Canadian Imams Concerned Over Proposed Amendments to Bill C-9 Targeting Religious Freedoms
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Canadian Imams Concerned Over Proposed Amendments to Bill C-9 Targeting Religious Freedoms December 2, 2025 – Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) is deeply concerned by reports that the Liberal Party and the Bloc Québécois are considering amendments to Bill C-9 that would repeal protections in paragraph 319(3)(b) of […]
WATCH: CCI Urges Federal Government to Address the CRA’s Mistreatment of Muslim charities
CCI Executive Director Imam Sikander Hashmi speaks on Parliament Hill, in conjunction with NCCM, to urge the federal government to address the Canada Revenue Agency’s mistreatment of Muslim charities. https://youtu.be/x1Yv80qBkcA
Joint Letter from Canadian Faith Leaders on the Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza
The Canadian Council of Imams, together with national faith leaders representing over 7,000 clergy from across Canada, has written to the Prime Minister to express our deep and urgent collective concern over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Faith-based organizations across Canada that wish to endorse this joint letter are invited to contact us by […]
Statement of Condolence on the Passing of Pope Francis
Statement of Condolences on the Passing of Pope Francis April 22, 2025 – On behalf of Canadian Imams and the Muslim community across Canada, we extend our condolences to the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and all Catholics in Canada on the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis. Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis stood firmly […]
Guidance Regarding the 2025 Federal Election
Guidance Regarding the 2025 Federal Election بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم، الحمد لله، والصلاة والسلام على سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah alone. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions. The Canadian Council […]
Eid al-Fitr Message and Moonsighting Guidance (1446 / 2025)
Eid al-Fitr Message and Moonsighting Guidance (1446 / 2025)
Ramadan 1446/2025 Message to Canadian Muslims
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم الحمد لله وحده، والصلاة والسلام على من لا نبي بعده، سيدنا محمد وعلى آله وصحبه أجمعين In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. All praise is due to Allah alone. Peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions. We begin by thanking Allah […]
Canadian Imams Launch #FastFeed Ramadan Food Bank Campaign to Combat Hunger
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA – February 26, 2025 – Canadian Imams, in collaboration with over 50 Muslim organizations from coast to coast, are calling on Muslims and all fellow Canadians to support local food banks this March through a new nationwide Ramadan campaign called #FastFeed. With food insecurity at record levels, #FastFeed encourages Canadian Muslims […]
Imam Sikander Hashmi Appointed as First Executive Director of the Canadian Council of Imams
(December 10, 2024) The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Imam Sikander Hashmi as its first-ever Executive Director. Imam Sikander will officially assume his role on January 1, 2025, in shaa Allah, marking a historic milestone for CCI. Over the past several months, a dedicated hiring committee, composed of […]
Condemnation of TARIC Islamic Centre Vandalism
The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) strongly condemns the two deliberate criminal acts of vandalism that occurred at the TARIC Islamic Centre on August 17, 2021, and November 9, 2021. While no one was physically hurt in these two incidents, however, the emotional and psychological harm will linger in the minds of many Muslims who […]
Statement on Vaccination Rules & Issues
To download the statement in PDF format, click here: Vaccination Rulings and issues.
CCI Statement of Support for the Uyghur People
We the Imams and Scholars of Canada stand in solidarity with the Uyghur people. We ask the People’s Republic of China to free the Uyghur people from its concentration camps, return the children to their families and restore their freedom of religion. We call upon the Government of Canada to prohibit trade in products produced […]
The Canadian Council of Imams Welcomes The ICLMG Report on CRA Prejudiced Audits
The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) welcomes the far overdue report published by the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group (ICLMG) titled The CRA’s Prejudiced Audits: Counter-Terrorism and the Targeting of Muslim Charities in Canada. The CCI has been raising concerns about the CRA’s actions to target and undermine the integrity and reputation of respected leaders […]
CCI Statement Regarding #OurLondonFamily
The Canadian Council of Imams is devastated after hearing the news about the ruthless killing of a Muslim family in London, Ontario on Sunday evening, driven by hate and Islamophobia. The Canadian Muslim community is still healing from the horrific killing in the IMO Mosque in September 2020, and the vicious attack on Muslim women […]
CCI Statement Regarding the Al-Aqsa Raid
The Canadian Council of Imams condemns the repeated attacks by Israeli forces on the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem which has resulted in the injury of hundreds of worshippers. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is the third holiest site in the Islamic faith and dear to the heart of every Muslim. The egregious attacks on the Al-Aqsa Mosque […]