The Taiwanese Canadian Association (TCA) was formed in 1963, with its first official Annual Conference held in 1977 in Kingston, Ontario. The following year, TCA was registered under the Federal government of Canada. According to the by-laws of TCA, the term of the TCA presidency is two years, alternating between members from Vancouver, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal. Regional Taiwanese organizations can be found in the following cities and provinces: Toronto, Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Hamilton, Kingston, Kitchener/Waterloo, London, Ottawa, Windsor, Montreal, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland. There are approximately 5000 members across Canada.