Товариство Об'єднаних Українських Канадтсив
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| Abbreviation | AUUC |
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| Formation | 1918; 106 years ago (1918) |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
President | Glenn Michalchuk |
Main organ | Board of Directors |
| Website | auuc |
Formerly called | Ukrainian Labour Farmer Temple Association |
The Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (AUUC; Ukrainian: Товариство Об'єднаних Українських Канадтсив) is a national cultural-educational non-profit organization established for Ukrainians in Canada. With branches throughout Canada it sponsors such cultural activities as dance groups, orchestras, choirs and children's activities, and is involved in social justice and solidarity activities in partnership with other ethnocultural organizations, peace groups, and community organizations.
The Ukrainian Labour Farmer Temple Association (ULFTA) was established in Winnipegin1918 as an association of cultural societies and community halls and the Ukrainian Social Democratic Party of Canada (USDPC). By 1928 it had 167 branches across Canada. Labour Temples and other associated halls existed in cities like Winnipeg, Edmonton, and Toronto (1921),[1] as well as in rural communities in the Ukrainian Block Settlements.
As no form of public medicare was available at the time, ULFTA founded the Workers Benevolent Association (WBA) in Winnipeg in 1922, with branches and membership rapidly spreading throughout Canada; it even extended its membership to all workers, irrespective of ethnic origin.
In 1940, the ULFTA was banned under the wartime Defence of Canada Regulations, and a few of its leaders and journalists were interned. Several Labour Temples were confiscated by the federal government as "enemy property" with several being sold off.[2]
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In 1940, the ULFTA underwent a name change and became the Association of United Ukrainian Canadians (AUUC).[3]
Few post World War II immigrants joined the AUUC[citation needed] as most were opposed to the Soviet Union and Communism.
However, the AUUC has a legacy of senior's homes, children's camps, monuments and museums to Ukrainian literary giants, most notably the monument to the Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrainka, a gift from Soviet Ukraine, on the grounds of the University of Saskatchewan in 1976. In addition, the AUUC still runs programs such as Edmonton's Trembita dance ensemble.
There is an Association of United Ukrainian Canadians fondatLibrary and Archives Canada.[4] The archival reference number is R3120, former archival reference number is MG28-V154.[5] The fond covers the date ranges 1929 to 1996. It includes 8 meters of textual records; 7 photographs; 3 film reels.
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