse: 780.421.7090
Melody Cultural and Community Centre
Lucy Tse: 780.421.7090

Congo Brazza

Congo Brazzaville
Claude Mussuami: 780.905.6652, claudemus@yahoo.fr

RDC Congo-Kinshasa

Congo Association of Edmonton
Marcelle Milolo: 587.987.0363, mmilolo@hotmail.com

Cuba

Cuba Edmonton Solidarity Committee
780.462.5295 or 780.465.6898
Cuban Movements Dance School
780.862.2068, info@cubanmovements.com

Denmark

Denmark Division: Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton 
Jens Woller: 780.453.1771, jens.woller@hotmail.com, http://www.shse.ca/index.php/denmark
The Danish Canadian Society of Edmonton (DANIA)
Jens Woller: 780.453.1771, jens.woller@hotmail.com
Lis Walker: 780.433.9932, dania@telus.net
Dutch Canadian Club (Edmonton)
780.452.2861, http://dutchcanadiancentre.com/
Frank Stolk (President): 780.984.4569, dccedm@gmail.com

Egypt

Egyptian Students’ Association – University of Alberta
www.ualberta.ca/~esa106/, esa106@ualberta.ca

El Salvador

Ires Moreno: 780.221.6040, iris.elsalvador2012@gmail.com

Ethiopia

Ethiopian Community Association in Edmonton
Tezera Firew Azmatch: 780.405.3782, tazmatch@ualberta.ca, www.ethio-edmonton.org
Ethiopian Canadians Community Association in Edmonton
780.421.1615, www.ethiocanadians.org, president@ethiocanadians.org
Oromo Community Association of Northern Alberta
780.428.5062, Bedri (Chairman): 780.399.3450, www.edmontonoromocommunity.org, eoc@edmontonoromocommunity.org

Finland

Finland Division: Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton
Hely Smith: 780.477.7862, bumpymum@shaw.ca, http://www.shse.ca/index.php/finland
Finnish Society of Edmonton
Pasi Karsten: 780.432.1981, www.finnishsocietyedm.com
Pasi Karsten (Membership): pkarste1@telusplanet.net
General Information: finnedm@gmail.com

First Nations

Aboriginal Counselling Services Association of Alberta (previously: Aboriginal Consulting Services Association of Alberta)
Sue Languedoc (Executive Director): 780.448.0378, acsa@telus.net, http://www.aboriginalcounseling.com/
Canadian Native Friendship Centre
780.761.1900, reception@cnfcedmonton.com, directorcnfcedmonton@shaw.ca, http://www.cnfc.ca/
Enoch Cree Nation
780.470.4505, 780.470.5079, 780.470.5646, info@rcdevcorp.com, pjc100@outlook.com, http://www.enochecdev.ca/home/, https://www.facebook.com/EnochCN/
Institute for the Advancement of Aboriginal Women
780.479.8195, Toll Free: 1.877.471.2171, iaaw@iaaw.ca, http://www.iaaw.ca/
Metis Settlements General Council
780.822.4096, Toll Free: 1.888.213.4400, reception@msgc.ca, http://www.msgc.ca

France

Alliance Française d’Edmonton
780.469.0399, info@afedmonton.ca, http://www.af.ca/edmonton/
La Cité Francophone
780.463.1144, lacite@lacitefranco.ca, http://www.lacitefranco.ca/
Le Quartier Francophone
587.524.9399, info@frenchquarteredmonton.ca, http://www.frenchquarteredmonton.ca/

Germany

German Canadian Cultural Association Edmonton
780.466.4000, gcca@shaw.ca, http://gcca.ca/
German Language School Society of Edmonton
780.642.5827, kerstin.buelow@shaw.ca, judith.meyers@gmx.com, http://germanschooledmonton.org/

Ghana

GFAE (Ghana Friendship Association of Edmonton) 
780.757.3322, 780.907.8121, Rev. Nicolas Mercy Osuteye: 780.444.6237, mosuteye@hotmail.com, ghfae@yahoo.com, https://www.facebook.com/gfaelive/,  http://ghanaalberta.com/

