Canadian Polish Congress for Polish Language and Literature at UFT: Part I Brochure for Polish Language and Literature at UFT: Part II The following foundations are associated with the Canadian Polish Congress: Canadian Polish Congress The Canadian-Polish Congress (, KPK), is a Canadian not-for-profit organization federally integrated on the 7th of February 1933 in Winnipeg, Manitoba which was previously known as the Federation of Polish Societies in Canada. It was later on reconstituted on the 16 of March 1948 as the Canadian Polish Congress. The change of the organization's name was during a General Meeting held in Toronto, capital of Ontario, during the
History of Winnipeg and railway connection to St. Paul began the following year, via the Pembina Branch. The Pembina Branch ran on the east side of the Red River and terminated in St. Boniface. From there, passengers and goods were transported across the river to Winnipeg by ferry. The Canadian Pacific Railway completed the first direct rail link from eastern Canada in 1881, when the railway crossed the newly-constructed bridge across the Red River at Point Douglas, the Louise Bridge. The arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway opened the door to mass immigration and settlement of Winnipeg and the Canadian Prairies. Today, the