Press Releases

WSO Welcomes Supreme Court Decision on Religious Membership

Ottawa (June 1, 2018). The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in the landmark case of Highwood Congregati...

WSO & Peel School Board Launch Sikh E-Module

Brampton (May 28, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada, in partnership with the Peel District School Board, today launched the Sikh Faith E-Module. ...

WSO Human Rights Defender Alert: G.N. Saibaba Denied Adequate Medical Treatment in Custody

Ottawa (April 25, 2018): Disabled activist and teacher G.N. Saibaba continues to face serious health issues while being held in Nagpur Central Jail in India...

WSO Calls on Montreal Police to Accommodate Turbans

Ottawa (April 12, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada has written to Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and Montreal police chief, Martin Prud’homme in ...

Overwhelming Response to #AskCanadianSikhs Forums

Ottawa (April 11, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada received an overwhelming response to a series of panels it hosted this past weekend in Edmont...

WSO Deeply Concerned by Attack on Calgary Sikh

Ottawa (April 6, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply concerned by reports of an attack on a 91-year-old turban-wearing Sikh in northeast ...

#AskCanadianSikhs- When Canadian Sikhs Spoke Out

Ottawa (April 3, 2018): Following the success of the social media hashtag campaign “#AskCanadianSikhs”, The World Sikh Organization of Canada will be hostin...

WSO Welcomes Alberta Turban Accommodation for Sikh Motorcyclists

Calgary (March 29, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes today’s announcement by the Alberta Government to accommodate turbaned Sikh motorcy...

WSO Shocked by Racist Attack on Ottawa Sikh

Ottawa (March 27, 2018): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply disturbed by the attack on a Sikh man last Friday night in Ottawa. Two suspects, d...

WSO Open Letter to Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey on Coverage of Sikh Canadians

In an open letter to Postmedia CEO Paul Godfrey (posted below), and copied to the editors of the Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Citizen and National Post, WSO Preside...