The UCBA held an Informal Networking event on Thursday, March 3rd, 2016 at 5 PM at the Crooked Cue in Etobicoke.  Over 30 UCBA members attended the event.

On the afternoon of March 2nd members of the UCBA and Pavlo Grod, President of the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, met with Ukrainian Minister of Justice Pavlo Petrenko in Toronto. Minister of Justice Petrenko travelled to Canada on mission within the framework of the Quality and Accessible Legal Aid (QALA) in Ukraine Project. He was accompanied […]

There will be an informal UCBA networking evening this Thursday, March 3rd at 5PM. The event will be held at the Crooked Cue, located at 3056 Bloor Street West (Bloor and Royal York – Royal York TTC Station). See you there! 

Congratulations to UCBA Treasurer and Membership Director Andy Balaura who has recently become a partner at his firm, Pallett Valo. Andy practices exclusively in the area of management-side Employment & Labour Law. He advises corporate clients on a wide range of human resource issues, including employee discipline and discharge, employment and consulting contracts, workplace investigations, collective […]

UCPBA and RAZOM Media invite you to attend a networking night for professionals and entrepreneurs “Doing Business in 2016: Your Business and Social Networks”, February 4, 7:00pm, KUMF Gallery, 145 Evans Ave., Etobicoke. The organizers are looking for panel discussion speakers to share their knowledge and expertise about using social media for business.

A gripping documentary from Leonid Kanter and Ivan Yasniy, The Ukrainians is about the volunteer battalions of Ukraine and the fight for their nation’s independence in 2014. It includes incredible, shocking first-hand footage from the infamous battle at Donetsk Airport and the legendary “cyborgs” that heroically defended the airport and country. Tickets: $30 Dates: TORONTO: Thursday, […]

A team from the University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy will be participating in the Regional Final of the European Law Moot Court Competition (ELMC – 2016). They are looking for financial assistance in order to fund their participation. This marks the first year of the Ukrainian university’s participation in this remarkable international competition. This is the […]

Originally posted here. On July 14, 2015, Canada and Ukraine signed the Canada-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement (the “CUFTA”).  As at January 1, 2016, Canada has not released the test of the CUFTA.  Also, on January 1, 2016, the Ukraine-EU Free Trade Agreement came into effect.  This means that Canada is behind the larger EU.  This […]

As previously mentioned, UCBA Executive member Andy Semotiuk has started a legal aid clinic at Ukrainian Canadian Social Services. Mr. Semotiuk has now conducted two immigration legal aid sessions at the Ukrainian Canadian Social Services office at Jane and Bloor. He would now like to try to involve some other lawyers in providing free legal services […]

By Melinda Haring. Originally posted here. On November 30, Ukraine took two steps forward in its fight against corruption. Member of parliament Mykola Martynenko resigned his position, and Nazar Kholodnytsky was appointed the nation’s top anti-corruption prosecutor. Martynenko was the deputy head of Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s People’s Front party and the head of parliament’s […]