By MALIK MERCHANT
(Reporting from London, UK)
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Anchor Links: His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Eastern Canada.
Please visit this page frequently for updates on His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Eastern Canada from March 25 to 31, 2026. For quick access to our stories on this page, please click the following anchor links:
- February 15 to Current: Canada visit essential details
- February 15, 2026: Message from Ameeraly Kassim-Lakha, the President, His Highness the Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Canada
- February 15, 2026: Ismailis in Montreal celebrate the announcement of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Canada.
- February 13, 2026: His Highness the Aga Khan announces official visit to Canada.
- 2006-2025: Historical Notes
- Ginan: Supplication to the Imam-of-the-Time
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PRE-ARRIVAL NEWS AND EVENTS
February 15, 2026 to Current: Canada visit essential details
Following the announcement of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Eastern Canada from March 25-31, 2026, the Ismaili Institutions in Canada have started publishing essential details, information and programs related to the visit. Please visit the following pages on the official IICanada visit website. This section will be updated as more information is added on the IICanada website.
- Canada visit: Jamati Joy: He’s finally coming
- Canada visit: Didar Overview
- Canada visit: My Didar Journey
- Canada visit: Canada Visit Eligibility
- Canada visit: Registration
- Canada visit: Volunteer Registration
- Canada visit: ACCESS – Canada Visit Support
- Canada visit: Art Installations
- Canada visit: Young Families
- Canada visit: Seniors
- Canada visit: Inter-Faith Families
- Canada visit: Canada Visit Fund
- Canada visit: Nazrana
- Canada visit: Caring Pledges
- Canada visit: Medical Services
- Canada visit: Diverse Abilities
- Canada visit: Caregiver
- Canada visit: Sustainability & Environment
- Canada visit: What To Bring
- Canada visit: Safety & Preparedness
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February 15, 2026: Message from the President of His Highness the Aga Khan Shia Imami Ismaili Council for Canada
A special video message by Ameerally Kassim-Lakha, the President of the Aga Khan Council for Canada, on the occasion of Mawlana Hazar Imam’s visit to Canada.
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February 15 2026: Quebec Ismailis Celebrates news of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to eastern canada
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February 13-14, 2026: Announcement of His Highness the Aga Khan’s visit to Canada
In a Talika Mubarak read in Jamatkhanas across Canada and worldwide on February 13-14, 2026, and reported on the Ismaili website on February 15, Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness the Aga Khan, announced his upcoming official visit to Canada from March 25 to 31, 2026, at the invitation of Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, during which he will meet with the Jamat in Ontario, Quebec, and the Maritime Provinces. Hazar Imam also expressed his intention to visit again in the near future to meet with the Jamat in Western Canada.
The historic visit to Canada will be the Ismaili Imam’s seventh to his spiritual children since becoming the Imam on February 4, 2025, following his recent visits to France, Kenya, Uganda, the USA, Portugal and the UK (click on the links for Barakah’s special coverage of the six trips).
We heartily congratulate the Jamat of Canada and share their excitement for this event. We are fully committed to providing comprehensive coverage of the visit, ensuring our readers worldwide are well informed, as we did with Mawlana Hazar Imam’s earlier visits.
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2006-2025: Historical Notes
Mawlana Hazar Imam, His Highness Prince Rahim Aga Khan, will visit Canada in March 2026 at the official invitation of Prime Minister Marc Carney. Before becoming the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada on March 5, 2025, and leading the Party to victory in the Federal election, which made him Canada’s Prime Minister in April 2025, Mark Carney had issued the following statement on his X account regarding the passing of His Late Highness Aga Khan IV, the 49th Imam of the Ismaili Muslims.
On June 6, 2006, Mawlana Shah Karim was honoured with the Honorary Companion of the Order of Canada by Her Excellency the Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, the then Governor General of Canada. On May 30, 2010, Mawlana Shah Karim received Honorary Citizenship of Canada from then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper at the foundation-laying ceremony for the Aga Khan Museum, the Ismaili Centre, and their Park. Both these honours underscore the respect and recognition the Ismaili Imamat has earned in Canada.
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Ginan: A perennial supplication to the Imam-of-the-Time from all his spiritual children worldwide
Transliteration
Eji, Aash Karine Ya Ali hun tere dar ubhi,
Kar jodine em mangu Ya Shah;
Dejo didar tusi mahavar datar Shah,
Hama tere charane lagu.
Translation
With hope I stand at Thy door,
O Ali! And sincerely beg of Thee;
Bless me with Thy Holy Didar,
O Great Lord and Benefactor!
At Thy Feet I fall to prostrate
and
O Exalted Islam Shah [Imam-of-the-Time]
Our Lord and Master of the Age,
To you our hearts devoutly supplicate,
O the Eternal King and Lord of our souls!
Grace us with your visit to the Indian Subcontinent
[The Imam’s base at the time was in Iran.]
O Ali! You are Eternal,
You are the Lord of Eternity.
You alone are the Knower of the End,
Of the End that has no End
(Verses from Venti Ginan and Anant Akhado composed by Pir Hasan Kabirdin)
Date posted: February 19, 2026.
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