Choose Nearest City

  • Calgary
  • Ottawa
  • Edmonton
  • Regina
  • Halifax
  • Saskatoon
  • Hamilton
  • Toronto GTA
  • Kingston
  • Vancouver
  • Kitchener
  • Waterloo
  • London
  • Windsor
  • Montreal
  • Winnipeg
  • Outside of Canada

Choose your city (or nearest city)

  • Calgary
  • Montreal
  • Edmonton
  • Ottawa
  • Regina
  • Saskatoon
  • Halifax
  • Toronto GTA
  • Hamilton
  • Vancouver
  • Kingston
  • Waterloo
  • Kitchener
  • Windsor
  • London
  • Winnipeg
  • Outside of Canada
  • Events
  • Directory
  • PatronsPatrons

Enter your login credentials

Forgot username?

Forgot password?

Remember Me
Register
Facebook Login Google Login
loading
Please wait, logging in...

Register Details

[Form copy_BFRegistration not found!]
Have an account? Login

Forgot Username

[Form forgot_username not found!]

Forgot Password

[Form forgot_password not found!]

How would you like to proceed?

LOG IN / SIGN UP allows you to:
  • Have a record of all events you've been to.
  • Request cancellation if you cannot make it to an event.
  • Post an event of your own.
  • Add your business/organization listing to the online directory.
  • Add an opportunity (job, volunteer, petition, survey, etc.).

Please login to continue

LOG IN / SIGN UP allows you to:
  • Have a record of all events you've been to.
  • Request cancellation if you cannot make it to an event.
  • Post an event of your own.
  • Add your business/organization listing to the online directory.
  • Add an opportunity (job, volunteer, petition, survey, etc.).
Muslim Link is Ottawa Muslims' Online Community Newspaper. The site includes an up-to-date Events Listing and Business and Community Directory for Ottawa Muslims.
.
ML Directory
ML Directory
  • Home
  • Events
    • Ottawa
    • Montreal
    • Toronto GTA
    • Edmonton
    • Calgary
    • Vancouver
    • London
    • Windsor
    • Hamilton
    • Halifax
    • Winnipeg
    • Kingston
    • Kitchener/Waterloo
    • Regina/Saskatoon
    • Event Table
  • Directory
    • Ottawa
    • Montreal
    • Toronto GTA
    • Edmonton
    • Calgary
    • Vancouver
    • London
    • Windsor
    • Hamilton
    • Halifax
    • Winnipeg
    • Kingston
    • Kitchener/Waterloo
    • Regina/Saskatoon
  • News
  • Stories
  • Islamic Finance
  • Classifieds
    • Opportunities
      • Volunteer Opportunities
      • Job Opportunities
      • Crowdfunding
      • Bazaar Vendors Wanted
      • Call for Donations
      • ​​Scholarships / Bursaries
      • ​​Petitions
      • Nominations
      • ​​Call for Participants
      • ​​Call for Submissions
      • Call for Abstracts
      • Grants
      • ​​Surveys
      • ​​Invitation to Dialogue
      • Sponsorships
      • Contests
    • Locations
      • Jumaa Locations
      • Full-Time Islamic Schools
      • Part-Time Islamic Schools
      • Hifz Programs
      • Iftar Locations
      • Taraweeh Prayers
      • I'tikaf Locations
      • Eid Prayers
      • Eid Festival Locations
      • Camps Locations
    • Rentals
      • Add Rental
    • Find a Place
    • Find a Tenant
  • Opportunities
  • Locations
  • Rentals
  • Blog
  • Action Alerts
  • Home
  • News
  • Palestinian Canadians Desperate to Save Their Loved Ones from Gaza Speak Out Against Government Failures on Parliament Hill
Omar Omar, a representative for Gazan Canadians, speaks about his struggle to get this family members out of Gaza Omar Omar, a representative for Gazan Canadians, speaks about his struggle to get this family members out of Gaza CPAC
20
Nov
2024

Palestinian Canadians Desperate to Save Their Loved Ones from Gaza Speak Out Against Government Failures on Parliament Hill

Written by  Gazan Canadians
Published in News
  • Add to Facebook
  • Like this? Tweet it to your followers!

As part of the National Day of Action to Reunite Gazans Now on November 19, along with vigils held across Canada, representatives from Gazan Canadians, Amnesty International, and Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East spoke at a press conference on Parliament Hill about the struggles of Gazans in Canada to save their family members through Canada's Gaza visa program.

Palestinian Canadians have renewed their calls for Canada to take concrete action to get their loved ones out of the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s unrelenting bombardment, slamming a temporary Gaza visa scheme launched earlier this year as a failure.

Omar Omar, a representative of the advocacy group Gazan Canadians, said during the press conference that he has been trying to get his relatives out of Gaza for months.

.

“It’s been over a year now, and I’m still asking that my family – stranded in Gaza, under the continuous threat of losing their lives at any moment – be treated with the same urgency, the same humanity, that Canada extended to others. This long fight, this exhausting advocacy, has drained our resources and everything we have. We have lost so much back in Gaza, and here in Canada, this struggle is tearing apart the lives we have tried to build.”

The Canadian government launched the Special Gaza Visa Program earlier this year to allow Canadian citizens and permanent residents to apply to bring extended family members from Gaza to the country.

But from the start, the families and immigration lawyers said the process was confusing and included invasive questions that went beyond what is typically required, including detailed work histories and any scars or injuries that required medical attention.

They also accused the government of imposing stricter requirements on Palestinians than on other people who have sought temporary visas in recent years, such as Ukrainians.

