The Iranian Canadian Congress held a press conference yesterday in the Parliamentary Press Gallery. Member of Parliament Majid Jowhari, ICC President, Bijan Ahmadi and our Policy Chair, Pouyan Tabasinejead took part in this press conference to discuss the formal petition to the House of Commons, initiated on the 4-year anniversary of Canada’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran, urging the Government of Canada to re-establish diplomatic relations with Iran and to facilitate reopening of the embassies in Ottawa and Tehran.

چطور میتوانید به ما برای اطلاع رسانی در رابطه با درخواست نامه رسمی به پارلمان در رابطه با تجدید روابط ایران و کانادا کمک کنید؟

On the anniversary of Canada’s decision to cut diplomatic ties with Iran the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) has submitted a formal electronic petition to the House of Commons asking the Government of Canada to re-establish diplomatic relations with Iran and facilitate the reopening of the embassies in Tehran and Ottawa. 

Here is a statement from the Board of Directors of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC):

Here is ICC's quarterly progress report from ICC President, Bijan Ahmadi:

گفت و گوی سلام تورنتو با بیژن احمدی رئیس هیات مدیره کنگره ایرانیان کانادا در رابطه با فعالیت های سه ماهه ی گذشته کنگره ایرانیان کانادا پس از آخرین مجمع عمومی سازمان در مه ۲۰۱۶

As you may already know the first Summer Social Mixer of the Iranian Canadian Congress is happening on Friday, August 26th, 2016, at the Gallery Room of The Spoke Club (600 King Street West, Toronto).

A brief report about the meeting between ICC representatives and Parliamentary Secretary Omar Alghabra on :

Petition: Nowruz Stamp

Iranian Canadian Congress is calling on all Iranians in Canada to please sign the petition that follows. This petition is in support of Nowruz Commemorative Stamp Committee’s proposal to Canada Post’s Stamp Advisory Committee on January 30, 2015; the petition is implemented following the Stamp Advisory Committee’s decision to exclude Nowruz Stamp from their 2017 stamp publications.

Click here to go to Nowruz Stamp Petition page: #NowruzStamp

Nowruz, "[The] New Day" in Persian, marks the astronomical beginning of spring with over 3000 years of colourful traditions. It is a time of great joy and family festivities celebrated by over 300 million people around the world. One of UNESCO's intangible stances of cultural heritage of humanity, Nowruz is a non-religious non-political holiday that is shared by people of diverse cultural backgrounds.

Almost 500,000 Canadians celebrate Nowruz every year on March 21, a tradition we inherited from our ancestors. Nowruz is a chance of revival, reconciliation, neighbourliness, and contribution to diversity, friendship, and unity among people and communities - all of which are among fundamental values of Canadian society.

Considering 2009 Bill C-342, Nowruz Day Act wherein the Parliament of Canada respected Nowruz as a cultural heritage, and since it exemplifies Canada’s great respect in multiculturalism and social diversity, we at the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) support including in 2017 Canada Post stamp publications, a commemorative stamp dedicated to Nowruz (Nowruz Stamp), and to reconsider marking this cultural heritage of many Canadians.

Furthermore, as ICC is a strong advocate of this wonderful initiative, we have pledged to purchase 1000 pieces of these Nowruz Stamps and in doing so we encourage all other Iranian Canadians, as individuals or entities, to follow suit. 

Sincerely,

Board of Directors

Iranian Canadian Congress

به دنبال گفت و گوها و رایزنی های انجام شده بین کنگره ایرانیان کانادا و جامعه ایرانیان آلمان، دو نهاد برای تبادل نظرهای بیشتر و انتقال تجربیات به یکدیگر، توافقنامه امضا کردند