Balpreet Singh (Legal Counsel - WSO)

Sajjan Kumar’s Conviction is only a First Step: WSO

December 18, 2018

In its judgment released yesterday, the Delhi High Court found that “the mass killings of Sikhs in Delhi and elsewhere in November 1984 were in fact ‘crimes against humanity’. They will continue to shock the collective conscience of society for a long time to come.”

Sikh Body Shots Letter to Canada’s Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale Over Maligning of Sikh Community

December 14, 2018

The World Sikh Organization of Canada (WSO) has written a letter to Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on the maligning of the Sikh community in the recently released 2018 Public Report on the Terrorism Threat to Canada.

Reconsideration Motion Filed at Supreme Court For QNA Kirpan Appeal

December 6, 2018

In February 2018, the Quebec Court of Appeal rejected the WSO’s appeal on the grounds that the Quebec National Assembly may exclude individuals based on parliamentary privilege. The Superior Court decision below had upheld the authority of the QNA to "exclude kirpans from its precincts as an assertion of parliamentary privilege over the exclusion of strangers.''

Sikhs in Canada: WSO Works to Introduce Kirpan Accommodation on BC Ferries

November 15, 2018

The World Sikh Organisation of Canada (WSO) has worked to implement a kirpan accommodation policy with BC Ferries after several Sikh passengers were told they could not wear their kirpans while travelling.

WSO Holds Canada-Wide Orientations for International Students

September 26, 2018

World Sikh Organization of Canada is holidng orientation sessions for international students in cities across Canada, including Montreal, Ottawa, Brampton, Windsor, Winnipeg and Surrey.

World Sikh Organisation of Canada (WSO) Announces New Executive Director

June 21, 2018

World Sikh Organization of Canada has announced the appointment of Jaskaran Singh Sandhu as Executive Director.

WSO Appears at Supreme Court Of Canada for Trinity Western University Appeal

December 7, 2017

Last Friday that is on 1st December 2017, a Sikh rights group named World Sikh Organization (WSO) of Canada presented oral arguments at the Supreme Court of Canada

Charges Against Brookside Gurdwara President a Call to Action: WSO

July 17, 2014

Surrey, Canada (July 16, 2014): In the wake of the tragic assault on Narinder Kaur Kalsi, the World Sikh Organization of Canada is offering access to a network of psychologists and counselors who can assist with family dispute resolution issues.

Understanding the Bhinder decision: A legal perspective

May 23, 2013

Recently, I have received several inquiries about the Bhinder case that was decided by the Supreme Court of Canada in 1985. Apparently, some individuals have suggested to the Punjabi media that S. Karnail Singh Bhinder had in fact won the case but that neither he nor the community had known of this before.