Romanians had discovered Canada towards the end of the 19th century, after Clifford Sifton – Minister of Home Affairs representing a Liberal government that had promised to populate the West – had visited Bukovina.

[citation needed] From 1896 to 1900, a group of Romanians established themselves in Assiniboia (now Saskatchewan), at Clifford Sifton's advice.

[citation needed] The first two Romanian families that migrated to Canada from the Bukovina village of Boian stopped in Alberta in 1898.

During the interwar period the number of ethnic Romanians who migrated to Canada decreased as a consequence of the economic development in Romania, but the number of Romanian Jews who migrated to Canada increased, mostly after the rise of the Iron Guard.

[citation needed] Source: Citizenship and Immigration Canada, 2014:,[10] 2015:[11] Facts and Figures 2016:[12] A few parishes and non-profit organizations deal with a series of community related issues.

Among the Buna Vestire Church priests were Jida, Glicherie Moraru (1930–1938), Constantin Juga (1938–1950), Petre Popescu (June 10, 1951 – 2003), and Nicolae Stoleru, Tofan In 1939, on Iberville Street, in Montreal, was built "Casa Romana", where was set up a Romanian school.

Through the years, the place has combined cultural tributes to Romania with anticommunist manifestations from Romanians in North America.

The place features the Nae Ionescu Cultural Center, the St. Mary Chapel, sports fields, a pool, as well as a couple of bungalows and accommodation for mobile homes.

The Writers' Alley (Rotonda) includes busts (sculptor Nicăpetre (1936–2008) of Nae Ionescu, Vasile Posteucă, George Donev, Aron Cotruş, Vintilă Horia, Mircea Eliade and Mihai Eminescu.

Another recreational and Romanian cultural facility in Canada is the Camp at Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan.

Besides religious services, there was a cultural program and demonstrations of the early life of the Romanians in Canada.