Since 1993
Our foundation
The Oi Kwan Foundation was formed in 1974 by the members of the Chinese United Church and the Calgary Presbytery, with the primary aim of caring for the elderly, to relieve their poverty and to assist in making their retirement years productive and fulfilling. A strong need was identified at the time in the area of caring for Calgary’s aging population of Chinese immigrants, a people who have contributed much to the development of Western Canada’s economic and social growth.
The first project of the foundation was the construction and opening, in 1976, of Oi Kwan Place, a 56-suite senior citizen’s apartment next door to the Chinese United Church. Built on property owned by the Church, Oi Kwan Manor is also owned by AHMC and managed by the Foundation.
Wai Kwan Manor is the second project, built across from the Chinese Cultural Centre in 1986 with a total of 126 units.
Independent Living
With the rise in Senior population, Independent Living has risen in popularity as an option for aging citizens.
WAI KWAN MANOR
On May 5, 1985, the Oi Kwan Foundation and the Alberta Mortgage and Housing Corporation opened Wai Kwan Manor, a senior citizen’s residence of 126 one-bedroom apartments located in Calgary’s Chinatown at the corner of 2nd Avenue and 1st Street SW – $8.9 million project.
