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The German Canadian Congress is a non-profit, non-partisan and non-sectarian organization. Our Purpose is to cultivate and promote the German Language, culture, and customs of German-Canadians in Canada within the scope of Canadian Multiculturalism.
Founded November/02/1985.
Treaty and Traditional
Territory Acknowledgement
The German-Canadian Congress meets on the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene Peoples, and on the homeland of the Metis Nation. We respect the Treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past, and we dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.
From the president
by Lydia Schöppner - President of GCC MB
March 2026
Not long ago, I received a beautiful photo from a friend in Germany: bright yellow daffodils transforming her garden into a sea of color. At this time of year, such greetings from spring are especially meaningful—small harbingers of warmer days that won’t be long in arriving here in Winnipeg either. Before long, the first tulips and other early bloomers will timidly push their way out of the ground, finally chasing away the gray days of winter. It is this season of new beginnings and renewal that we also associate with Easter....more