| Taiwanese Canadian Association of Toronto | |
| Abbreviation: | TCAT |
| Type: | Non-Governmental |
| Status: | Non-Profit |
| Purpose: | Social, Cultural |
| Language: | English, Taiwanese, Mandarin, Hakka |
| Headquarters: | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| Num Staff: | 24 |
Taiwanese Canadian Association of Toronto (TCAT), the largest general-purpose all-ages Taiwanese organization in the Greater Toronto Area, was established back in 1963 and later registered as a non-profit organization in the Province of Ontario in 1975.
The stated objectives of TCAT are: to promote the common interest and welfare of the members, to provide cultural and recreational activities for the Taiwanese community, and to better the inter-group relations within the context of Canadian multiculturalism.[1]
TCAT hosts cultural, social, and sport events throughout the year and also publishes three issues of TOGETHER magazines each year.
Two divisions, namely the Formosan Cup Division (tFCD) and the Public Affair Division (tPAD), were established in 1974 and 2009 respectively to focus on special events that promotes multiculturalism.
TCAT was founded in the spring of 1963. Professor Assistant, Yi-Ming Huang, and two post graduate students at the University of Waterloo invited about 20 Taiwanese overseas students from Ontario and Quebec to Niagara Falls for a day trip. After dinner, one student suggested to establish an association with a mission to strengthen communication and supports among overseas students from Taiwan. In a unanimous decision, Dr. Yi-Ming Huang and Dr. Chien-Si Cheng were elected as the President and Vice President, respectively.
A year later, TCAT had tremendous increase in memberships and Professor Jui-Yang Lin was elected as the President at the inaugural meeting in Cornwall. TCAT was registered as a non-profit corporation on October 22, 1975. Members in the early days had been devoting their time, effort, and money to Taiwanese democratic activities. Since then, the association has evolved and adapted to increasing immigrants; its events and activities become more diversified.
All TCAT members meet the following membership criteria:
Regular members have the right to vote, be elected, recall and resolve.
Supporting Members have all the membership privileges except for the following: rights to vote, to be elected, to recall, and to resolve.
Honorary Members do not need to pay for membership dues, and have all the membership privileges except for the following: rights to vote, to be elected, to recall, and to resolve.
The Formosan Cup Division (tFCD) of TCAT hosts a softball tournament that has been widely regarded as one of the premier Asian softball events in all of North America.[2]
Available for TCAT members only in either printed or electronics format.
Targeted publishing dates for each year: