Montreal, Canada - The first UPF-Montreal meeting of 2012 was held on January 11 at Hotel Ruby Foos and featured a presentation on the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a North American peacemaking pioneer.

Ottawa, Canada - Ernest G. Tannis, LL.B., C.Med., won a national award from the Canadian Ethnic Media Association for an episode of his radio show on Alternative Dispute Resolution entitled "Common Values of the Abrahamic Faiths."

Toronto, Canada - A January 7 forum on the theme of "The Relationship with God" opened a new year of monthly meetings of the Central District Chapter of UPF-Canada.

Toronto, Canada - At the monthly meeting of Ambassadors for Peace on December 10, Author Qamrul A. Khanson showed two video clips which highlighted the importance of attitude and offered his thoughts on the topic. The lively discussion that followed led to consideration of various ways to help the needy.

Vancouver, Canada - UPF in Western Canada hosted an Ambassador for Peace forum, and a representative spoke at a dinner hosted by the Inter-Faith World Peace Society and at a mosque in North Vancouver.

When I reflect upon the meaning of revelation within Christianity and my own life, I find that I can best understand it in terms of how it orients one towards the whole of reality. It is through the Christian traditions that the self-disclosing God has been mediated to me, and it is here that I have come to believe in God and that all flows from God and to God. This orienting dimension strikes me as primary. It is prior to any attempt to say what the content of that revelation is. It is a way into the deepest mysteries of things both human and divine. It is a way of situating the whole self towards both time and eternity. It is the ground-tone of a whole life. It is the source of meaning and direction that resonates with the deepest order of things. It is sweet consent to being itself.

Toronto, Canada - At the monthly meeting of Ambassadors for Peace in the Toronto area on November 19, A.R. Qureshi spoke on the topic of morality.

Montreal, Canada - As part of an ongoing effort to build bridges and further the cause of peace among religions, Rabbi Jacob Levy of Congregation Beth Rambam addressed the monthly meeting of the Universal Peace Federation of Montreal on October 17.

Toronto, Canada - The monthly meeting of Ambassadors for Peace from the greater Toronto area took place on October 15 on the topic "The Rise and Fall of Nations."

This paper investigates potential avenues of encouraging the United States and Canada (federal and local governments as well as their business and NGO communities) to consider building in stages a Bering Strait tunnel, connecting Alaska and Russia.

Montreal, Canada - UPF-Canada organized a commemoration of the International Day of Peace in Montreal on September 22.

Toronto, Canada - The Universal Peace Federation and the Toronto Family Church organized a program in remembrance of the victims of the September 11 terror attacks.

Toronto, Canada - Dr. Hoossen Auckberaullee welcomed attendees to the August 6 meeting of UPF-Toronto. Rev. Earl Smith presented a talk on the topic of the Rise and Fall of Inadequate Leaders, which was the last of the series of talks on that topic given during the past months.

Toronto, Canada - A.R. Qureshi was the featured speaker in UPF-Toronto's July 9 monthly meeting on topic of "The Rise and Fall of Inadequate Leadership." Human history is full of trial and error, he said. There is no reason to be surprised at what it has taken to reach a stage where we all stand today as a human community.

Vancouver, Canada - In what has become an annual event, the Colors of Peace Festival was held on July 1 in Richmond, British Columbia. The theme chosen this year was “Celebrate Canada Peace Festival,” as it was held on Canada Day, a national holiday commemorating the Canadian Confederation in 1867.