What does ICA stand for?
ICA stands for the Inter-Cultural Association of Greater Victoria, a unique non-profit organization that combines arts and social services to address the needs of immigrants and to promote the embracing of cultural diversity in our community. ICA’s arts programs entertain, excite, involve, inform and celebrate the worth and potential of a culturally diverse community through artistic expression. ICA was founded in 1971 to mount the inaugural FolkFest. The founders were the members of multicultural organizations who wanted to share their cultures as a way to promote cultural understanding and eliminate racism. When approached by Immigration Canada over 25 years ago to aid refugees, ICA expanded its mandated and developed a wide range of valuable services that assist refugees and immigrants to make the adjustment to life in Canada.
