During the 1960s, Canada began to experience an influx of Black and several other non-white immigrant groups seeking residency within the society. This influx is concentrated mainly in the urban centres such as Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. The presence of large groups of visible minorities has brought about dramatic cultural and social changes within the Canadian society.This demographic change within large urban centres such as Toronto has resulted in many social problems. These problems have included conflicts among visible minorities in terms of the justice, immigration and education systems. The Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) played an activists role over the past forty years, as arbiter and watchdog against injustices inherent in these systems. The result of these injustices has had a negative impact on the Black population within the Metropolitan Toronto Region.The national governments response to the growing demographic changes within the country was to develop a national multiculturalism policy in which individual ethnic and cultural groups can maintain their cultures, and at the same time be loyal Canadians. Multiculturalism as law in Canada became the opposite of the USAs melting pot policy. This thesis examines further, and compares the official multiculturalism policy of Canada with that of England, Germany and the United States of America.This thesis explores the activities of the Jamaican Canadian Association as it takes on the role as leader and teacher within the Afro-Caribbean and Afro-Canadian Diaspora of the Greater Metropolitan Toronto. This non-profit voluntary organization has acquired a community centre independent of governments help. This JCA Community Centre is now the hub of not only Jamaicans, but also many Afro-Canadian groups domiciled in the Metropolitan Toronto Region.The JCA works collaboratively with the Federal, Provincial and Municipal Governments on immigrant settlement as well as with a variety of counselling educational programs for new immigrants.This thesis explores and evaluates the internal workings of the JCA and the effect that class, race and gender has on the functioning of the organization. It also examines the influence governments have on some policies of the organization.