Student Tickets For Simorgh Gala 2018
Discounted Simorgh tickets are available for students:
Read moreImportant Updates: Simorgh Gala 2018
Here you can find important updates regarding changes in the program for Simorgh Gala 2018:
Read moreStatement from the ICC regarding protests in Iran
Here is a statement from the Board of Directors of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) regarding recent protests in Iran.
Read moreAnnouncement From the ICC Board of Directors
Here is an announcement from the ICC Board of Directors:
Read moreICC Provided Written Submission to Senate Committee on Preclearance Act Bill C23
The Policy Committee of the Iranian Canadian Congress provided the following statement and outlined the concerns of the ICC in regard to the changes to the Preclearance Act Bill C-23, which is currently being discussed before the Senate Standing Committee on National Security and Defense.
Read moreSimorgh Achievement Awards 2018
Nominate yourself or someone else for the Simorgh Achievement Awards 2018:
Read moreSupport Earthquake Victims in Iran
Join us on Monday November 20th, 2017 to donate and show your support for the victims of the recent earthquake in Iran.
Read moreSurvey on Discrimination faced by Iranian-Canadians
Introduction
Our organization recently completed an online survey of more than 600 Iranian-Canadians on racism and discrimination faced by them in their daily lives. A large majority of respondents (65%) report experiencing discrimination personally. Respondents cited discriminatory experiences in their workplace, in social settings, and at border crossings and air travel. Importantly, many of these experiences are tied to, and a result of, hostile and antagonistic policies and rhetoric against Iran on the international stage.
Read moreSenator Frum Must Apologize to Iranian-Canadians
On October 26, 2017 during the debate on Bill S219 (Non-nuclear Sanctions Against Iran Act) Senator Linda Frum said the following about Iran and Iranians:"Bill S-219 is grounded in a moral and ethical purpose, and that is to monitor one of the most maligned nations in the world and to calibrate our nation’s sanctions accordingly."
Read moreICC Meets With Ontario Provincial Ministers Concerning Foreign Trained Professionals
During the months of September and October, executives of the Iranian Canadian Congress (ICC) engaged in discussion with Ontario provincial ministers concerning problems with recent immigrants to Canada, particularly foreign trained professionals from Iran. Specifically, executives of the ICC met with Hon. Laura Albanese, Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, Hon. Chris Ballard, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Steven Del Duca, Minister of Transportation, Hon. David Zimmer, Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation.
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