Friendship Centres

Atikokan Native Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Atikokan by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Barrie Native Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Barrie by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

CanAm Indian Friendship Centre of Windsor

Develops a multitude of programs and services that encompass the cultural, economic, social, and political objectives of the Aboriginal community.

Dryden Native Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Dryden by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre

The mission of the Fort Erie Native Friendship Centre is to enhance all aspects of Native life through numerous programs while extending friendship to the community.

Georgian Bay Native Friendship Centre (Midland)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in the Midland/Penetanguishene area by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Hamilton Regional Indian Centre

This page recounts the history of the Hamilton Regional Indian Centre, a charitable organization offering various services and working on projects designed to support the Aboriginal community.

Indian Friendship Centre (Sault Ste. Marie)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Sault Ste. Marie by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Ininew Friendship Centre (Cochrane)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Cochrane by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Kapuskasing Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Kapuskasing by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Katarokwi Native Friendship Centre (Kingston)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Kingston by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Moosonee Native Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Moosonee by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

M'Wikwedong Native Cultural Resource Centre

This page recounts the events that led to the creation of the M'Wikwedong Native Cultural Resource Centre, established to meet the needs of the Aboriginal community in an urban setting.

Source: Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto

Community-based non-profit organization which provides a gathering place to deliver programs and services for Native people while striving to reflect the traditional Native cultural perspective.

N'Amerind Friendship Centre (London)

Non-profit organization committed to the promotion of physical, intellectual, emotional and spiritual well-being of Native people and in particular, Urban Native People.

Ne'Chee Friendship Centre (Kenora)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Kenora by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Niagara Regional Native Centre (Niagara-On-The-Lake)

Niagara Regional Native Centre's objective is to promote community development.

Nishnawbe–Gamik Friendship Centre (Sioux Lookout)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Sioux Lookout by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

North Bay Indian Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in North Bay by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

N'Swakamok Friendship Centre (Sudbury)

Assists Native people migrating to or already living in Sudbury. The Centre has developed and implemented programs and activities to serve the social, cultural and recreational needs of the Native community.

Odawa Native Friendship Centre (Ottawa)

The Odawa Native Friendship Centre is a non-profit organization serving the Aboriginal community in the Ottawa-Carleton Region of Eastern Ontario and surrounding communities.

Parry Sound Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Parry Sound by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Red Lake Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Red Lake by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Thunderbird Friendship Centre (Geraldton)

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Geraldton by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

Thunder Bay Indian Friendship Centre

The centre was established to meet the needs of the Aboriginal community of Thunder Bay.

Source: Ontario Federation of Indian Friendship Centres (OFIFC)

Timmins Native Friendship Centre

Improves the quality of life for Aboriginal people living in Timmins by supporting self-determined activities which encourage equal access to and participation in Canadian Society and which respects Aboriginal cultural distinctiveness.

United Native Friendship Centre (Fort Frances)

Serves Aboriginal people with special services in the fields of social, educational and cultural development while, at the same time, building a bridge of understanding between native and non-native people.

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