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Unionized Jewish employees taking OPSEU to Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

Ontario Public Service Employees Union Created a Culture that Openly Advocates Anti-Jewish and Anti-Israel Propaganda and Antisemitism Ottawa, ON – October 10, 2024 – On October 7, 2024, the anniversary...

Oct 10, 2024

Combating Antisemitism

CIJA granted leave to submit observations in ICC case against Israeli leaders

Jewish Federations’ Advocacy Agent Criticizes Ottawa for Not Requesting Leave to Intervene Ottawa, ON – July 23, 2024 – Yesterday, the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) was granted...

Jul 23, 2024

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

CIJA rejects the ICJ’s non-binding opinion on Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories, calls on the government of Canada to do the same

Ottawa, ON – July 19, 2024 – Today, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered its non-binding Advisory Opinion regarding the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of...

Jul 19, 2024

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This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | October 6, 2024

This week, we prepare for a national slate of commemorations honouring the victims and hostages of October 7, 2023. We have created an online portal to report incidents of antisemitism...

Oct 06, 2024

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New Online Hate poll from the CRRF and Nanos Research

Today, a newly released national study from the Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF) and Nanos Research confirms that the vast majority of Canadians want action to combat hate online and in the real world.

CIJA

November 30, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – November 28th, 2021

A motion to endorse the Boycott Divestments and Sanctions (BDS) movement was soundly rejected by a margin of 62% to 38% by members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees...Read More

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November 28, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – November 21, 2021

The Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver has opened an emergency BC Flood Relief Fund to provide support for those individuals and communities affected in BC. Donate today Protecting Canadians from...Read More

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November 21, 2021

Open letter from the Canadian Coalition to Combat Online Hate

Open letter to the Government of Canada from the Canadian Coalition to Combat Online Hate calling for immediate action to end hate online.

CIJA

November 16, 2021

CIJA and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa denounce antisemitic courthouse graffiti

CIJA joins the Jewish Federation of Ottawa in strongly denouncing the desecration of a courthouse in Ottawa with antisemitic graffiti.

CIJA

November 15, 2021

CIJA is deeply concerned by antisemitic slogans at TDSB school

A TDSB school protest at Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute featured a large sign and chants of the slogan "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free".

CIJA

November 15, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – November 14, 2021

Learn more November is Holocaust Education Month, a period dedicated to promoting the legacy and lessons of the Holocaust. Learn more Did you wear a poppy this year? Associate Director,...Read More

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November 14, 2021

CIJA joins Canadians in honouring our veterans on Remembrance Day

CIJA joins Canadians in honouring our veterans On Canada’s Remembrance Day, CIJA joins Canadians in honouring our veterans – including the nearly 5,000 Jews in the First World War that...Read More

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November 11, 2021

Minister Lisa MacLeod and the Jewish Federation of Ottawa honour Lillian Freiman’s legacy

Honouring the legacy of Lillian Freiman – a Jewish Canadian philanthropist, first veterans advocate and the first manufacturer of the poppy.

CIJA

November 10, 2021

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy – November 7, 2021

Thursday’s announcement follows sustained community advocacy on the urgent need for government to take action against antisemitism. Learn more November is Holocaust Education Month, a period dedicated to promoting the...Read More

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November 07, 2021

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Unionized Jewish employees taking OPSEU to Ontario Human Rights Tribunal

Combating Antisemitism

CIJA granted leave to submit observations in ICC case against Israeli leaders

Protecting Jewish Life

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

Canada-Israel Friendship

CIJA rejects the ICJ’s non-binding opinion on Israel's policies towards the Palestinian territories, calls on the government of Canada to do the same

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This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | October 6, 2024

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