Our Mission

Since 1984, we have held an annual dinner in honour of Sir Winston Churchill and each year’s recipient of the Award for Excellence in the Cause of Parliamentary Democracy. The Churchill Dinner is Toronto’s premier event celebrating the life and contributions of those who support Canada’s democracy.

Donated to the City by the late Harry Jackman in 1977, this statue is made from the original mould of the sculpture by Oscar Nemon that stands in the Members Lobby in the British House of Commons. In 2002, we worked with the city and our friends at the International Churchill Society to install four informational panels in the statue’s plinth. Each panel portrays a different dimension of Churchill’s life and achievements.

In August 2017, together with the International Churchill Society Canada and the NATO Association of Canada, we dedicated a plaque at Toronto City Hall’s Churchill Square to commemorate the 1941 Churchill/Roosevelt Atlantic Conference and the signing of the Atlantic Charter.

The Ontario Legislature Internship Programme (OLIP) brings eight recent graduates to Queen’s Park every year to work with backbench members of the Legislature. The non-partisan programme was established in 1975 by the Canadian Political Science Association and The Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The Churchill Society is a sponsor of OLIP. In addition, all OLIP interns are invited to attend our events, and one OLIP member each year is given the opportunity to serve as an ex officio member of our board of directors.

The Teachers Institute is a unique professional development opportunity that is open to teachers of social studies and related subjects, including political science, history, law, civics, or native studies, currently teaching from Kindergarten to Grade 12 (Primary cycle 1 to Secondary cycle 2 and CEGEP in Quebec). Each November, the program brings approximately 70 teachers from across the country together for an intensive, informative, unforgettable week on Parliament Hill.

The International Churchill Society (ICS) was founded in 1968 shortly after Churchill's death. The ICS is dedicated to preserving the historic legacy of Sir Winston Churchill and studying his written works.

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