In 2012, Ilwad Elman was a speaker at TEDxMogadishu in Mogadishu, Somalia.

In 2017, Asha Siad was a speaker at TEDxVienna in Vienna, Austria.

In 2017, Honourable Ahmed Hussen was a speaker at TEDxToronto in Toronto, Ontario.

Mayor Jim Watson inducted Ms. Hindia Mohamoud into the Order of Ottawa at a ceremony at Ottawa City Hall on November 22, 2019.

Hiiraan Online has reported that Somali Canadian activist Almaas Elman was shot dead near the Halane compound in Mogadishu, Somalia on November 20, 2019.

Carleton University is pleased to announce its second Somali Studies in Canada Colloquium, taking place on Saturday, October 19, 2019.

Somali Canadian author Hassan Ghedi Santur's latest novel, "The Youth of God", published by Mawenzi House, follows a Muslim teen in Toronto as he struggles with his education and his faith.

The 2019 Canadian Federal Election is taking place on Monday, October 21, 2019. 

Somali Canadian Nagad Moalin represented the riding of Fort McMurray-Cold Lake, Alberta at Equal Voice’s second Daughters of the Vote (DoV) gathering in early April 2019, which brought together 338 young women between the ages of 18 and 23, representing each Canadian riding and take their seat in the House of Commons during a historic sitting of the House of Commons. They were addressed by every federal party leader, and engaged with an array of Ministers, critics and advocates.

Somali Canadian Iman Hersi represented the riding of Nepean, Ontario at Equal Voice’s second Daughters of the Vote gathering in early April 2019, which brought together 338 young women between the ages of 18 and 23, representing each Canadian riding and take their seat in the House of Commons during a historic sitting of the House of Commons. They were addressed by every federal party leader, and engaged with an array of Ministers, critics and advocates.