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The principal aim of the Order, besides protecting its members, is to educate the Italians in Canada to the knowledge of Canadians customs, laws and democratic institutions, so they may better appreciate them and be loyal to them.
The Order therefore encourages initiatives such as the one taken by its members because they inevitably result in better understanding and firmer friendship between Canadians and new Canadians of Italian descent.
The Order of Italo-Canadians
1 Edward VIII, Chap.58
Inc. 1936 - Reg. 1938
Powers:
5.1 The Society have power throughout Canada
(A) to institute , organize, establish and carry on local branches of the Society, which branches shall be called lodges;
(B) to propagate and develop among members of the Society a mutual and fraternal spirit;
(C) to enlighten members of the Society in the history, constitution and legislation of the foster land, the Dominion of
 Canada, with the object of making them good Canadian citizens, conscious of their rights and duties as such;
(D) to promote the intellectual instruction and development of the members of the Society, by the reading of newspapers,
periodicals and books, and especially to facilitate the study of English, French and Italian languages;
(E) to facilitate and encourage the study of sciences, music, singing and arts in generally to enhance the instruction and
education of its members and for that purpose to establish, help and maintain schools and teaching institutions;
(F) to preserve and strengthen through the practice of physical culture and sports, the health of its members;
(G) to protect, help, support and assist such members of the Society as may be need or afflicted by disease, accident or
other misfortune, and, in the case of death of one of its members, to help his widow, children and dependents;
(H) to establish, maintain and support homes and shelters for old disabled members of the Society, and to establish and
maintain and assist orphanages to care for the orphan children of the members of the Society;
(I) to borrow from time to time such amounts of money as may be required for the purpose of the Society;
(J) to solicit, receive and accept, by gift, bequest or otherwise, and hold and dispose of, for the purpose of the Society, any
monies.
The Order of Italo-Canadians commenced operating under the Dominion license and charter on the 1st of April, 1938.
Before such a license could be granted the Department of Insurance required to be satisfied that the Order was in a solvent position and that its rates and plans of insurance were on an actuarially sound basis.
There is no doubt that the Order of Italo-Canadians serves the real need among the people of Italian origin residing in the Dominion of Canada. The business of the Order is under the jurisdiction of the Department of Insurance for the Dominion of Canada.
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