OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 29, 2026 "Today, we remember and honour the lives of Ibrahima Barry, Mamadou Tanou Barry, Khaled Belkacemi, Abdelkrim Hassane, Azzeddine Soufiane, and Aboubaker Thabti, who were brutally murdered in the Islamophobic attack at the Centre culturel islamique de Québec in Sainte-Foy, which also left 19 people injured.

Montrealers will mark the eighth commemoration of the Quebec City Mosque Attack. Public vigil will be held to honour and remember the victims of the Attack

On January 29, 2017 a gunman entered Centre Culturel Islamique de Québec during evening prayer with the intention of massacring everyone within the building.

OTTAWA, ONT January 29th, 2025 Eight years ago tonight, six men knelt in prayer, never to rise again on this mortal plane.

Montreal Jan 25 2025 Statement from the Canadian Muslim Forum in Montreal, Quebec

As-salamu alaykum, Eight years ago tonight, six men knelt in prayer, never to rise again on this mortal plane. Their last moments were spent in devotion—in a house of peace, among their brothers, as they turned their hearts toward God. And yet, even there, hate found them. Even there, violence shattered the stillness of prayer.

OTTAWA, ON, Jan. 29, 2025 The Honourable Kamal Khera, Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, and Amira Elghawaby, Canada's Special Representative on Combatting Islamophobia, made the following statement:

Assalamu alaikum / Peace be upon you

Yesterday was an unprecedented day for Muslims in Canada.

January 30, 2023 Ottawa, Ontario: On the occasion of National Day of Remembrance of the Québec City Mosque Attack and Action against Islamophobia, Charlotte Anne Malischewski, Interim Chief Commissioner of the Canadian Human Rights Commission, issues the following statement: