Tamil Genocide deniers have filed a constitutional challenge before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice against the City of Brampton, challenging the City’s decision to establish the Tamil Genocide Monument at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton and to involve the National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT) in its construction. The City is defending its decisions in these proceedings, with NCCT participating as an intervenor.
NCCT has retained Goldblatt Partners LLP to represent the organization in these proceedings. The same law firm previously successfully represented NCCT in the legal challenge to Ontario’s Bill 104, the Tamil Genocide Education Week Act, in which NCCT also participated as an intervenor.
As part of the legal proceedings, on July 16, 2026, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted in part a motion brought by NCCT, with the support of the City of Brampton, and struck significant portions of an affidavit submitted by one of the applicants. In a subsequent ruling on October 7, 2026, the Court ordered the applicants to pay NCCT $7,500 in costs arising from the motion.
These rulings represent an important step forward in NCCT’s ongoing efforts, in its capacity as an intervenor, to support the defence of the monument against the constitutional challenge.
NCCT extends its sincere appreciation to its legal team at Goldblatt Partners LLP, its supporters and the Tamil Canadian community for their continued support of its efforts to defend the monument and preserve its significance.
The Tamil Genocide Monument at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton was inaugurated on May 10, 2025, in the presence of thousands of Tamil Canadians and members of the broader Canadian public, with live media coverage and livestreaming enabling people around the world to witness this historic occasion.
Built in remembrance of the victims of the Tamil Genocide—the genocide committed by the Sri Lankan state against the Tamil people on the island of Sri Lanka—the monument serves as a place for the Tamil Canadian community to come together in mourning, remembrance, commemoration, memorialization and healing. It also provides an important space to share our painful and traumatic experiences, educate fellow Canadians about the Tamil Genocide, and preserve its history and memory for future generations.
In the Tamil people’s long and resilient journey towards international recognition of the Tamil Genocide, international accountability and meaningful remedial justice for the Tamil Genocide, this monument represents an important milestone.
However, the broader constitutional challenge has yet to be determined and remains before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. NCCT continues to work with its legal counsel in its capacity as an intervenor, supporting the City of Brampton in defending its decisions.
As these legal proceedings continue, NCCT continues to incur legal expenses. To help meet these expenses, NCCT will be launching a new fundraising campaign in support of its ongoing legal efforts. Further details about the fundraising initiative and how members of the community can contribute will be announced in due course.
NCCT, on behalf of the Tamil Canadian community, remains steadfast in its commitment to supporting the defence of the Tamil Genocide Monument at Chinguacousy Park in Brampton in its capacity as an intervenor, combating Tamil Genocide denial and distortion, and safeguarding the Tamil Canadian community’s fundamental right to remembrance, commemoration and memorialization.
Thank you,
National Council of Canadian Tamils (NCCT)