From: The Encyclopedia of Canada's Peoples/Ethiopians/John Sorenson
Ethiopians value personal relationships and social visiting, and many feel isolated because of what they consider the more distant style of native-born Canadians. Contact with other ethnic groups also appears limited. Among the immigrant generation there is not a strong sense of a broad African identity, although this has developed somewhat among members of the younger generation who find common cause with others stigmatized by racism in Canada. Some Jamaican Rastafarians, who believe that Emperor Haile Selassie (also titled Ras Tafari) was a god, attend with Ethiopians the services of the Orthodox Church in Toronto.
Voluntary associations play a role in maintaining group identity among Ethiopians, but the cessation of war, change of regime, and independence of Eritrea will affect the level of political mobilization and activism. While Canadian government policies have not encouraged a distinct Eritrean identity, recognition of the new state of Eritrea is now official and a strong sense of nationalism will persist among this group. Eritrean independence was bitterly received by some Ethiopian nationalists, but others look forward to better relations now that the crisis has been resolved.
