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The Ontario Gurdwaras Committee also participates in various community and interfaith dialogues.. On August 11, 2012, at Nathan Phillips Square located within Toronto City Hall, the OGC along with other Sikh and non-Sikh organizations and institutions held a candlelight vigil in honour of those murdered in the Wisconsin Sikh Temple Shooting. [7]
Sikh organizations based in British Columbia (2 P) Pages in category "Sikh organizations in Canada" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Sikh Canadian soldiers in World War I [16] Buckam Singh — most well-known Sikh-Canadian soldier of World War I, and early Sikh pioneer of BC and Ontario. John Baboo (May 27, 1888 – July 9, 1948) [17] — Punjabi-born Winnipegger who was wounded at Vimy Ridge. His prior service included 4 years with the 28th Cavalry in Madras, India.
Sikhism is the fourth-largest religious group in Canada, with nearly 800,000 adherents, or 2.1% of Canada's population, as of 2021. [1] The largest Sikh populations in Canada are found in Ontario, followed by British Columbia and Alberta. [1]
The financial situation of the Society depended on the number of Sikhs living in British Columbia, and donations rose considerably as more Sikhs came to the province. The population of Sikhs rose in the period of 1904–1908 to 5,185, but fell to 2,342 in 1911. The Sikh population dwindled even more, to 1,099, as the year 1918 approached.
Tensions between Canada and India have reached new heights with dueling diplomatic expulsions and an allegation of Indian government involvement in the killing of a Sikh activist on Canadian soil.
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The World Sikh Organization (WSO) was formed after an international gathering of Sikhs on July 28, 1984 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York which included several thousand people from the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and several countries in the far east.