Royal Commonwealth Society of Canada Information

The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) was founded in 1868 and received its Royal Charter in 1882 from Queen Victoria. Today, the RCS exists to provide a vibrant and valuable international network for its supporters all over the world, and here in Canada continues to educate, inform, improve the lives and prospects of Commonwealth citizens, foster human equality, and dignity and aim to achieve a more equitable international society. The RCS became increasingly progressive in the early decades of the twentieth century, admitting women as members from 1922, and encouraging a young and diverse membership. It was given its present name, the Royal Commonwealth Society, in 1958.