Canada approved more than 960,000 visas for Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion of their country — an 81 percent approval rate — and nearly 300,000 people have arrived over a two-year span.

In contrast, the Gaza visa program was capped at 5,000 visas.

.

To take action to help Gazan Canadians to save their families, check out the Reunite Gazans Now Toolkit here

Watch the press conference on YouTube below:

Read 950 times Last modified on Fri, 22 Nov 2024 08:36
Rate this item
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
(0 votes)
Tagged under
  • Palestinian Canadian
  • Gazan Canadians
  • Reunite Gazan Families Now
  • Gaza Family Reunification

Gazan Canadians

Latest from Gazan Canadians

  • Visit Your MPs: Gazan Canadians Need You To Contact Your Member of Parliament Now To Help Save Their Loved Ones Visit Your MPs: Gazan Canadians Need You To Contact Your Member of Parliament Now To Help Save Their Loved Ones
  • Reunite Gazan Families Now November 19: National Day of Action Across Canada Reunite Gazan Families Now November 19: National Day of Action Across Canada
  • Gazan Canadians Hold 3 Day Vigil on Parliament Hill Demanding Government Save Their Families Gazan Canadians Hold 3 Day Vigil on Parliament Hill Demanding Government Save Their Families

Related items

  • “This is about life and death”: Public Toolkit Launched to Mobilize All Canadians as Gazan Canadian Families Describe Cruel Failure of Federal Government’s TRV Program. “This is about life and death”: Public Toolkit Launched to Mobilize All Canadians as Gazan Canadian Families Describe Cruel Failure of Federal Government’s TRV Program.
  • Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians: Canada Must Publicly Oppose Trump’s Plan for Ethnic Cleansing Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians: Canada Must Publicly Oppose Trump’s Plan for Ethnic Cleansing
  • CBC Admits Mistake After Anchor Tells Palestinian Canadian Mourning Her Brother's Death om Gaza On Air That She Cannot Say Genocide CBC Admits Mistake After Anchor Tells Palestinian Canadian Mourning Her Brother's Death om Gaza On Air That She Cannot Say Genocide
back to top
.
.
.
.
.

Subscribe to Mailing List

Sign up for our free Muslim Link Snapshot and get our events listing and latest articles sent to your inbox weekly.

Please enter a name
Please enter a valid email address
Please enter a city

Ottawa Events
View More Events
Celebrate Eid Prayer & Festival Featured
Fri, Jun 06, 2025 09:00am EST/EDT
Festivals
Ottawa Eagles Wrestling SUMMER Program - 16+ Grappling Program
Fri, Jun 06, 2025 all day
Courses
Muslim Association of Canada (MAC) Ottawa Eid Al Adha Prayer and Festival
Fri, Jun 06, 2025 07:00am EST/EDT
Festivals
Assunnah Muslim Association Eid Al Adha Festival
Fri, Jun 06, 2025 02:00pm EST/EDT
Festivals
Online Event
Muslim Legal Support Centre (MLSC) Workplace Harassment: How to Recognize and Report It
Tue, Jun 10, 2025 06:00pm EST/EDT
Educational

Featured Articles

  • Calgary Eid al Adha Prayer Locations 2025 Calgary Eid al Adha Prayer Locations 2025
  • Greater Toronto Area Eid al Adha Prayer Locations 2025 Greater Toronto Area Eid al Adha Prayer Locations 2025
  • Ottawa Gatineau Eid al Adha Prayer Locations 2025 Ottawa Gatineau Eid al Adha Prayer Locations 2025

About us

  • About Muslim Link
    Our Team
    About Eye Media
    Contact Us
    Diversity & Inclusion Policy
  • Events & Directory Disclaimer
  • Project: A Muslim History of Ottawa

How To

  • How to Advertise on Muslim Link?
    How to View / Edit Your Advertisement Campaign?
    How to Add a Directory Listing on the Directory?
    How to Claim a Directory Listing?
    How to Add an Event?
    How to Add an Opportunity?
    How to Add a Rental Listing?

Event Listings

  •  - Ottawa
  •  - Toronto GTA
  •  - Montreal
  •  - Edmonton
  •  - Calgary
  •  - Vancouver
  •  - London
  •  - Windsor
  •  - Hamilton
  •  - Kitchener/Waterloo
  •  - Halifax
  •  - Winnipeg
  •  - Kingston
  •  - Regina/Saskatoon

Business & Community Directory

  •  - Ottawa
  •  - Toronto GTA
  •  - Montreal
  •  - Edmonton
  •  - Calgary
  •  - Vancouver
  •  - London
  •  - Windsor
  •  - Hamilton
  •  - Kitchener/Waterloo
  •  - Halifax
  •  - Winnipeg
  •  - Kingston
  •  - Regina/Saskatoon

Advertisers

  • Advertise Online
  • Become a Patron
  • Sponsorships
  • Join Snapshot e-Newsletter
  • Snapshot Publishing Dates

ML Team

  • Writers Workshops
  • Content Policy
  • Staff Payment System
  • Join the team

Social Media

Follow us on our pages!

Facebook Twitter Youtube LinkedIn Pinterest

Copyright © 2025 Muslim Link. All Rights Reserved. All articles, photos, graphics and images on this site remain the copyright of Muslim Link, unless otherwise noted, and should not be copied without prior permission. Designed by Eye Media Solutions
Top
Copyright © Muslim Link. All articles, photos, graphics and images on this site remain the copyright of Muslim Link, unless otherwise noted, and should not be copied without prior permission. 2025 All rights reserved. Custom Design by Youjoomla.com