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Ahead of the Return of Parliament, Jewish Organizations Urge MPs to Strengthen and Pass Bill C-9

Ottawa, ON – January 19, 2026 – With Parliament set to return a week from today, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism, B’nai Brith...

Jan 19, 2026

Combating Antisemitism

Davis Cup

Tennis Canada just announced that the Davis Cup matches in Halifax will be played without spectators in the stadium because of "escalating safety concerns." Extremists are threatening our Canadian way of...

Sep 10, 2025

Protecting Jewish Life

Update on appeal for interlocutory injunction to protect production of Canada’s kosher meat

CFIA’s unjustified and untenable imposition of conditions on shechita forces the Jewish community to seek court relief Ottawa, ON – July 12, 2024 – This week, the Centre for Israel...

Jul 12, 2024

Canada-Israel Friendship

Canada Needs to Change Course

Germany gets it. We need you to help PM Carney understand. Germany has made it clear: advancing recognition of Palestinian statehood right now would undermine efforts toward peace. After meeting...

Aug 27, 2025

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What’s at Stake—Toronto’s Proposed Bylaw on Safe Access Zones

After 19 months of relentless, targeted harassment outside synagogues, Jewish schools, and community institutions, our collective voice is making a difference. The City of Toronto—Canada’s largest and most influential municipality—has...

May 21, 2025

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Canadian families who lost loved ones on Oct. 7 join court challenge to Canada’s decision to resume funding UNRWA (The Canadian Jewish News)

Four Canadians who lost family members in the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel are joining the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs’ court challenge of the government’s decision to resume funding to UNRWA, the UN aid agency for Palestinians.

CIJA

April 05, 2024

Canadian families of Hamas victims sue Canadian government over UNRWA funding (Israel National News)

Canadian families who lost loved ones on October 7, together with Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, take Canadian government to court over decision to resume funding for UNRWA.

CIJA

April 05, 2024

Le CIJA demande à la Cour d'annuler le financement canadien à l'UNRWA (Noovo Info, + syndication de La presse canadienne)

Le Centre consultatif des relations juives et israéliennes (CIJA) demande à la Cour fédérale d'annuler la décision d'Ottawa de continuer à financer la principale agence des Nations unies venant en aide aux Palestiniens.

CIJA

April 04, 2024

Canadian Families File for Judicial Review of Ottawa’s Funding of UNRWA (Alberta Jewish News)

On April 4, Canadian families who lost loved ones in the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks on October 7, 2023, together with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA), filed a Federal Court application for judicial review of the Government of Canada’s decision to resume funding for the controversial United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), contending that the decision to do so was patently unreasonable because it violates Canadian law.

CIJA

April 04, 2024

CIJA, families of Hamas victims take Ottawa to court over UNRWA refunding (The Suburban)

The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) together with Canadian families whose relatives were killed in the Oct. 7 terrorist attack, have filed a Federal Court application today for judicial review of the decision by the Trudeau government to resume UNRWA funding. They contend that refunding UNRWA "is patently unreasonable because it violates Canadian law."

CIJA

April 04, 2024

Canadian Government Sued Over Resuming UNRWA Funding (The Epoch Times)

Canadian families who have links to victims of the terrorist group Hamas have taken legal action against the Canadian federal government for resuming funding to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, which has members accused of taking part in the Oct. 7 terror attack on Israel.

CIJA

April 04, 2024

Ottawa is being sued for restoring UNRWA funding by survivors of terror victims (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

By funding UNRWA, the litigants argue, the government is funding terror while violating its own policies on ensuring foreign aid aligns with Canadian values

CIJA

April 04, 2024

Israel advocates ask court to freeze Canadian funding for UNRWA, citing Hamas claims (CBC, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Canada suspended funding to the agency in January before restoring it again in March

CIJA

April 04, 2024

Mort de travailleurs humanitaires à Gaza | Trudeau rabroue Nétanyahou (La Presse)

Non, la mort de travailleurs humanitaires n’est pas quelque chose qui s’inscrit dans le cours normal d’une guerre, contrairement à ce que dit le premier ministre israélien Benyamin Nétanyahou, a riposté Justin Trudeau.

CIJA

April 04, 2024

Financement de l’UNRWA : Ottawa poursuivie par quatre familles (Radio-Canada)

Au nom de quatre familles juives, victimes de l’attaque du Hamas du 7 octobre, The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) a déposé jeudi une requête en Cour fédérale pour contester la décision d’Ottawa de reprendre le financement de l’UNRWA.

CIJA

April 04, 2024

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