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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
CCI calls for Steven Cotter to resign from the Conservative Party of Canada
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Statement on Vaccination Rules & Issues
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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 of Cremation of Covid-19 Muslim Victims in Sri Lanka
May 28th, 2020 The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) is appalled to hear the forcible cremation of Muslims and other minorities who died of Covid-19 in Sri Lanka against their religious and cultural norms. In its fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sri Lankan government have decided to cremate everyone who dies of […]
Canadian Council of Imams Calls on The Federal Government to Investigate Islamophobic Audit Practices in the CRA’s Charities Directorate
May 28, 2020 Mississauga, Ontario: The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) has called upon the Federal Minister of National Revenue Diane Lebouthillier to initiate an investigation into the existence of Islamophobic practices in the Canada Revenue Agency’s (CRA) Charities Directorate and the CRA’s use of its privileges as a regulatory agency to deliberately discredit respected […]
CCI Announcements Regarding Ramadan 2020
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CCI Announcements Regarding COVID-19
April 7th, 2020 March 22nd, 2020 CCI_MMAC_Ghusl and Burial Guidance March 16th, 2020 March 12th, 2020 March 12, 2020 CCI Annual Dinner Committee – Statement of postponement for CCI Annual Dinner on April 4, 2020 Based on the current circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 virus, the CCI Annual Dinner Committee has decided to indefinitely […]
CCI Condemns the Ongoing Persecution of Uyghur Muslims
The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) expresses its concerns over the treatment given to the Muslims of East Turkistan, which is referred to as the “Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region”. The persecution of Muslims in this region by the Chinese authorities has progressively worsened since 1949, and in recent years the conditions faced by this religious […]
Statement on Quebec Government’s Bill 21
“The Canadian Council of Imams (CCI) strongly condemns the Coalition Avenir de Quebec (CAQ) government’s Bill 21 and considers it an infringement upon the rights of Canadian citizens who profess the Islamic faith. Quebec, for many decades, has been an inclusive, democratic, and multicultural society in accordance with the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms […]
Cathedral Church in France
“Had God not repelled ˹the aggression of˺ some people by means of others, destruction would have surely claimed monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which God’s Name is often mentioned. God will certainly help those who stand up for Him. God is truly All-Powerful, Almighty.” [The Clear Quran 22:40] The Canadian Council of Imams would […]