Office of Religious Freedom

Office of Religious Freedom
Agency overview
Formed19 February 2013 (2013-02-19)
Dissolved31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
Employees5
Annual budgetC$Tooltip Canadian dollar5,000,000
Agency executive
Parent departmentGlobal Affairs Canada

The Office of Religious Freedom was an agency of Global Affairs Canada that was established by the Government of Canada on 19 February 2013 to monitor religious persecution and protect freedom of religion internationally. It closed on 31 March 2016. In 2021, the Deputy Leader of Conservative Party of Canada Candice Bergen called for the re-establishment of Office of Religious Freedom in Canada to help address issues like the forced conversion of minority girls in Pakistan.

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