Advocacy & Achievements
NCCT's persistent advocacy has led to ground-breaking achievements.
Community Engagement
Beyond its advocacy work, the National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) is actively engaged in giving back to communities across Canada through partnerships with national organizations such as Canadian Blood Services, Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Canadian Red Cross, and Daily Bread Food Bank. Each year, NCCT coordinates blood donation drives, fundraisers, and charitable initiatives, while also mobilizing support for communities affected by natural disasters. Through these efforts, the organization brings together volunteers, donors, and community leaders to provide critical aid, raise awareness, and foster a culture of generosity and civic engagement, ensuring meaningful impact both locally and globally.
The Supreme Court rejected the appeal against Bill 104, securing a final victory for the Tamil Genocide Education Week Act.
NCCT, as an intervener, helped secure a victory in the appeal against Bill 104 at the Court of Appeal.
The City of Brampton invited NCCT to lead and coordinate the Tamil Genocide Monument project in Brampton. With NCCT's leadership, Chinguacousy Park will now host a powerful symbol to commemorate and memorialize the Tamil Genocide.
NCCT advocated for the Canadian government's decision to sanction four high-ranking Sri Lankan officials, including former Sri Lankan presidents Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gotabaya Rajapaksa.
NCCT, as an intervener, helped secure a victory in the appeal against Bill 104 (Tamil Genocide Education Week Act) at the Superior Court of Canada.
NCCT's persistent advocacy since 2010 created the conditions for the unanimous motion in Canada's House of Commons to officially recognize May 18th as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
NCCT played a crucial role in the passing of Bill 104, the "Tamil Genocide Education Week Act," which has been constitutionally challenged by Tamil Genocide deniers. As part of NCCT's efforts in combatting Tamil Genocide denial and distortion in Canada and internationally, NCCT has participated as a legal intervener in partnership with other Tamil Canadian organizations to defend Bill 104 – Tamil Genocide Education Week Act.
NCCT led efforts that resulted in the creation of the Tamil Heritage Centre (THC) initiative.
Advocacy efforts by NCCT contributed to a unanimous motion in Parliament of Canada calling on the United Nations to investigate allegations of Tamil genocide in Sri Lanka.
NCCT was among the leading organizations in Canada that led the formation of the Tamil Community Centre initiative.
As a result of NCCT's advocacy efforts, the City of Brampton and Toronto proclaimed May 18th as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day. Since then, many other cities and school boards have proclaimed May 18th as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
NCCT led advocacy efforts to ensure that the three main federal political parties in Canada recognized the Tamil Genocide.
NCCT became the first organization in the world to declare May 18 as Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day.
NCCT led the initiative to bring together Canadian Tamil diaspora organizations from across Canada through the Tamil Community General Assembly (TCGA), uniting social, political, and cultural groups in a democratic process to articulate the aspirations of the Canadian Tamil community.
NCCT's efforts back in 2013 were instrumental in Canada and Mauritius boycotting the Commonwealth Heads of Governments Meeting (CHOGOM) in Sri Lanka.
The Sri Lanka's Killing Fields documentary by Channel 4, which provided video evidence of war crimes, was screened at Parliament Hill in Ottawa. The event was organized by NCCT and sponsored by Member of Parliament, Patrick Brown.
Furthermore, NCCT is actively involved with the United Nations Human Rights Council to achieve international accountability, providing reports, documents, and evidence, including eyewitness accounts, to the Office of the High Commissioner's Sri Lanka Accountability Project. This partnership supports its mandate of gathering, preserving, and analyzing evidence.