Vision Youth Leadership Program
The Vision Youth Leadership Program was founded in 2001 to provide participants with non-academic life skills such as social and environmental awareness, leadership qualities, and outdoor survival skills. Developed by Canada-Hong Kong Link, this multi-faceted youth leadership training program has three levels (Bronze, Silver, Gold), each of which spans a course of six months. Its goal is to aid participants in realizing their full potential and to ultimately thrive as passionate, visionary leaders of the future.
For more information, please visit http://www.visionyouth.ca
Godwin Chan
For over two decades, Mr. Godwin Chan, Deputy Mayor of Richmond Hill, a lawyer by profession, has been involved in a wide range of areas. In 1995, he was appointed by the Provincial Government to the Regional Municipality of York Police Services Board. He has also served on the University of Toronto’s Academic Board, and the Public Library Boards of Richmond Hill and Vaughan. In his local community, he has served on school councils and volunteered as the Founding Treasurer and Fundraising Chair of the Richmond Hill Road Watch program. In 2002, Godwin received Richmond Hill's Volunteer Achievement Award.
When he was elected as a Councillor in 2006, he made history as the first Councillor of non-white background in Richmond Hill. In October 2010, he won re-election with over 72% support to serve his second term as Councillor. Godwin has been returned as Councillor with increased support at 73% in October 2014.
Since elected by municipal peers to the Board of Directors of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) in 2013, Godwin Chan has served on FCM Standing Committees on Community Safety and Crime Prevention, International Relations, Municipal Finance and Intergovernmental Arrangements, and Municipal Infrastructure and Transportation. At present, he is serving his 5th term on FCM’s national Board, and is continuing to advocate strongly for Federal Government’s investment in public infrastructure, housing and innovation that make stronger local communities.
In addition to Council duties, Councillor Chan devotes his time to help with worthy causes and serves as Honorary Advisor of a local Lions Club and the Canadian Sinfonietta Chamber Orchestra. As a volunteer, he helped to found the Youth Cadets of St. John Ambulance in Richmond Hill in 2013 and was awarded the Governor-General’s Priority Vote of Thanks. In 2016, he was recognized for making a positive difference in Canada and was chosen as one of the recipients of the RBC Top 25 Canadian Immigrant Awards. In 2017, Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, Godwin is honoured to be selected as one of the three Canada 150 Community Leaders in Richmond Hill.
As a father of two, Godwin has a keen interest in supporting youth initiatives and has been involved in planning and organizing the Kick Start to a New Career seminars with Vision Youth Leadership Program and the Pui Ching School Alumni Association of Ontario since its inception in 2008. Councillor Chan received a record-breaking level of support at 82% in the 2018election, and is currently serving his fourth term on Richmond Hill Council.
The Medical Section was the first section formed when the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals was established in 1975. This was triggered by the issue of an alarming and misleading report in the Toronto Globe and Mail in September, 1974, on a statement made by Dr. Bette Stephenson, then the President of the Canadian Medical Association. She stated that there were too many foreign born Chinese medical students in the University of Toronto, disregarding the fact that almost all of them were landed immigrants or Canadian citizens. 9 Chinese Canadian physicians and other professionals , led by Dr. George Woo, were instrumental in spearheading the formation of the Federation of Chinese Canadian Professionals of Ontario.
Since 1975, the Medical Section formally incorporated (April 26, 1984) under the name of Chinese Canadian Medical Society, Ontario, has flourished with the membership increasing steadily upwards. It now numbers about 500 active participants, including medical students. The Society celebrated its 25th Anniversary on 27th May, 2000, at a special Gala Conference and Dinner Dance.
It has always been the largest and the most active section of the FCCP. In fact, about half of the past Presidents of the Board of Directors of the FCCP came from the Medical Section.
The CCMS (Ont.) is also a Founding member of the Federation of Chinese American and Chinese Canadian Medical Societies (FCMS), which sponsors a biennial international conference on Health Problems Related to the Chinese in North America. 13 have been held since 1982, including the 5th Conference in Toronto in 1990.
During the years from 1989 to 1992, the CCMS (Ont.) was also actively organizing and sustaining the Federation of Chinese Canadian Medical Societies and the Chinese Canadian Health Forum, with the colleagues of sister organizations in Montreal and Vancouver.
