On the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Ukrainian settlement in Canada head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church Patriarch Sviatoslav Shevchuk sends his prayerful greetings to the Canadian citizens of Ukrainian descent.
"This is a time to celebrate God's many blessings given through the vast territory of Canada to our people who have made this new land their home. And we rejoice with you, recalling at the same time the hardships and struggles you have endured over these many years", wrote he in his greeting.
Patriarch Sviatoslav states that over these 125 years Ukrainians have found not only a refuge in Canada, but they have prospered and grown, becoming respected citizens of this land. They have established a new life for themselves and their descendants, which now reach to the fifth and sixth generations.