Pujya Gurudev Swami Chinmayananda visited Toronto for the first time on the invitation of the Vedanta Society of Toronto.

Pujya Gurudev’s second visit resulted in the formation of Chinmaya Mission Toronto, with Charlotte Wallman as its first president.

CM Toronto was legally incorporated as a registered charitable organization.

Barrie Dykes returned after completing the brahmachari Vedanta course from ‘Sandeepany Sadhanalaya’ in Mumbai, India. CM Toronto soon started study classes on the University of Toronto campus where Swami Chinmayananda (pictured above) had given talks.

Formation of Chinmaya Publications Canada (CM’s Canadian distribution center)

First Canadian CM spiritual camp at University of Waterloo.

Brahmacharini Sadhana-ji returned after completing the brahmachari Vedanta course from ‘Sandeepany Sadhanalaya’ in Mumbai, India, as CM Toronto’s resident acharya. She began the chapter’s first Bala Vihar classes. Margaret Leuverink became the editor of Mananam, CMW’s spiritual journal.

Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda’s first visit to Toronto

December marked the last visit of Pujya Gurudev and the approval of purchasing property for a CM center in Toronto, under President Michael Mayzel.

Summer CM family camps held at St. Catherines, Ontario

In December, CM Toronto purchased a home as its new center, at 15 Main St. in Unionville. President Shyam Chandravarkar had obtained permission from the Ministry of the Attorney General to purchase the property in order to facilitate CM’s objectives.

CM Toronto officially moved into its new Unionville home on July 12. The inauguration of ‘Chinmaya Shivalaya’ was conducted in the presence of Swami Shantananda (CM Princeton).

July marked a milestone in CM Toronto’s history when it purchased a vast property with a home at 9796 Dufferin St. in Maple, Ontario. The new ‘Chinmaya Shivalaya’ center was inaugurated by Pujya Guruji Swami Tejomayananda, Head of Chinmaya Mission worldwide.

CM Toronto’s resident acharya, Brahmacharini Sadhana-ji, was initiated into sannyasa by Pujya Guruji as Swamini Shivapriyananda.

In the summer of 2011, Chinmaya Mission Toronto moved to our new location in Brampton.

In September 2014, Acharya Devji and Acharya Ginaji joined Shivalaya after completing Vedanta Course in Chinmaya Mission Trinidad and Tobago under the guidance of the beloved Swami Prakashanandaji. They conduct satsangs and study classes for adults, seniors and youth. They also manage the Bala Vihar program and other ashram activities.