Olesya Dzyra

State Regulation of the Activities of the Public Organizations in Canada and Ukrainian Activists in 1918–1939

Abstract: The article analyses the features of Canadian internal policy on public activities of Ukrainian immigrants in the interwar period. The regulations of the Canadian legislation governing this activity are characterized. This regulation directly reflected the attitude of the country`s ruling circles towards national minorities. It was carried out within the framework of the Companies Act of 1917. All public organizations that wished to become legal had to obtain a charter from the government, i. e. official permission to expand their activities. Charters issued by the Secretary of State of Canada gave the right to found departments and indicated the territorial boundaries of the formation of societies. The article also outlines the possibilities of creation and functioning of public organizations. It is clarified whether the legislation of the country influenced the development of Ukrainian social and political associations and in what way. The activity of banned communities is investigated and the reasons why they have lost their legal character are identified. In general, there was no prejudice from the part of the Canadian authorities towards the work of Ukrainian public organizations in 1918–1939. The main condition was that their activities did not endanger the security of the country`s citizens and state regime. Ukrainian social and political associations of the interwar period were liberal, nationalist, conservative, socialist and communist. Most of them functioned without any hindrance from the Canadian government officials, and only the far-left were closely monitored by the authorities. It was because of their incitement of the population to workers` strikes, their plans to change the state regime of Canada and the desire for world revolution.

Keywords: Canadian internal policy, Ukrainian public organizations, Ukrainian diaspora in Canada.

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• Olesya Dzyra (V. I. Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, Ukraine, Kyiv, dzyraolesya@gmail.com) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3928-3824

Cite:
Olesya Dzyra (2022). State Regulation of the Activities of the Public Organizations in Canada and Ukrainian Activists in 1918–1939. Academic Papers of The Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine, (63) 305-317. (In Ukrainan). doi: https://doi.org/10.15407/np.63.305

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