The Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) has signed a lease with the City of Toronto to transform a derelict heritage building on Toronto’s waterfront into a vibrant new venue for arts, cultural and heritage programming. Ontario recently announced $2.2 million-investment to support the launch of The Corleck. Construction is underway, and it is expected to open […]

Ontario is investing $2.2 million to support the launch of The Corleck, a new Irish-Canadian arts venue on Toronto’s downtown waterfront, to celebrate the contributions of the province’s large and longstanding Irish community. This investment through the 2025 Fall Economic Statement supports the government’s plan to protect Ontario by celebrating the province’s heritage, boosting tourism, creating jobs […]

Today, we pause to honour Survivors, their families, and the children who never returned. Canada Ireland Foundation’s mission is to connect the peoples of Ireland and Canada through history, art, and culture. We recognize that the Irish, while often themselves displaced, also came here as settlers. Acknowledging this complicated history is a necessary step in […]

The Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) is pleased to announce that Barry Columb has been elected to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. In addition to his leadership role at PC Financial and PC Services, Barry is also a member of the Executive Management Board of Loblaw Companies Limited. With more than 25 years of […]

The Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) is pleased to announce that Helen Downes has been elected to the Foundation’s Board of Directors, effective immediately. Helen serves as Chief Executive of Shannon Chamber in Shannon, County Clare, Ireland. She has been instrumental in transforming the Chamber into a dynamic force for regional and economic development and business […]

The Canada Ireland Foundation today announced that its Founder, Robert G. Kearns, has retired from his position as Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors and as a member of the Board. Mark Purdy, a Founding Director and long-standing Board member, has been elected by the Board to serve as the new Chair. 1n 1997, […]

The transformation of Toronto’s waterfront from an industrial hub to a livable community has taken decades of planning and construction. Most traces of the heavy industries that once lined the lakefront have long been erased, with only a few monuments left that remind us of Toronto’s origins as a port city. Of the remaining structures, […]

Dear friends and supporters, For the past 44 years, I have devoted my passion and purpose to promoting a more informed awareness of the deep and ancient bond of friendship that exists between Canada and Ireland. As the Founder and Chair of Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF), I am incredibly proud of what we have accomplished. Together, […]

What will become an international trail of Irish famine victims began in St. John’s this week, a reflection of what the country’s ambassador calls the strength of the Irish diaspora in Newfoundland and Labrador. A trail of bronze shoes, cast from real antique shoes discovered bundled in the thatch of a 19th-century cottage in Ireland, will […]

The Canada Ireland Foundation (CIF) is pleased to announce that Ms. Eileen Costello has been elected Vice Chair of the Foundation’s Board of Directors, effective May 1. Eileen is a Partner in the Municipal and Land Use Planning Group at Aird & Berlis LLP. Eileen has provided invaluable expertise to the CIF as the Chair […]