Assimilation versus Preservation: Indigenous Language Policies in China and Canada at the U of T’s Conference on Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity
Ottawa, December 13, 2023 – At the International Conference on Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity organized by Northern Justice Watch at the University of Toronto Scarborough on December 2, 2023, Sherap Therchin, Director of the Canada Tibet Committee, delivered a speech emphasizing the critical state of Tibetan culture, language, and religion under China’s assimilation policies, […]
Sikyong Penpa Tsering concludes a four-day engagement in Ottawa
Ottawa, November 23, 2023 – The democratically elected leader of the Tibetan people, Sikyong Penpa Tsering, concluded a four-day engagement in Ottawa today. This program was marked by a series of strategic meetings with various influential figures, including Members of Parliament, government officials, think tank representatives, and community organizations. Engagement with Cabinet Ministers and Members […]
Sikyong Penpa Tsering addresses Canadian Ministers and parliamentarians in Ottawa
On November 22, 2023, the Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Canada organized a reception in Ottawa to honour Sikyong Penpa Tsering, the democratically elected leader of the Tibetan government in exile. This notable event, supported by the Office of Tibet, Washington DC, and the Canada Tibet Committee, was attended by 26 Members of Parliament, including four […]
GAC’s China Human Rights Forum: Addressing Education, Culture, and Religious Freedom in Tibet
Ottawa, November 20, 2023 – The China Human Rights Forum, organized through a collaboration among the Greater China Political Division of Global Affairs Canada, the University of Ottawa’s Graduate School of Public and International Affairs, Centre for International Policy Studies, and East Asian Studies Network, tackled pressing issues such as assimilation, forced labour, and transnational […]
The Government of Canada Responds to Parliamentary Report on Human Rights in Tibet
OTTAWA, October 17, 2023 – The Canadian Government has officially responded to the recommendations made in the report, titled “The Human Rights Situation of Tibetans and the Chinese Residential Boarding School and Pre-School System”. The report was commissioned by the House of Commons Standing Subcommittee on Human Rights, a subcommittee of the Standing Committee on Foreign […]
Uyghur and Tibetan Advocacy Groups Unite on Parliament Hill to Highlight Collective Struggles
Ottawa, September 28th, 2023 — On September 28th, Uyghur and Tibetan advocacy groups joined forces to organize a joint parliamentary event on Parliament Hill, shedding light on the shared challenges faced by the Uyghur and Tibetan communities. The event, which is timed with the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), […]
CTC congratulates MP Arif Virani for being appointed as Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Ottawa, July 28, 2023 – CTC extends heartfelt congratulations to the Honourable MP Arif Virani on his distinguished appointment as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Since assuming office in 2015, Mr. Virani has demonstrated exemplary leadership as the chair of Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Canada (PFT). Through his pivotal role within […]
Canada’s Parliamentary Committee Issues Tibet Report: Demands a more-focused Tibet policy from Government of Canada
Ottawa, June 19, 2023: A new report on the situation inside Tibet has been tabled by the Canadian Parliamentary Committee on International Human Rights (SDIR) (1). The report, entitled “The Human Rights Situation of Tibetans and the Chinese Residential Boarding School and Preschool System”, includes 18 wide-ranging recommendations (2). The recommendations confirm the full support of Canadian […]
Building Multi-Party Consensus: Representative Namgyal Choedup’s Visit to Ottawa to Rally Canadian Support for Resolving the Tibet Issue
Ottawa, June 16, 2023 – During his three-day visit to Ottawa, Dr. Namgyal Choedup, the Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Office of Tibet in Washington DC, engaged in discussions with Canadian parliamentarians and government officials, seeking their assistance in resolving the Sino-Tibetan conflict. On the first day of the visit, Representative […]
Canada Calls for Immediate Release of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama
Toronto/Ottawa, May 17, 2023 – Today marks 28 years since the alleged illegal abduction of Tibet’s 11th Panchen Lama by the Chinese authorities. At the tender age of six, the Panchen Lama and his family disappeared without a trace, with no news of his whereabouts or wellbeing since that day in 1995. In response, the […]