Jyoti Tewari , 1 May :Concerned at the recent religion poll, Hindus have called Canada to organize a nationwide interfaith dialogue as a high-priority.In view of Maclean’s magazine’s recent poll "What Canadians think of Sikhs, Jews, Christians, Muslims . . .",

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: On the crisp cold morning of 20th February, the Parkdale Recreation Centre of downtown Toronto was filled with volunteers wearing a dastaar (a Sikh turban), who were serving hot-meals and distributing warm clothes.

15 Feb : Shri Kamal Nath, Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, during his bilateral meeting with the Canadian Minister of Industry, Mr Tony Clement, here today has informed that there are extensive opportunities available in India for joint ventures/investments by Canadian companies in sectors such as infrastructure, automobile, power generation, petroleum, mining, environment, etc. “India needs $ 480 billion investment in infrastructure in the next 5 years.”, the Minister informed. Industry Secretary, Shri Ajay Shankar, and senior officials from both the sides were also present on the occasion.

13 Feb : A Hindu chaplain has been denied the request to lead the opening prayer of Prince Edward Island Legislative Assembly of Canada.Kathleen Casey, Assembly Speaker, in a response to the request of Rajan Zed, president of Universal Society of Hinduism, said that according to the tradition, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly lead the House in prayer and the traditional prayers were first adopted by the House in 1877.

15 Jan :A delegation led by Canadian Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism Jason Kenney has sought cooperation from the Punjab government to address the issue of fraudulent visas.