Our Vision

To foster a Hindu-Canadian community of quiet excellence that is indispensable to Canada’s growth, while honouring our unique cultural and spiritual heritage.

Our Identity & Loyalty

We are Canadians first—peaceful, loyal, and hardworking citizens. We are dedicated to a 'Strong Canada' and believe that the safety and success of our community is essential to a more secure and inclusive country for all. Canada is our home and our future.

Our Objectives
 

1. Civic and political empowerment

2. Combating discrimination and Hindu phobia at all levels 

3. Community safety and religious rights. 

4. Strategic relations and intelligence.

5. Resource development in volunteer engagement

 

Action Plan:  Prioritised Roadmap
 

The following list reorganizes the report’s recommendations into a prioritized execution strategy. Tier 1 focuses on immediate threats and legislative time constraints (Priority 5/5). Tier 2 focuses on structural strengthening and capacity building (Priority 5/5). Tier 3 focuses on ongoing education and reputation management (Priority 4/5).
 

Tier 1: Initiate in 2026, significant output in 2026

Tier 2: Initiate in 2026, some output in 2026, significant output in 2027

Tier 3: Initiate in 2026, some output in 2027, significant output in 2028
 

Tier 1: Critical Defense & Safety (Immediate Execution)
 

These items address physical safety and legislative threats, and institution building
 

• Bill C-9 Intervention: [Efforts successful; Krishna and his multi-organizations group to decide the next step, if any, to be Taken; 2026]

  • Produce Legal Explainer: Create a plain-language document on Bill C-9 risks and the Swastika/Hakenkreuz distinction for community distribution.

  • Coordinate Advocacy: Launch national petitions and submit unified briefs to the Parliamentary standing committee.

  • Build Alliances: Form a coalition with Jain, Buddhist, and Indigenous groups to present a united front on the symbol issue.
     

• Temple Security Hardening: [Tier 1, 2026]

  • Grant Applications: Immediately assist temples (especially smaller/rural ones) in applying for provincial/federal security grants to fund CCTV and fencing.

  • Issue Safety Guidelines: Distribute a standard protocol for incident reporting and video footage preservation to all temple boards.

  • Police Liaison: Initiate briefings with local police precincts to explain temple significance and expectancies regarding hate crime responses.

  • Temples Database: Gather email, phone, website of 290+ temples in Canada.

  • Reporting recent vandalism: Create document of temple vandalism region-wise within Canada since 2022.
     

• Formalizing CHA: [Tier 1, 2026] Institution building

  • CHA Legal Status: Registration, CHA structure, Address, Bank account, email, Web domain, Facebook etc. 2026

  • Web Presence: Basic Phase 1 of Website 2026

  • Membership: Discuss purpose; consider obligations 2026/2027

  • Fundraising: [Plan in 2026; Execution in 2026/2027]

  • Build Capacity: Add one to three new members in the board. [Possibly 1-2 in 2026, 1-2 in 2027; activate current members for leading projects]

  • Statistical Reporting: Continue producing fact-based pragmatic reports as needed [e.g., Temple vandalism, Hindu contributions]

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• Coalition & Partnership Building: [Tier 1, 2026/27]

  • Joint Statements: Establish a protocol where major Hindu organizations agree to vet and co-sign statements on national issues before releasing them.

  • Regional Hindu Networks: Convene initial meetings to form regional networks (e.g., GTA, Western Canada) to pool resources.

  • Working Together with non-Hindus: Consider partnership with Jews society and Sikhs samaj.

Tier 2: Structural Unity & Civic Power (Short-to-Medium Term)

These items build the political and organizational muscle required to sustain the community.
 

1. Civic Engagement: [Tier 2, 2026/27]

   • Voter Education: Launch non-partisan workshops explaining the importance of voting to everyone, especially to seniors and youth.

   • Board Representation: Identify and encourage 5-10 qualified community members to apply for local municipal or hospital boards in key districts.

   • Youth Policy Internships: Establish a mentorship program (HAVA model) connecting youth with MPs/MPPs offices.

   • Encouraging & Funding Hindu Candidates: Identify Hindu candidates for MPP and MP positions, assist them in many ways, including dedicated funds.
      

2. Gathering & Documenting Contributions: [Tier 2, Initiate 2026, 1st release 2027]

   • Debate what to collect and how: Develop structure, its elements, and process; and initiate the data collection.

   • Annual Report: Commission the first annual report on "Hindu Contributions to Canada" to aggregate data on philanthropy and professional achievements.

   • Comparative Assessment: Necessary statistical work to compare our performance vs. Others.

Tier 3: Education & Perception (Ongoing/Long Term)

These items address the cultural climate, bullying, and controlling media narrative.
 

1. Anti-Bullying & Education: [Tier 3, 2026/2027/2028]

   • Student Toolkit: Consolidate existing materials from CoHNA into a single, downloadable "Student Support Toolkit" for parents and teachers.

   • School Board Outreach: Approach school trustees with a ready-made "Hindu Awareness" module for teacher training days.
      

2. Media Perception & Education: [Tier 3, 2026/2027/2028]

   • Fact Sheet Distribution: Create and distribute a "Hindu Fact Sheet" to major media houses and editorial boards.

   • Misinformation Tracker: Set up a centralized digital log on website for reporting and tracking instances of media bias or stereotypes.

Prepared by Vinod Kumar and Uma Kumar

Work done: September 2025 to December 2025

Approved in the CHA General Meeting December 19, 2025

This Shorter Version prepared on January 26, 2026