Canadian Jewry

Five arrested in Toronto for antisemitic signs at anti-Israel rally in Jewish neighborhood

The posters allegedly displayed or distributed at a March 15 protest by the suspects included a Jewish man with the body of an insect, and caricatures of Jews and Israelis.

PROTESTERS MARCH at a rally marking Al-Quds Day and opposing the war on Iran and Lebanon in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada, March 14, 2026.
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Jews were Winnipeg’s top hate crime target in 2025, police data shows

Toronto Police. (ilustration)

Toronto Jewish residents shot with gel pellet gun in suspected antisemitic incident

People carry pre-revolutionary Iranian flags, wave US and Israeli flags, and carry banners supporting the war in Iran during a march in New York City, March 15, 2026; illustrative.

Support for Iran war among US Jews has eroded since operations began, JPPI survey shows


From chalk to doxing: ‘Omnipresent’ antisemitic campaign targets Jewish neighborhood in Vancouver

Terms like “Zionazi” recast Jews as Nazis, turning the Holocaust into a weapon against its victims.

A sign on a sidewalk near Douglas Park in Vancouver, British Columbia

Canadian antisemitism envoy to be replaced by ‘rights, equality, and inclusion' advisory council

Canada's government says the council will help "build a more inclusive and united Canada." Canadian Jewish groups see the change as detrimental to the fight against antisemitism.

People gather in support of Palestinians as the Palestinian flag flies at Toronto’s City Hall, after Canada officially recognised the Palestinian state in September, in Toronto, Ontario Canada, November 17, 2025.

Canadian Jews support war in Gaza, condemn settlement expansion, Diaspora survey finds

The 2025 Survey of Canadian Jews found that a majority of Canadian Jews (53%) oppose settlement expansion in the West Bank and Gaza.

An employee adjusts the Canadian flag next to the Israeli one, at the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem, October 31, 2018