Guinea

Guinean Community of Edmonton (Edmonton’s Guinean Community)
Yic Camara (Public Relations & Communications): 587.926.8393, Joseph Camara: 780.904.4570, jcamara@telus.net
Sherif: 780.707.9087, cherifd1@yahoo.fr
http://www.eguineancommunity.org/
Guinean Association of Edmonton
780.729.4197, communication@agealberta.com
Thierno Barry (President): 780.995.4058, association.guinee@yahoo.ca
http://www.agealberta.com/, https://www.facebook.com/GuineanAssociationOfEdmonton/

Haiti

Haitian Organization of Edmonton
Marie: 780.200.6716, https://www.facebook.com/Organization-Ha%C3%AFtienne-dEdmonton-1447949125440131/

Iceland

Iceland Division: Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton
Lorainne Ilnicki: 780.454.1710, l.ilnicki@shaw.ca, http://www.shse.ca/index.php/iceland
Icelandic Canadian Club of Edmonton
Joedy Englesby (President): 780.905.3000, president@iccedmonton.org
Charles Grant (Membership): 780.434.4469, membership@iccedmonton.org
http://iccedmonton.org/, https://www.facebook.com/Icelandic-Canadian-Club-of-Edmonton-356362747722498/ 

India

Alberta Gujarati Association
Shailesh Jasani (Vice President): 780.570.0299,
alberta.gujarati.association@gmail.com, info@agaedmonton.ca, http://www.agaedmonton.ca/
Bhartiya Cultural Society of Alberta
780.468.2106, Rajesh Arora: 780.904.9668, hmehmi@gmail.com
bcsa.edm@gmail.com, http://edmontonmandir.com/
Council of India Societies of Edmonton,
780.436.5367
Edmonton Goan Association
egacommittee@gmail.com
Edmonton Raga-Mala Music Society
780.445.7771, ragamala@edmontonragamala.ab.ca
Edmonton Tamil Cultural Association
780.628.2538
The Hindu Society of Alberta
780.451.5130, hindu.society@hotmail.com
India Center
9504-37 Ave, Edmonton, 780.436.53674
Indian Students’ Association – University of Alberta
ndsa@ualberta.ca, ISA@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca
Indo Canadian Women’s Association
780.490.0477, info@icwaedmonton.org

Iran

Iranian Heritage Society of Edmonton
www.ihse.ca

Ireland

Edmonton Irish Sports & Social Society
780.453.2249

Israel/Jewish

Jewish Family Services
780.454.1194
The Jewish Federation of Edmonton
780.487.0585, info@edjfed.org

Italy

Italian Culture Center
780.453.6182

Ivory Coast

Ivorian Association
Giscard Kodiane, 780.604.9840, cice.alberta@gmail.com

Jamaica

Jamaica Association of Northern Alberta (JANA)
Garvey Centre for Unity, 12526-126th Ave Edmonton, AB, T5L 3C7; 780.423.5262

Japan

The Edmonton Japanese Community Association
780.466.8166, office@ejca.org

Kenya

Edmonton Kenyan Community
Robert Kamua, 780.920.5679

Latin America

Edmonton Hispanic Bilingual Association
780.472.0532, info@ehba.org
Edmonton Hispanic Heritage Society
www.edmontonhispanic.com
Edmonton Latin Festival
780.993.9799
The Latino Canadian Chamber of Commerce
780.934.8818
Memoria Viva Society of Edmonton
780.293.8496, mvedmonton1@gmail.com
Mexican Community Association of Edmonton
587.712.2246
Mexican Cultural Society of Edmonton
mcsecontact@gmail.com
Peruvian Canadian Cultural Association
Jesus Aburto, president@aculpeca.com

LGBTQ

AGAPE 
780.492.0772
Altview
info@altview.ca
The Pride Centre of Edmonton
780.488.3234
Camp fYrefly
780.492.0772, fyrefly@ualberta.ca
OUTreach
outreach@ualberta.ca
TTIQ
780.718.1412, transadvocacy@yahoo.ca
Womonspace
womonspace@gmail.com

