Welcome to Albanian Canadian Excellence Society

Toasting to 2020! Thank you to our Sponsors

Join ACE Society in a cocktail-style evening celebrating all that we have accomplished together with our members, volunteers, and supporters of the Albanian-Canadian community.

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With every event, we try to bring a new experience by carefully selecting the venue, as well as curating the vibe and content, in order to bring you a unique experience and networking opportunities.

We are excited to be hosting our holiday get-together in the heart of downtown Toronto, in an upscale loft-like venue, the most adventurous entrance and a beautiful yet cozy atmosphere. The venue has been renovated for the holidays and we are looking forward to sharing this newly found gem with all of you.

Partners, friends, and supporters are all welcome to join!

A ticket will get you cheese and charcuterie boards, as well as a diverse selection of passed hors d’oeuvres served throughout the evening; two alcoholic drinks from a beautiful wood-carved bar, a lounge area, jazz, top 40 and Albanian beats by DJ Ash, as well as a few other surprises.

Limited number of tickets available. Book your tickets now

PLATINUM Sponsor

BRONZE Sponsor
550 REFLECTIONS Current & Past Events/Updates

Celebrating the “Year of Skanderbeg" through Art, Culture, Music & Storytelling.

On Dec 8th, 2018, more than 240 people attended ACE’s 550 Reflections, a celebratory evening to honour and pay tribute to the 550th anniversary of the death of the Albanian national hero, George Kastrioti Skanderbeg (Gjergj Kastrioti Skënderbeu). Since this event also coincided with the 106th anniversary of Albanian Independence Day, we celebrated the Albanian culture and values through storytelling, art and music, with the broader Canadian society and all of its diverse communities.

Please follow this link to view some of the moments from the event.

In addition, here you can find a chronicle prepared by Pasqyra Shqiptare.

Celebrating Success

2017 ACE Awards Gala was held on May 6th, 2017 at Chateau Le Jardin, Woodbridge. To check out the 2017 winners, as well our photo gallery and videos, please click here

2017 ACE Evening with Nominees was held on April 7th, 2017 at The University Club of Toronto. To check out the 2017 Nominees, as well our photo gallery and videos, please click here

2016 ACE Award Winners shared their experiences via video. Check out what they had to say and a lot more.

Learning & Development

ACE Mentorship Program With help from our Gala sponsors and community volunteers we brought together mentors, mentees and ACE members for the launch of the Mentorship Program on November 16th, 2017. Since that great start, ACE has delivered multiple sessions in March and June 2018, followed by three panel style events:

  •  – ACE Mentorship Industry Panel (Oct 2018)  featuring a moderated panel discussion between professionals and leaders in financial services and marketing, themed as “How to chart your career path and succeed in the financial and marketing industry”.  
  •  – Women in STEM (Mar 2019)  featuring a moderated panel discussion between distinguished and experienced women working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Our panelists highlighted their career paths with an emphasis on success/difficulties that women face in science-based industries. The event offered great opportunity to get career insights to any young women who are currently studying or aim to enter any of these fields in the future.
  •  – Lawyers Unplugged (Oct 2019)  a collaboration between ACE Society and Albanian Canadian Lawyers Association (ACLA) bringing to our community a moderated panel of seasoned and young Albanian-Canadian lawyers who shared their perspectives in charting their career in law, as well as learning and challenges of Canadian Lawyers. This provided networking opportunities for participants to meet new people and follow up for a one-on-one and more indepth conversation with the panelists.

For more please check out our social media pages and our photo galleries.

Professional Seminar with Jim Beqaj took place on February 22nd, 2017 at the University of Toronto’s Hart House. The seminar provided participants with tips on how to find your dream job by being “you”. For more information and pictures from the event visit here.

Networking & Support

ACE Cafe: “When business & art collide”. Check here for more information