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Canada is resuming ties with India. But the facts haven’t changed. It’s still Too Soon. Too Dangerous. Canada set 5 clear conditions in 2024. India has met none. So why the reset? 🟧 Email your MPs. Ask: Why is Canada cooperating with a regime that weaponized criminal gangs…

Canada Set Conditions. India Ignored Them. So Why the Reset? In October 2024, Canada’s National Security and Intelligence Advisor Nathalie Drouin laid out clear conditions for re-engaging with India after the assassination of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. These included: •…

Productive roundtable discussion today with Secretary of State for Labour @JZerucelli on key issues facing Canadian workers, including hard hats and worker misclassification. Proud to stand up for fairness, safety, and strong labour standards.

July 23, 1914 marks the anniversary of the Guru Nanak Jahaz (Komagata Maru) departing the shores of Vancouver. On board were 340 Sikhs, 24 Muslims, and 12 Hindus from Punjab, passengers united by hope for a better life in Canada. Instead, they were met with racist and…

🎯 The RCMP: “We believe the Bishnoi group is connected to agents of the Government of India.” 👁️‍🗨️ Indian diplomats were running clandestine operations on Canadian soil. 💢 Multiple murders. Extortion. Threats to Sikh Canadians. ❗These aren’t allegations anymore. They’re…

In October 2024, the RCMP went public: - India had been tied to murders and extortion of Canadians - India used the Bishnoi gang to create chaos - Indian diplomats conducted clandestine operations on Canadian soil - Evidence of interference in Canada’s democratic institutions…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, WSO actively advocated for the rights of Sikh healthcare workers who were being unfairly excluded from frontline roles due to their kes (facial hair). We pushed for safe and equitable solutions when none were available - and we didn’t stop there.…

Today we launch the first day of our new campaign: Too Soon. Too Dangerous. It’s only been seven months since the RCMP revealed explosive evidence: Indian diplomats in Canada were involved in criminal activity, tied to the Bishnoi gang - a violent network behind murder,…

To honour the enduring legacy of Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, three decades after his martyrdom, WSO hosted events in Brampton last weekend. We are deeply grateful to our distinguished guests, Bhai Ajmer Singh, renowned Sikh thinker, author, and close friend of Bhai Khalra…

In this case, WSO intervened when an 11-year-old Sikh girl was banned from playing at Kitchener Soccer Club for wearing a Kara. In response, WSO worked with KSC who thoroughly investigated the matter, allowing the Sikh girl to wear her Kara during practice and matches under some…

The shooting outside Kap’s Café in Surrey early Thursday morning marks yet another chapter in an increasingly violent and unsettling pattern targeting prominent members of B.C.’s Punjabi community. The WSO and other Sikh bodies have long warned that India must be held…

"Don't let yourself believe that the struggle is over" In the last known recorded speech of Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, he spoke to the Sikh community in Austria on his return from Canada. Bhai Sahib speaks on the atrocities that occurred during 1984 in Punjab and across India,…

3 days to go! Join us in Brampton this weekend for: Legacy of Activism – 30 Years Since Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra These gatherings will provide an opportunity to reflect on Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra’s legacy, performing groundbreaking work on researching and uncovering…

To honour the enduring legacy of Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, three decades after his Shaheedi, WSO hosted two commemorative events in Calgary and Edmonton last weekend. We are deeply grateful to our distinguished guests, Bhai Ajmer Singh, renowned Sikh thinker, author,…

Join us in Brampton next weekend for: Legacy of Activism – 30 Years Since Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra This gathering will provide an opportunity to reflect on Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra’s legacy, performing groundbreaking work on researching and uncovering the illegal…

To honour the enduring legacy of Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra, three decades after his martyrdom, and to mark two years since the Shaheedi of Bhai Hardeep Singh Nijjar, WSO hosted a commemorative event in Surrey this past Saturday. We are deeply grateful to our…

Join us this weekend in Calgary and Edmonton for: Legacy of Activism – 30 Years Since Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra This gathering will provide an opportunity to reflect on Shaheed Bhai Jaswant Singh Khalra's legacy, performing groundbreaking work on researching and uncovering the…

PRESS RELEASE: INDIAN DIPLOMAT ACCUSED OF TARGETING SIKHS IN CANADA NOW HEADS INDIA’S RAW The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) is deeply disturbed by the Government of India’s appointment of Parag Jain as the new head of India’s foreign intelligence agency, the Research &…

South Asian hate is real, but we need to be specific. When Jagmeet Singh, a visibly Sikh man, is attacked, and Brampton and Surrey, home to large Sikh communities, are targeted, it’s not just South Asian hate. It’s anti-Sikh hate. Call it what it is.