Press Releases

WSO Calls for Effective Outreach to Racialized Communities in COVID-19 Battle

Ottawa (November 23, 2020): The World Sikh Organization of Canada calls for urgent increased engagement and outreach to racialized communities in the battle...

WSO Concerned by Renewed Censorship of Sikh Social Media Content

Ottawa (November 3, 2020): The World Sikh Organization of Canada is deeply concerned by renewed attempts to censor Sikh content on social media platforms. ...

WSO Welcomes Accommodation of Dastaar at Hamilton Port

Toronto (October 21, 2020): In response to the needs of Sikh truck drivers who wear dastaars (turbans), Federal Marine Terminals have introduced a special a...

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 ...