27 November 2013, Delhi: Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the democratically-elected political leader of Tibetan people met and spoke to the first batch of Tibetans from Arunachal Pradesh who will be immigrating to Canada as facilitated by the Government of Canada.

The Department of Home, Central Tibetan Administration arranged a farewell session at the Bureau of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, New Delhi today. At the session, Sikyong advised the group to preserve the rich Tibetan moral values and appreciate the support rendered by the Government of Canada. However, he said that we must always feel gratitude to India. Sikyong recommended them to form a forum to connect and exchange their experiences, and should think about contributing back to the Tibetan community in the future, when settled.

In total, there are 17 Tibetans in the first batch, who will be immigrating to Canada in two different places, namely Toronto and Ottawa. 12 of them are selected from the single category and 5 are from head of family.

The group will depart from Delhi on 29 November 2013.