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 2nd to 4 September 1944. Once called the Federation of Polish Societies in Canada, it is the first Polonian umbrella organization created by Polish-Canadians who immigrated to Canada to
Winnipeg River Colony in 1812, the nucleus of which was incorporated as the City of Winnipeg in 1873. As of 2011, Winnipeg is the seventh most populated municipality in Canada. Being far inland, the local climate is extremely seasonal even by Canadian standards with average January lows of around and average July highs of . Known as the "Gateway to the West", Winnipeg is a railway and transportation hub with a diversified economy. This multicultural city hosts numerous annual festivals, including the Festival du Voyageur, the Winnipeg Folk Festival, the Jazz Winnipeg Festival, the Winnipeg Fringe Theatre Festival, and Folklorama. Winnipeg