On Nov. 17, a group of approximately 10 to 15 individuals wearing matching hoodies bearing the name “Dominion Society of Canada” gathered above the Ontario Highway 406 overpass in St. Catharines.
From the overpass, some members lowered a banner that said “REMIGRATION NOW” toward the roadway, while other members held flags, including the Dominion Society of Canada’s group flag, as well as a red ensign-style flag featuring the Union Jack and a Canadian coat-of-arms shield — a symbol commonly associated with Canadian Red Ensign, a widely used Canadian symbol prior to the proclamation of the maple leaf flag in 1965.
In a video posted by the group on their social media platforms, one of the participants is seen speaking into a megaphone: “For our families, our communities and our nation. Watch what happens next.”
The Dominion Society of Canada (DSC) is a newer group that was founded in July by Daniel Tyrie. They describe themselves as a “non-partisan advocacy group,” promoting Canadian nationalism and immigration reform. According to the group, their volunteers are responsible for making the movement visible through posters, flyers and supporting their public events and demonstrations.
The central slogan of the group, “Remigration Now,” references a policy demand that the DSC promotes at length online.
The organization says that the only solution to save both Canada and Canadian identity is “remigration.” The organization defines the term as “the return of foreigners to their respective homelands” and says that it involves legal and economic tools intended to “reverse the tide of mass immigration.”
A longer document that they call the “Remigration Compact” proposes a three-phase approach:
Phase I: “Shut the Door & Disincentivize Settlement.”
The first phase calls for a 10-year suspension of permanent immigration and for the abolishment of Canada’s two major temporary work-permit streams: the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and the International Mobility Program. It also calls to “end birthright citizenship,” which would be a significant policy change from Canada’s current “birth on soil” approach — under which children born in Canada are generally Canadian citizens, with limited exceptions such as children of foreign diplomats. The DSC’s Phase I also calls for the restructuring of “social and legal systems to discourage non-citizens from settling in Canada,” without detailing specific mechanisms on that page.
Phase II: “Remove the Illegitimate Population.”
The second phase proposes revoking permanent residency for people who “no longer meet Canadian criteria” and carrying out “mass deportations” of temporary foreign workers, former permanent residents whose status has been revoked and people they describe as “illegal migrants.” The DSC also calls for “Voluntary Repatriation,” describing it as offering financial assistance to people who choose to leave Canada.
Phase III: “Rebuild a Cohesive and Sovereign Nation.”
The final phase calls for an expansion of the ability to revoke citizenship from naturalized Canadians based on loyalty, penalizing institutions that the group says have “exploited mass immigration,” and ending multiculturalism through a proposed “National Cohesion Act” that would “affirm” Canada’s “founding identity as a European, Christian and bicultural nation.” The group’s proposal to broaden citizenship revocation would represent a major departure from how revocation is commonly discussed in federal law. Under the Citizenship Act, revocation provisions are tied to false representation, fraud or knowingly concealing material circumstances.
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The concept of “remigration” has been heavily contested. The Canadian Anti-Hate Network (CAHN) — a non-profit that publishes reporting and analysis on far-right movements — has described the DSC as part of a broader white-nationalist ecosystem in Canada, stating that the group is attempting to mainstream “remigration.” In a separate CAHN analysis focused on the “remigration” concept, the organization cites multiple experts who said remigration functions as a form of ethnic cleansing, while also reporting that DSC chair Daniel Tyrie disputes that characterization and says that the group “explicitly reject any association with ethnic cleansing.”
The slogan “Remigration Now” has appeared at other recent Ontario demonstrations involving different groups.
A separate incident at Brock’s Monument drew condemnation from local officials after a rally by the white-nationalist group Second Sons, according to local reporting. Following that event, Niagara-on-the-Lake Lord Mayor Gary Zalepa issued a public statement writing that the group’s message was “not supported or condoned” and that “hate has no place” in the town.
In London, Ontario, another overpass demonstration featuring a “REMIGRATION NOW” banner was reported in late November. Local discussion and reporting described police awareness and raised concerns from community members about intimidation.
Though the demonstration in London is similar to the one in St. Catharines, the organizers behind the London action are unknown and should not be conflated with the Dominion Society of Canada.
The St. Catharines banner display appears to have ended without incident, based on the video posted online. With no public statements from local authorities confirming complaints or enforcement action, many details — including the precise location and how long the banner was displayed — remain unverified, beyond the footage shared by the DSC.
The DSC’s social media pages and online websites indicate that they are planning further organizations as they push their “remigration” campaign, while critics and monitoring groups continue to scrutinize the movement’s growth and messaging.