EVENTS
April 9, 2025 – 108th anniversary (1917) of the Battle of Vimy Ridge.
April 13, 2025 – 10:55 a.m. – Commemorative ceremony of the Battle of Vimy Ridge held at Toronto City Hall and organized by the Souvenir Français in Canada
April 21, 2025 – 43rd anniversary (1982) of the creation of the National Defense Medal, a French military decoration
April 24, 2025 – The National Day of Remembrance of the Victims and Heroes of the Deportation (National ceremony) – Last Sunday in April.
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NEWS
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Dr André M. Levesque appointed to the Order of Ontario.
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The Amicitia France-Canada Monument has been nominated for the Prix de l'horizon franco-ontarien awarded by the Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO).
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Christophe Raisonnier has been named Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour.
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The monument
AMICITIA France-Canada is the national monument that is erected in Ottawa at the Beechwood National Cemetery to recognize more than four centuries of shared history and heritage and over 90 years of official diplomatic relations between France and Canada.
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Beyond the timeless memorial, Amicitia wants to entrust to future generations, through their civic engagement, the mission of keeping alive our unique fraternal friendship between France and Canada.
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AMICITIA France-Canada
A monument born of a shared history and a shared heritage
