Canadian human rights groups call on Prime Minister Carney to prioritize human rights in his trip to China
PRESS ADVISORY Ottawa – Monday, January 12, 2026 In an Open Letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney on the eve of his trip to Beijing, the first official visit to China by a Canadian Prime Minister in eight years, a coalition of nine human rights organizations urges his government to take strong and effective action to address widespread […]
Canada Tibet Committee Urges Parliament to Address Tibet-Linked Lithium and Forced Labour Risks in EV Supply Chains
Ottawa, November 20, 2025 – On November 20, 2025, the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) appeared before the House of Commons Standing Committee on International Trade as part of its study on Canadian supply chains, forced labour, and related imports. CTC’s testimony was delivered by Sherap Therchin, Executive Director, alongside other witnesses, including Stuart Trew (Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives), Elizabeth Kwan (Canadian Labour Congress), and Aidan Gilchrist-Blackwood (Canadian […]
Richard Gere brings the Dalai Lama’s Message of Compassion to Ottawa.
Ottawa, November 17, 2025 – Hollywood icon and advocate for Tibet, Richard Gere, who is also Chair of the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), joined parliamentarians and Tibetan-Canadian community members on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on November 17 for Tibet Day on the Hill. The full-day agenda included high-level meetings, a reception, media interviews, and the screening of […]
Tibetan-Canadians marked its annual Tibet Lobby Day in Ottawa
On November 17, 2025, more than 60 Tibetan delegates from Toronto, Alberta, Belleville, and Ottawa travelled to Parliament Hill for Canada Tibet Lobby Day 2025. Coming from multiple Tibetan community organizations and youth groups, they formed a united national delegation that reflected the geographical and generational diversity of Tibetan-Canadians. Throughout the day, the delegates met with a broad […]
CTC Joins Bloc Québécois Press Conference on Forced Labour Legislation
Ottawa, October 21, 2025 – This morning, the Canada Tibet Committee (CTC) participated in a press conference on Parliament Hill hosted by the Bloc Québécois to highlight new legislation aimed at blocking the importation of goods made using forced labour. The event brought national attention to the growing body of evidence that China’s state-run labour […]
Tibetan Political Leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering Visits Ottawa, Meets Canadian Parliamentarians and Media
Ottawa, October 1, 2025 — Tibetan political leader Sikyong Penpa Tsering, President of the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA), is on an official visit to Ottawa this week, engaging with Canadian lawmakers, senior officials, and journalists to strengthen support for Tibet and discuss pressing issues, including the future of the Dalai Lama’s institution and human rights in Tibet. […]
Sikyong Penpa Tsering discusses Tibetan human rights at Concordia University, meets Bloc Québécois Leaders
Montreal, April 11, 2024 — The Montreal Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies (MIGS) at Concordia University hosted an engaging roundtable discussion today featuring Sikyong Penpa Tsering. Addressing members of MIGS, Sikyong  Penpa Tsering articulated concerns regarding the systemic suppression of Tibetan identity by China, discussed the geopolitical importance of Tibet, and outlined the challenges […]
Canada Tibet Lobby Day 2021 – Tibetan groups meet with MPs to urge Sino-Tibetan dialogue
Ottawa, June 15, 2021 – During this week’s annual Canada Tibet Lobby Days event, a national coalition of Tibetan groups met virtually with Canadian parliamentarians from across political parties to urge the renewal of Sino-Tibetan dialogue and express concern over continued human rights violations in occupied Tibet. The primary request by the coalition is the […]
Canada raises concerns about Tibet at 46th UN Human Rights Council meeting
Ottawa, March 14th, 2021 – On March 11th, a day after the 62nd Tibetan National Uprising Day, Ms. Tamara Mawhinney – a senior Canadian diplomat representing the Canadian government at the UN raised concerns about arbitrary detention, custodial torture, and deaths of Tibetan activists at the 46th UN Human Rights Council Meeting in Geneva. Ms. Mawhinney, […]
Canadian Leader of the Opposition Voices Support on Occasion of 62nd Tibetan National Uprising Day
Ottawa, March 10th, 2021—Today marks 62 years since thousands of Tibetans were killed in March 1959 while peacefully expressing their devotion to His Holiness the Dalai Lama and protesting the CCP’s illegal military invasion of Tibet. For Tibetans around the world, it is a day of reflection, commemoration, and renewed dedication to the cherished cause […]
