The Ukrainian Catholic Education Foundation was founded in response to a growing need to financially and practically assist the needs of the Ukrainian Catholic Church, specifically in the area of education. Conceived in 2001 after the success of UCEF in the USA, the Canadian branch of UCEF was officially founded in 2002 and has been a registered Canadian charity since early 2005. In early 2009 UCEF Incorporated and will be actively expanding it fund raising and activities on a national level!