Liberia

Liberia Friendship Society of Edmonton
John Gaye, 587.987.3962, jtgaye@gmail.com

Mali

Malian Association of Edmonton
Kadi Togol, 587.566.2957, kadi_togola@yahoo.fr
Malian Association
Keita Fode, 587.709.8452, keitafode@hotmail.ca

Mexico

Mexico Association of Edmonton
Victor, 780.222.6086

Middle East/Arabic

Canadian Arab Friendship Association
780.473.7214
Canadian Islamic Centre
780.451.6694

Morocco

The Moroccan Society in Alberta
Hicham, 587.708.2049, hichamf09@gmail.com

Netherlands

Dutch Canadian Centre
780.984.4569, dccedm@gmail.com

Niger

Ibrahim Karidio, ibrahim.karidio@gmail.com

Nigeria

IGBO Cultural Association Edmonton
Okwuchi Nnani, 780.886.6965
NCA Edmonton
Joseph Adedire, 780.974.5888, info@ncaedmonton.org
Nigerian Canadian Friendship Society of Alberta
Cajetan, 780.604.9534
Nigerian Students’ Association of University of Alberta
Godfrey, 780.716.5843
Nigerian Association of Alberta
780.437.9769, https://www.facebook.com/Nigerian-Canadian-Association-of-Edmonton-168537949897948/, info@nigeriansinedmonton.org

Nepal

Nepalese Canadian Society of Edmonton
President: Arjun KC, 780.782.0245, arjun.kc@necase.ca, https://necase.ca

Norway

Norway Division: Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton
Emily Moen: 780.637.3208, e2m2rockies@hotmail.com, http://www.shse.ca/index.php/norway
NORTANA – Norwegian Researchers & Teachers Association of North America
Melissa Gjellstad (President): president@nortana.net, http://nortana.org/
Executive Committee: board@nortana.net
Sons of Norway, Edmonton
Sharon Bruce (President): 780.436.7286
Peter Myhre (Vice-President): 780.249.5701
Betty Thomson (Membership Secretary): 780.452.0915
Brenda Carlstad (Counsellor, Historian, Publicity Director): 780.628.5005, brenda@clrmedia.com
http://www.sofnedmonton.ca/

Pakistan

Pakistan-Canada Association Edmonton
780.463.7231

Palestine

Canada-Palestine Cultural Association
Alaa Kadri, 780.721.7875, akadri@telus.net

Peru

Peruvian Canadian Cultural Association
780.709.2399

Philippines

Filipino Canadian Women’s Barangay Association
780.453.1266
Filipino Karilagan Dance Society
780.761.1110, memen@shaw.ca
Filipino Nazareno Council Knights of Columbus Edmonton
grandknight@kofcnazareno.com
Filipino Nurses Association
780.456.4727
Filipino Society for Growth and Change
780.406.0828
Filipino Youth Community Association
1.888.666.4259, thomas.ancheta@my780.com
Migrante Alberta
migrantealberta@gmail.com, 780.966.5908

Poland

Polish Education in Edmonton
cphsalberta@gmail.com
Polish Hall
10960 104 St Edmonton, 780.426.1856

Portugal

Portuguese Canadian Cultural Society
780.473.2194

Russia

Edmonton Russian Recreation Club
780.240.5886, russoclub@yahoo.ca
Russian Language and Culture Education Society of Alberta
780.481.4548, contact@erudit.ca

Rwanda

Rwandese Canadian Community of Edmonton (RCCE)
Lawrence Muganga, 780.686.2016, mugangalaw@gmail.com

Scandinavia

Edmonton Scandinavian Centre Association
780.434.6532, kendomier@shaw.ca
Scandinavian Businessmen’s Club
780.452.4787, info@scandinavianbusinessmensclub.com
Scandinavian Club, University of Alberta, Edmonton
scandinavian-club@mailman.srv.ualberta.ca
Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton
780.436.7286, sabruce@telusplanet.ca, www.shse.ca
               Finland – Hely Smith: 780.477.7862, bumpymum@shaw.ca
               Iceland – Lorainne Ilnicki: 780.454.1710, l.ilnickie@shaw.ca
               Denmark – Jens Woller: 780.453.1771, jens.woller@hotmail.com
               Norway – Emily Moen: 780.637.3208, e2m2rockies@hotmail.com
               Sweden – Andrea Samuelson: asamuel2@shaw.ca
               Volunteer Coordinator – Marv Weiss: 780.467.5490, mrweiss@telusplanet.net
Scandinavian Studies Association
christopher.hale@ualberta.ca
Torskeklubben in Edmonton
780.996.0238

