• Peace, justice, human rights, and rule of law are inviolable rights of all Ethiopians.
• Perpetrators of injustice and human and democratic rights abuses should be held accountable for their actions.
• We strive to enjoy and defend the rights and privileges of Canadian citizenship.
• We will support and obey the laws and constitution of Canada.
• We highly value the cultivation of the mind through the exchange of knowledge and effecting a higher character among our members.
• We observe and practice the fundamentals of sisterly/brotherly love and mutual help.

• A prosperous Ethiopia that enjoys democratic political governance, where its citizens are equal under the constitution and under the law, where its people are united in mutual respect, shared history and values, and in their yearning for a common destiny with a bright future where responsibilities and opportunities are shared equally to the benefit of one and all.
• A Canada, where Ethiopians become proud and productive citizens.

Our mission is to contribute towards the Ethiopian people’s struggle for human rights, democracy, rule of law, peace, unity and economic prosperity by encouraging civil discourse and enhancing awareness through the transmission of accurate information among ECCL members, the Canadian public, and the world community at large, by networking with like-minded organizations around the world, and by lobbying the Canadian and other governments to apply or follow policies that are compatible with the vision of ECCL toward Ethiopia and Ethiopians.