The Canadian Islamic Congress (CIC) is a Canadian Muslim non-profit and wholly independent Islamic organization. It has been described as "conservative and traditional" in outlook particularly when compared to two liberal Muslim groups, the Muslim Canadian Congress and the Canadian Muslim Union.
The Congress is based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; its current president is Dr. Amin Elshorbagy. The group was founded by Prof Mohamed Elmasry of the University of Waterloo, a world expert in microchip design, with a 1994 meeting of Muslim leaders from across the country and it was formally incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1998.
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