Scotland

Edmonton Scottish Society
780.988.5357
The New Scotsman
Ian Stewart and Ian Murray, ianmstewart@shaw.ca or ian@theploughmanpoet.com

Senegal

Senegalese Association of Edmonton
Aliou, 780.932.6097, aofaye@yahoo.fr

Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone-Canada Friendship Association Edmonton
Kemoh Mansaray, 780.902.5966

Somalia

Somali-Canadian Cultural Society of Edmonton
North Edmonton: 780.441.9878, South Edmonton: 780.267.7992, www.somaliedmonton.com, info@somaliedmonton.com, jibril.ibrahim@somaliedmonton.com,

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Canada Friendship Association of Edmonton
Chris Senaratne: senaratnes@shaw.ca

Sudan

Darfur Association Abdelkarim
780.394.0454
Sudanese Community League of Edmonton
Adam Ahmed, Cell: 780.695.9716

South Sudan

South Sudanese Neur Canadian Cultural Society
John Deng, 780.700.2790
South Sudan Community Association in Edmonton
Samuel Kur, 587.920.9785
Greater Equatorial Community Association in Edmonton
James Lako, 587.985.2388

Sweden

Sweden Division: Scandinavian Heritage Society of Edmonton
Andrea Samuelson: 780.907.0777, asamuel7@shaw.ca, http://www.shse.ca/index.php/sweden
Vasa Order of America, Skandia Lodge #549
Greg Brodeur (Chairman): 780.619.8988
Murray Sund (Vice-Chairman): 780.907.3360
Leslie Morris (Secretary): 780.466.3566
vasa.skandia.549@gmail.com, http://www.vasaskandia549.com/

Tanzania

Tanzanian Community Association of Northern Alberta (TANA)
Dr. Hassan Katalambula, hhhk2@yahoo.com

Trinidad & Tobago

Trinidad & Tobago Cultural Association
780-455-5310

Turkey

Turkish Canadian Society
780.425.9771, turkishcanadians.edmonton@gmail.com

Ukraine

Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts
780.488.8558 or 1.855.488.8558, info@acuarts.ca
Alberta Ukrainian Dance Association
780.422.9700, info@abuda.ca, www.abuda.ca
Alberta Ukrainian Self-Reliance League 
info@ausrl.ca
The Carvel Ukrainian Cultural Society
780.963.1541 or 780.963.6973
Friends of the Ukrainian Village Society
780.6623640, info@ friendsukranianvillage.com
St. John’s Institute
780.439.3320 or 1.800.439.2320
Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Alberta Provincial Council
780.414.1624, uccab@shaw.ca, www.uccab.ca
Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum of Alberta
780.424.7580, ucama@shaw.ca
Ukrainian Canadian Social Services
780.471.4477, ucss@shaw.ca
Ukrainian Catholic Brotherhood of Canada – Edmonton Eparchy
780.424.5496, chancery@edmontoneparch.com
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village
780.662.3640, uchv@gov.ab.ca
Ukrainian Resource and Development Centre at MacEwan University
780.497.5494, Director: Roman Petryshyn, petryshynr@macewan.ca
Ukrainian Students Society at the University of Alberta
uss@ualberta.ca
Ukrainian Youth Unity Complex
780.478.4881

Uganda

Ugandan Community
Fredrick Lubwama, 587.710.0083, fredlubs@gmail.com

Vietnam

Edmonton Vietnamese Chinese Association
780.428.7074
Vietnam Chinese Association of Edmonton
780.425.5393

Zimbabwe

Munya, 780.902.1270, zimaa2004@yahoo.com
Zimbabwe Cultural Society of Alberta
https://www.facebook.com/ZimbabweCulturalSocietyOfAlberta/