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Iranian-Canadian Congress (ICC) is a not for profit, non partisan and nonreligious organization that is committed to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
The objectives of the ICC organization are as follows:
o To uphold the interests of the Iranian Canadian community and their well being in social, economic, political and cultural spheres.
o To build mechanisms for cooperation between Iranian-Canadians and the Canadian society to promote and strengthen cross-cultural harmony and to advance tolerance, understanding and goodwill among all segments of the multicultural Canadian society.
o To build an environment for participation, and effective engagement of community members and build membership and teamwork to serve the community.
o To assist as a link between various Iranian Canadian communities and organizations dispersed across Canada.
o To identify, present and promote the leaders of the Iranian-Canadian community who can be a voice for the community and to assist them in becoming prominent members of the Canadian society in all levels of civic life including Municipal, Provincial and Federal level.
o To promote and celebrate Iranian culture, values, languages and history and uphold the prestige, dignity and good name and success of Iranian-Canadians and their descendants.
o To channel the resources and aspirations of Iranian-Canadians towards finding their place in the Canadian society and their full integration into the fabric of Canadian civic life.
o To support other public and private organizations that provide community related services to those in need in the Iranian Community
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