10 December 2025
Ricardo Galo
An Iraqi refugee who fled to Syria before finally reaching Toronto — welcomed at Pearson by his sister and cosponsor Shadi Aljourjous.
Iraq
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Toronto
Canadian Registered Charity · Est. 2002
The voice
The voice
of the
voiceless.
For two decades, we have stood with the persecuted — defending religious minorities, sponsoring refugees, and carrying forward the legacy of Shahbaz Bhatti. Since 2017, we’ve brought more than 250 men, women, and children from danger to safety in Canada.
Toronto Pearson · Dec 2025
— Matthew 5:10
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Credentials · Partners
IRCC Sponsorship Agreement Holder · Since 2017
Sovereign’s Medal · Peter Bhatti, 2022
Voice of the Martyrs Canada
Mission Shahbaz Bhatti
Two Decades of Impact
Measured in
Measured in
numbers — felt in lives.
International Christian Voice is a Canadian registered charitable organisation. Every number below represents real people: a daughter reunited with her family in Toronto; a driver who witnessed a martyr’s assassination and found refuge; an Iraqi Assyrian who spent twenty years in exile.
250+
Refugees brought to safety in Canada
24yrs
Of voice for persecuted minorities
11fam
Refugee families welcomed in 2025 alone
12ct
Countries of origin & transit — Pakistan, Iraq, Eritrea, Afghanistan & more
Shahbaz Bhatti
09 Sept 1968 — 02 March 2011
The Martyr Who Named Us
He refused exile.
He refused exile.
He paid with his life.
If I leave Pakistan, there will be no one left to stand for the persecuted.
— Shahbaz Bhatti, recounted by Jason Kenney
Shahbaz Bhatti was Pakistan’s first Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs — a Catholic who rose through public service to defend Hindus, Sikhs, Parsees, and Christians alike. In 2011, after relentless death threats from the Taliban, Jason Kenney personally urged him to seek refuge in Canada. Bhatti refused. Weeks later, he was assassinated on an Islamabad street.
International Christian Voice was founded in 2002 by his brother, Peter Bhatti. Every refugee we sponsor, every persecuted family we defend, carries his name forward. We are the answer to a question he asked with his life: who will stand for them?
Read his full story →Active Campaign · 2026
Tariq & Javed: a fundraiser for the wrongly accused.
Three programs.
One unwavering mission.
From rapid disaster response to multi-year refugee sponsorship, our work is structured around the full arc of persecution — from the moment it begins to the day freedom is won.
— 01
Voice of the Voiceless
Public engagement. Policy speaking. Voice at UN forums, Canadian parliament, and interfaith coalitions to defend religious minorities worldwide.
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— 02
Disaster & Emergency Relief
Rapid humanitarian response for victims of mob violence, earthquakes, floods, and targeted attacks. Field-delivered aid in Sargodha, Jaranwala, and beyond.
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— 03
Refugee Sponsorship & Resettlement
As an IRCC Sponsorship Agreement Holder, we shepherd persecuted families from displacement to Canadian citizenship — housing, language, employment, and belonging.
Learn moreArrivals, 2025.
Behind every headline is a name, a face, a family. These are a few of the eleven families we welcomed to Canada last year — each a chapter in a much longer story of rescue.
10 December 2025
Michael & Rochelle D’Souza
After twenty years of persecution in Pakistan, father and daughter stepped off the plane into Canadian freedom — with Michael’s wife and children still waiting for reunification.
Pakistan
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Toronto
27 November 2025
Naeem Nawazish
A persecuted Pakistani Christian who sought refuge in Malaysia — now reunited in Canada with his brother Sohail and his nephew who travelled from Calgary.
Pakistan · Malaysia
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Toronto
Voices of Support
The people who stood beside us.
Join the Mission
Stand with the persecuted.
Stand with the persecuted.
In three ways.
Your support is not charity alone. It is solidarity — the practical, structural kind that moves human beings from danger to dignity.
01 · Give
Donate Today
Every contribution funds housing, healthcare, and a full year of resettlement for a sponsored family. Tax receipts issued for gifts of $20 or more.
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02 · Sponsor
Become a Cosponsor
Partner with ICV — as a church, business, or family — to sponsor a refugee from processing to permanent residence. We provide the framework; you provide a home.
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03 · Advocate
Use Your Voice
Share the stories. Attend the memorial gala. Write to your MP. Pray. The voiceless are amplified every time a Canadian chooses not to look away.
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