1940-1953 Rev. Dr. Wasyl Kushnir
1953-1957 Antony Yaremovich
1957-1959 Very Rev. Dr. Samuel W.Sawchuk
1959-1971 Rev. Dr. Wasyl Kushnir
1971-1974 Dr. Peter Kondra
1974-1980 Dr. Serge Radchuk
1980-1986 John Nowosad
1986-1992 Dr. Dmytro Cipywnyk, C.M., M.D., D.C.L.
1992-1998 Oleh Romaniw, Q.C.
1998-2004 Eugene Czolij
2004-2007 Orysia Sushko
2007-2018 Paul Grod
2018- present Alexandra Chyczij
I (First) Congress, June 22-24, 1943 in Winnipeg, MB
Slogan “Victory and Freedom” Over 600 delegates
President – Rev. Dr. W. Kushnir
II (Second) Congress, 1946 was held in Toronto, ON
President Rev. Dr. W. Kushnir
Appointed Executive Director – Mr. M. W. Kochan
III (Third) Congress, 1950 in Winnipeg, MB
President Rev. Dr. W. Kushnir
IV (Fourth) Congress, July 8-10, 1953 in Winnipeg, MB
President 1953-1957 – A. I. Yaremovich
V (Fifth) Congress, July 5-7, 1956 in Winnipeg, MB
President A. I. Yaremovich
VI (Sixth) Congress, July 9-12, 1959 in Winnipeg, MB
Opened by the Rev. W. Kushnir, who returned to his post as President UCC
VII (Seventh) Congress, July 5-7, 1962 in Winnipeg, MB
President Rev. W. Kushnir
VIII (Eight) Congress, October 9-11, 1965 in Winnipeg, MB
President Rev. Dr. W. Kushnir
Executive Director, W. Kochan
(Purchase of a building at 456 Main Street in Winnipeg)
IX (Ninth) Congress, October 11-14, 1968 in Winnipeg, MB
President Rev. Dr. W. Kushnir
Executive Director Dr. S. J. Kalba (he had replaced W. Kochan who had passed away in 1966)
The First World Congress of Free Ukrainians initiated by the UCC, took place in November 1967 in New York
X (The Tenth) Congress, October 8-11, 1971 in Winnipeg, MB
President Rev. Dr. W. Kushnir
ED Dr. S. J. Kalba
XI (Eleventh) Congress, October 11-14, 1974 in Winnipeg, MB
Dr. P. A. Kondra the first UCC President under the rotational system which had been approved at the previous Congress.
ED Dr. S. J. Kalba
XII (Twelfth) Congress, October 7-10, 1977 in Winnipeg, MB
President Dr. S. Radchuk
XIII (Thirteenth) Congress, October 10-13, 1980 in Winnipeg, MB
President Dr. Serge Radchuk (elected president for the second term)
XIV (Fourteenth) Congress, October 7-10, 1983 in Winnipeg, MB
President John Nowosad
XV (Fifteenth) Congress, October 7-10, 1986 in Winnipeg, MB
President John Nowosad (elected president for the second term)
As recommended by the 14th Congress, the UCC Ottawa Branch temporarily assumed responsibility as the Ottawa Bureau of the UCC, and was headed by B. Sirsky
XVI (Sixteenth) Congress, October 6-9, 1989 in Winnipeg, MB
President Dr. D. Cipywnyk
Executive Director Wasyl Werbeniuk
UCC Information Bureau in Ottawa, headed by A. Hluchowecky, was opened October 1987.
The Congress approved change of name from the Ukrainian Canadian Committee to the Ukrainian Canadian Congress.
The central office of the UCC experienced important staff changes. Mr. A. Yaremovich resigned as ED in 1984. Mr. G. Weretelnyk was appointed to this post in August 1985, however, he resigned in June 1986, Anne Wach, initially long time Executive Secretary, subsequently Assistant Executive Director, resigned June 1986. Lydia Hawryshkiw was appointed Executive Secretary in August 1986. Mr. Wasyl Werbeniuk was appointed as Executive director in 1987
XVII (Seventeenth) Congress, October 8-11, 1992 in Winnipeg, MB
President Dr. D. Cipywnyk (elected president for the second term)
XVIII (Eighteenth) Congress, October 6-9, 1995 in Winnipeg, MB
President Oleh Romaniw
Executive Director Lydia Hawryshkiw
XIX (Nineteenth) Congress, October 9-12, 1998 in Winnipeg, MB
President Oleh Romaniw (elected president for the second term)
Executive Director Lydia Hawryshkiw
XX (Twenties) Congress, October 5-7, 2001 in Winnipeg, MB
President Eugene Czolij
Executive Director Lydia Hawryshkiw
Acting Executive Director Lesia Szwaluk (1999-2000)
XXI (Twenty First) Congress, October 1-3, 2004 in Winnipeg, MB
President Eugene Czolij (elected president for the second term)
Acting Executive Director Rick Mantey
Executive Director Ostap Skrypnyk
In 2005 changed location of head office from 456 Main St. to 167 Lombard Ave. Winnipeg, MB
XXII (Twenty Second) Congress, October 19-21, 2007 in Winnipeg, MB
President Orysia Sushko
Executive Director Ostap Skrypnyk
XXIII (Twenty Third) Congress, November 5-7, 2010 in Edmonton, AB
President Paul Grod (elected president for the first term)
Executive Director Taras Zalusky
XXIV (Twenty Four) Congress, November 8-10, 2013 in Toronto, ON
President Paul Grod (elected president for the second term)
Executive Director Taras Zalusky
XXV (Twenty Five) Congress, September 29- October 2 2016 in Regina, SK
President Paul Grod (elected president for the third term)
Acting Executive Director Olya Grod (March – August 2016)
Executive Director Ihor Michalchyshyn (September 2016)
XXVI (Twenty Six) Congress, 1-3 November 2019 in Ottawa, ON
President Alexandra Chyczij
Executive Director Ihor Michalchyshyn
