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Ahead of Spring Economic Statement, Jewish Community Calls For Stronger Security Support

Ottawa, ON – April 15, 2026 – Ahead of the April 28 Spring Economic Statement, Canada’s Jewish community is urging the federal government to significantly expand and streamline the Canada...

Apr 15, 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

Publications

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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Trudeau demands investigation after Israeli air strike kills aid workers (Victoria News)

Canadian-American dual citizen Jacob Flickinger among 7 killed while delivering food to Gaza strip

CIJA

April 03, 2024

Ottawa condemns Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza, demands investigation (The Globe and Mail, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

Canada joined multiple allies including the United States, Poland and Australia in demanding a full investigation Tuesday after an Israeli air strike killed seven aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed food in the Gaza Strip.

CIJA

April 03, 2024

Le Canada condamne la frappe israélienne sur des travailleurs humanitaires à Gaza (Le Devoir, + syndication de La presse canadienne)

Le Canada s’est joint à plusieurs alliés, dont les États-Unis, la Pologne et l’Australie, pour exiger une enquête approfondie mardi après qu’une frappe aérienne israélienne a tué sept travailleurs humanitaires qui tentaient de livrer de la nourriture dans la bande de Gaza.

CIJA

April 02, 2024

FIRST READING: As anti-Israel blockaders get more radical, authorities begin to push back (National Post)

Toronto Police have started applying crowd control tactics against demonstrations, instead of waiting for them to end

CIJA

April 02, 2024

CIJA Reacts to Erasive Antisemitism of Pride Toronto Ceasefire Statement

Toronto, ON – March 31, 2024 – Last week, Pride Toronto released a statement on “the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.” In response, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs issued the...Read More

CIJA

March 31, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, March 31, 2024

This week we encouraged safety “bubble” zones around critical community infrastructure and supported efforts to take a serious and in-depth look at the growing phenomenon of antisemitism across the country. ...Read More

CIJA

March 31, 2024

MPs, Jewish groups seek to end religious hate-speech defence in online harms bill (The Globe and Mail)

The federal online harms bill needs to be changed to stop religion from being used as a defence for hate speech, say the Bloc Québécois, Jewish groups and members of the LGBTQ community, who fear it could be exploited as a loophole for promoting homophobia, racial abuse and antisemitism.

CIJA

March 29, 2024

Canadian Jews facing rising antisemitism in Trudeau’s Canada (West Observer)

Antisemitism in Canada has grown to alarming levels, with a significant increase in hate crimes targeting Jews. Statistics from Toronto show that 56% of registered hate crimes were motivated by antisemitism.

CIJA

March 29, 2024

Amid hostility and kosher restrictions, Canadian Jews fear their 'golden age' is over (The Times of Israel)

The community is mounting a legal fight against restrictions that coincide with Israel-skeptic policies and expressions of antisemitism

CIJA

March 29, 2024

Jews ‘under siege’ in Trudeau's Canada amid soaring antisemitism (Fox News)

Canada is experiencing an unprecedented spike in antisemitic incidents

CIJA

March 29, 2024

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Davis Cup

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

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Canada Needs to Change Course

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

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