Iranian Canadians’ Contributions Project

To objectively and systematically document

contributions to Canadian society from

outstanding Iranian-Canadian individuals

Methods

Objective, Merit-based, Reliable

Team

Founding Members

IACP

Sister Organization

About Us

The Iranian Canadians’ Contributions Project (ICCP) is a not-for-profit organization registered in Canada, the sister organization to the Iranian Americans’ Contributions Project (IACP).

ICCP’s mission is to document and highlight the professional achievements and contributions of Iranian-Canadians to Canada and, by extension, the world.

Our aim is to complement the work of other Iranian Canadian organizations by providing information that is obtained in a systematic and objective fashion. We are apolitical and secular, having no political inclinations or religious affiliations. The ICCP is Canada’s local hub for documenting and highlighting the contributions made to Canadian society by its members of Iranian descent and heritage.

Charitable
Educational
Documentation
Secular
Apolitical

Exceptional Contributors

Ali is one the best scientists and researchers working on biotechnology. He was also a professor at top universities like Harvard and UCLA. His studies have been cited over 60,000 times according to Google scholar.

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Ali Khademhosseini
Scientist

She is the founder and CEO of BroadbandTV Corp., a digital media and technology company that provides content creation, distribution, management, and monetization solutions.

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Shahrzad Rafati
CEO, BBTV

He is an Iranian Canadian entrepreneur and optician, known for founding Hakim Optical, a large chain of eyeglass stores across Canada.

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Karim Hakimi
Entrepreneur
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    Shahrzad Rafati

    She is the founder and CEO of BroadbandTV Corp., a digital media and technology company that provides content creation, distribution, management, and monetization solutions.

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    Parviz Tanavoli

    One of the most famous artists and sculptor around the world. His latest solo exhibition was in 2019 at the West Vancouver Art Museum entitled “Oh Nightingale”.

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    Karim Hakimi

    He is an Iranian Canadian entrepreneur and optician, known for founding Hakim Optical, a large chain of eyeglass stores across Canada.

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    Hassan Khosrowshahi

    Persis Holdings Ltd., founded in 1981 by Hassan. Persis has made substantial investments in several sectors. He had an estimated net worth of $1.16 billion in 2016.

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    Gina Parvaneh Cody

    In 2020, Gina was named one of Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence. In 2018, following her donation of $15 million, Concordia University renamed its faculty of engineering and computer science after her.

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    Ata Moeini

    3 years after their immigration to Canada, Ata and Neda in 1991, launched Gold Line Telemanagement Inc which expanded to a group of companies under the name GL Group of Gold Line (GL).

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    Ali Khademhosseini

    Ali is one the best scientists and researchers working on biotechnology. He was also a professor at top universities like Harvard and UCLA. His studies have been cited over 60,000 times according to Google scholar.

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    Mehrdad Ariannejad

    Over the course of years of volunteer work, he has served as chair and board member for many organizations to preserve and revive Iranian culture. Mehrdad is the co-founder and CEO of Tirgan cultural festival.

How We Work

Methodology

In accordance with our mission statement, we strive to highlight achievements from the Iranian Canadian community, in a systematic, objective, and fair manner. In order to provide complete transparency and accountability from our organization, we clearly outline how our data is collected and what methods are used.

Our database consists of an extensive list of first and last names that match the criteria for Iranian origin. We use these combinations of first and last names to filter publicly available databases to identify the number of Iranian Canadians by profession.

Criteria

We use a merit-based system to determine professional achievements and contributions made by Iranian-Canadians in their respective fields. Our goal is to highlight how Iranian-Canadians are contributing not only to their professions but also to Canada, as a whole, as well as across the global landscape.

Iranian-Canadians are defined as anyone of Iranian heritage residing in Canada.

Contribute

As a non-profit organization, we rely on the support of our network of individuals and organizations who feel connected to our cause. Please see the below links to find out different ways you can contribute:

     Public Relations
     Data Scientist
     Donate

Events

Covid-19

Our initial goal was to hold an introductory and potential fundraising event in May 2020, but due to COVID-19 and its repercussions, the event had to be postponed. Despite the ramifications of COVID-19, our team has continued to work to bring our ambitious project to fruition. The project’s official launch event will follow the lifting of the COVID-19 restrictions. In the meantime, the ICCP is operational and continues to move forward.