As you may have heard, we are renovating our youth centre/office space! We are really excited about this much needed change and we want to share the momentous occasion with everyone. Follow us as we document everything from the office clean up, the demolition, rebuilding process, and the final product....

On a sunny Saturday in May, CanTYD joined over 150 Tamil-Canadians at Bob Hunter Memorial Park to plant over 500 trees. The event was organized by the Canadian Tamil Congress in collaboration with the David Suzuki Foundation and RONA. Upon proudly attaching our pins that read, “I’m a (Future) Rouge...

On March 31, the Canadian Tamil Youth Development Centre (CanTYD) hosted its inaugural Tribute to Passion Fundraiser Dinner & Dance. Its aim was to recognize CanTYD’s 15 years of active involvement with youth in the Tamil-Canadian community, and acknowledge the organization’s goals moving forward. Hosted at La Gondola Banquet Hall...

[First published on October 7, 2003 by sangam.org]

My name is Lavan Sivalingam. I’m a seventeen year old high school student. I have been volunteering at CanTYD since October of 2010. I have previously attended Jean Vanier C.S.S from grade 9-11 and now I am finishing my last year at Milliken Mills High School. I will be attending...

Growing up, I wasn’t too into the TV teen drama genre. Dawson’s Creek, Party of Five, Buffy, and all that WB stuff. Most teen shows are about attractive rich white kids and their relationship problems. I was a gawky, working-class immigrant kid who wasn’t even allowed to talk to girls....

Lavan Sivalingam is a co-op student at CanTYD. Lavan has been a part of our organization for a long time and was recently brought on board as a volunteer student. At the CanTYD office, Lavan is responsible for administrative and organizational tasks, data entry, and much more. In his final...

I suppose in a way I am somewhat of an anomaly at CanTYD. In the mind of most people being part of CanTYD usually implies that you have some sort of Tamil heritage or background. But I would definitely be an exception to that general rule. In fact, I didn’t...

On December 9th 2011, CanTYD’s Selvy’s Circle group went to the Nathan Phillips Square Rink in downtown. We started off our day by walking through downtown looking at the beautiful Christmas decorations, especially the ones outside of the Eaton Centre. When we arrived at Nathans Phillips Square everyone was excited...

The winter outing I went on with the rest of the girls in Selvy’s Circle was awesome. I met many new people who are a part of CanTYD.  It was a lot of fun! We went skating down town and even took some pictures of all the winter fun. Later...

            On December 27th 2011, CanTYD’s youth and staff organized a Holiday food drive called CanTYD’s Little Helpers. The day started off at the CanTYD office then continued at various shelters located in downtown Toronto. The purpose of the initiative was to give back to the community and to remind...

Help us create the new CanTYD logo! After 14 years, we’re opening up the door to new logo designs created by the community. If your’re an alumni, volunteer, youth, parent or even a fan, we invite you to take up this fun challenge. Logo submissions can be sent to: dm@cantyd.org.