THECANADIANCOMMISSIONFORUNESCOTheCanadianCommissionforUNESCOactivelyadvancesUNESCO’smandatetocontributetopeaceandsecuritybypromotingcollaborationamongnationsthrougheducation,thenatural,socialandhumansciences,cultureandcommunicationandinformation
Itwasestablishedin1957asanindependentdivisionwithintheCanadaCouncilfortheArts
TheCommissionworksasanautonomousforumofconsultationandreflectiontoencourageandmotivategovernments,individualsandorganizationsatalllevelsofsocietytoparticipateinandcontributetoUNESCO’sworkinitsmandatedfields
TheCommission’sarm’slengthrelationshiptogovernmentanditsbroadlybasedanddiversemembershipmakesituniqueamongtheNationalCommissions
TheCommissionhasanextensivenetworkofapproximately400membersacrossthecountrywhichincludesfederaldepartmentsandagencies,intergovernmentalbodie