FCCM Divisions

To facilitate the planning of the many aspects of its work, the F.C.C.M. network is divided into four main subdivisions:

1. Markham Chinese Seniors Association
2. The Chinese Canadian Sports and Recreation Club of Markham
3. The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham
4. The Markham Chinese Cultural Centre

Markham Chinese Cultural Centre

The Chinese Cultural Centre Division promotes the Chinese community in Markham and offers interest classes, facility rentals, volunteer opportunities, and performances.

If you are interested in signing up for classes, visit the interest class section for a complete list of courses, and sign up by using the google form or visiting our Centre.

For more information, please check out the contact section on this website. Everyone is welcome.

Markham Chinese Seniors Association

Objective

To promote friendship and establish a spirit of co-operation among seniors; assist seniors in their integration into Canadian life; and to provide recreational and cultural activities for seniors.

Contact

Phone: 905.946.1137

Age Requirement

Anyone who is 55 and above are welcomed to join

Activities

  • Bi-monthly birthday parties for seniors and their families

  • Pot-luck parties

  • New Year and X’mas celebrations

  • Excursions specially designed to accommodate seniors

  • Recreational activities such as mahjong and chess games

  • Cultural activities like Chinese opera and instrument classes, Tai-Chi, Qi-Gong, etc.

  • Seniors also often participate in ESL classes

Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham (CCCM)

Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham (CCCM) is the business division of the Federation of Chinese Canadians in Markham (FCCM). The Business Division concentrates on networking, disseminating information and organizing educational seminars for the business people. It also helps in arranging trade exchange trips for the Markham business community to China where they can meet with prospective buyers and manufacturers. For the same purposes, when Chinese delegations visit Canada, it will also help to stage meeting between the delegates and the local business community.

Business Objectives ：

Operating out of the Markham Chinese Cultural Centre, the main objectives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham are the following:

  • To establish and operate a business association for the purposes of promoting fellowship among people in the Town of Markham
  • To promote and encourage effective and ethical business practices
  • To develop and foster the business community spirit
  • To communicate and cooperate with other business associations and organizations within and outside Ontario
  • To serve as a voice on matters of concern to the Chinese Canadian Business Community
  • To bring together and unite Chinese Canadian business people of diverse background in Markham and the whole of York Region

    Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham Business Membership

    The Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Markham (CCCM) is now offering a business membership which gives your local business a cheaper alternative to get in some of your own advertisements at a largely discounted price. In this package deal, we offer many different methods in which you can advertise your own business in order to cater to your various needs. Some examples of what we offer in our business membership deal are discounted business card advertisement on our Taste of Asia program book, a business webpage or flyer design for you at a discounted price, seasonal business networking seminars to meet other businesses and/or politicians and much more. Linked below is an information package with all our other inclusive benefits as well as additional information on the benefits listed above. If interested, please fill out the application form (the last page of the CCCM Business Membership Package) and hand it in at our FCCM Markham Chinese Cultural Centre.

    CCCM Business Membership Package

    If you have any additional questions or concerns, feel free contact us at info@fccm.ca or 905-946-1137.

    Canadian Sports and Recreation Club of Markham

    Activities of the Sports & Recreation Subdivision

    • Weekly badminton practice at school gyms in the evening. (Owing to demand, school gym locations may vary from year to year)
    • Annual summer picnics, sometimes with other organizations, as a means to foster friendship with outside groups.
    • Annual Xmas party, highlighted by a visit from Santa Claus! Performances, carols, gifts, and much more!
    • Assist in fund-raising events of F.C.C.M.
    • Co-operation with the Boy Scout troop sponsored by F.C.C.M.

    We have 20 school gyms from Monday to Friday nights, with different kinds of programs in the Markham and Richmond Hill area.

    Basketball, Badminton, Scouts, Tai Chi, and Ballroom Dancing

    Contact

    If you are interested or would like to take part in activities managed by the Sports & Recreation subdivision of FCCM, don’t hesitate to get in touch with info@fccm.ca