Press Releases

Which Canadian MPs are Speaking About Issues Important to Sikhs?

Ottawa: (October 13, 2020) The World Sikh Organization of Canada has examined key issues with respect to Sikhs in the Parliament of Canada from January 2018...

WSO Welcomes Return of Sikh RCMP Officers to Operational Duties

Ottawa: (October 1, 2020) The World Sikh Organization of Canada welcomes the RCMP’s decision to allow bearded Sikh officers to return to operational duties. ...

RCMP Refusal to Accommodate Sikh Officers is Discrimination: WSO

Ottawa: (September 24, 2020) The World Sikh Organization of Canada is disappointed by the RCMP’s refusal to accommodate bearded Sikh officers. The officers ...

MLI Khalistan Report Parrots Indian Narratives: WSO

Ottawa (September 16, 2020): The World Sikh Organization of Canada joins calls for the retraction of the report entitled “Khalistan: a Project of Pakistan”,...

WSO Stands With Prashant Bhushan

Ottawa (August 31, 2020): The World Sikh Organization of Canada stands in solidarity with lawyer Prashant Bhushan who was fined one Rupee by the Supreme Cou...

25 Canadian MPs Call for Special Refugee Program for Afghan Sikhs & Hindus

Ottawa (July 29, 2020): 25 Canadian MPs, from the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC), New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP) and the Green Party have written ...

WSO Releases Report on Indian Crackdown on Sikh Social Media

Ottawa (July 20, 2020): The World Sikh Organization of Canada has released a report on the crackdown on Sikh social media by Indian authorities. The report ...

WSO Raises Concerns Over Indian Interference in Canada

Ottawa (April 17, 2020) The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply disturbed by a report published today by Global News revealing that Indian intelligen...

WSO Calls For Urgent Assistance to Afghan Sikhs After Kabul Attack

Ottawa (March 25, 2020): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply saddened by the terrorist attack on Gurdwara Guru Har Rai in Shor Bazaar, Kabul, Afg...

Sikh One Billion Rising Seva Initiative Prepares 2300 Care Packages Across Canada

Ottawa (February 27, 2020): For the seventh consecutive year, Sikhs across Canada, in partnership with the World Sikh Organization of Canada, took part in t...