Vedanta Society of Toronto, Canada

This centre was started in 1968 and made a branch of Ramakrishna Math in 1989.  Swami Kripamayananda is its minister-in-charge.

Activities:

• Daily meditation and evening service, bhajans, Sunday lectures and weekly religious classes.
• Lectures at various cities in Canada and USA.
• Interviews to students and spiritual seekers.
• A library with a reading room and a bookstall.
• An annual retreat for devotees and an annual seminar.
• Celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi, Swami Vivekananda, Sri Krishna, Buddha and Christ, as well as some other religious festivals.
• A vigil, consisting of japa and meditation and the singing of Ramnam, once a month.
• Biweekly cultural classes for children.
• Publication of a bi-monthly newsletter-Vivekananda Review.
• Welfare work by distributing food to the homeless and needy thrice a week.