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Announcement: Islamic Relief Canada receives funding from Global Affairs Canada for Syria & Yemen.

Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: Canada Must Call for a Permanent Ceasefire and End to the Siege on Gaza.

Open Letter to Prime Minister Trudeau: Canada Must Call for a Permanent Ceasefire and End to the Siege on Gaza.

November 23, 2023 Islamic Relief Canada CEO, Usama Khan, has written to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urging him to demonstrate moral leadership and do everything in his power to bring about ...

Nov 23, 2023 Statement

Islamic Relief reaction to news of a temporary truce agreement between Israel and Hamas

Islamic Relief reaction to news of a temporary truce agreement between Israel and Hamas

We welcome the news that there will be a pause in the relentless bombardment of Gaza and the safe release of civilian hostages and detained children. We hope that this will be adhered to by all partie...

Nov 22, 2023 Statement

PRESS RELEASE: Islamic Relief Canada provides immediate and long-term support to Canadian evacuees from Gaza

PRESS RELEASE: Islamic Relief Canada provides immediate and long-term support to Canadian evacuees from Gaza

Toronto, ON: November 15th, 2023 – Islamic Relief Canada is collaborating with Canadian partners to offer financial assistance, immediate arrival and long-term resettlement support to Palestinian-Cana...

Nov 15, 2023 Press Release

Hospitals in Gaza on verge of total shutdown as doctor describes nightmare conditions

Hospitals in Gaza on verge of total shutdown as doctor describes nightmare conditions

Hospitals in Gaza are on the verge of total shutdown as more have come under intense bombardment today, Islamic Relief is warning. Almost two thirds of all hospitals in Gaza are now completely out of ...

Nov 13, 2023 Statement

November 8 Vigil at Nathan Phillips Square to Honour Lives of Children Killed in Gaza

November 8 Vigil at Nathan Phillips Square to Honour Lives of Children Killed in Gaza

Toronto, ON: November 8th, 2023 – Yesterday marks one month since the beginning of intense violence leading to the current humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The United Nations has called Gaza a “ children’...

Nov 8, 2023 Statement

Leading Canadian humanitarian organizations mark one month of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank; call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

Leading Canadian humanitarian organizations mark one month of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank; call for immediate ceasefire and humanitarian access

Today in Ottawa, Canada's leading humanitarian agencies held a press conference on Parliament Hill to mark the one-month anniversary of escalations of violence in Gaza, Israel and the West Bank. Toget...

Nov 7, 2023 Press Release

Islamic Relief Canada Decries Killing of Innocents, Calls on Canadian Government to Act for Immediate Ceasefire

Islamic Relief Canada Decries Killing of Innocents, Calls on Canadian Government to Act for Immediate Ceasefire

November 2nd, 2023 — Islamic Relief Canada is deeply disturbed by the increasing scale and gravity of the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza. Each passing day, hundreds of innocent civilians are ki...

Nov 2, 2023 Press Release

Calls for Ceasefire Must Go Hand in Hand with Announced Government Matching Fund

Calls for Ceasefire Must Go Hand in Hand with Announced Government Matching Fund

October 27th, 2023 — Today, the Government of Canada announced that it will match, dollar-for-dollar, donations made to its Gaza Humanitarian Emergency Appeal, up to a maximum of $10 million. Islamic ...

Oct 27, 2023 Statement

Time is Running Out – Islamic Relief Canada Urges for Humanitarian Corridor and Ceasefire in Gaza

Time is Running Out – Islamic Relief Canada Urges for Humanitarian Corridor and Ceasefire in Gaza

October 17th, 2023: Burlington, Ontario — Islamic Relief Canada is horrified by the humanitarian catastrophe unfolding in Gaza. Islamic Relief staff on the ground are warning that there is nowhere saf...

Oct 17, 2023 Statement

Access to Aid Can’t Wait: Islamic Relief Canada Calls for Humanitarian Corridor in Gaza

Access to Aid Can’t Wait: Islamic Relief Canada Calls for Humanitarian Corridor in Gaza

Click here to send a Letter to your Local MP October 13, 2023: Burlington, Ontario — Islamic Relief Canada is horrified by the unprecedented escalation of violence in the Middle East over the past wee...

Oct 13, 2023 Statement

Islamic Relief Canada Responding to Libya Floods

Islamic Relief Canada Responding to Libya Floods

September 13th, 2023, Burlington, ON - Islamic Relief Canada has launched an emergency fundraising appeal to help those left unhoused by unprecedented flooding in eastern Libya. Parts of Eastern Libya...

Sep 13, 2023 Press Release

Canadian Charity Worker on the Ground in Morocco to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts

Canadian Charity Worker on the Ground in Morocco to Assist Earthquake Relief Efforts

Sept 11, 2023, Burlington, ON — Islamic Relief Canada staff is on the ground in Morocco, at the epicentre in the Atlas mountains, just two days after the deadly 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck, taking...

Sep 11, 2023 Press Release

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