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The mission of the SLCAM

* Provides a focal point for the community of Canadians and residents in Montreal with origins in Sri Lanka
* Provides a place for those who come to Montreal to meet people
* Expose our cultural heritage to Canadians with non-Sri Lankan origins
* Provide a forum to our young members to socialize with each other, develop their organizational and leadership skills, as well as express themselves artistically and in other forms

In April of 1988, the Sri Lanka-Canada Association of Montreal was formed and registered (Registration Number: 1144158095) within the Province of Québec as a non-profit cultural orginazation. SLCAM is administered by an Executive Committee duly elected by the membership once a year, usually in November of the preceding year. The membership also selects a Board of Directors in order to assist the Executive Committee in the same year.

Before the present Association, the Burgher community in Montreal had the "Lotus Club". That probably was the very first formal Association in Canada formed by people with origins in Sri Lanka. The Lotus Club was defunct when the present Association took wings.

Sri Lanka

The Island Of Serendip

An 18th century English writer had Sri Lanka in mind when he coined the word “serendipity” – the faculty of making happy and unexpected discoveries by accident. Serendip is one of the many poetic names given to Sri Lanka, a land so striking in its natural beauty, so green and fertile, its tropical climate mellowed by sea and mountains and water and trees. A two-hour drive in this land of contrasts transfers a traveler from tropical heat to mild temperate coolness.

In ancient times, Sri Lanka’s spices and precious stones attracted traders. Modern visitors are drawn to its tropical attractions, historical sites and spirituality. Sri Lanka can offer a bustling metropolis, a history that spans 2,500 years and miles and miles of unspoiled sands......{learn more about Sri Lanka}