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JFBC and CIJA React to Vancouver Integrity Commissioner Report

Vancouver, B.C. – May 14, 2026 – Today, Vancouver’s Integrity Commissioner released a report regarding an April 8, 2025, press conference where Mayor Sim questioned problematic past statements made by Councillor Sean...

May 14, 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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NDP defends Montréal byelection candidate Craig Sauvé over Palestinian flag on pamphlet (CBC)

'It’s ludicrous to suggest that when a politician is seen with another flag it’s un-Canadian,' party says

CIJA

September 09, 2024

Conservatives call on government to disclose how latest ISIS suspect came to Canada (Global News)

The Conservatives have called on the government to explain how a 20-year-old Pakistani arrested in Quebec over an alleged ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada.

CIJA

September 08, 2024

This Week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy, September 8, 2024

This week, we launched CIJA’s online BC Election Hub, applauded the launch of a new organization that aims to protect Jewish union members, wrote Mark Zuckerberg a letter, and celebrated...Read More

CIJA

September 08, 2024

Mount Royal riding residents receive King Charles III Coronation medal (The Suburban)

Twenty-one Mount Royal federal riding residents were honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal during an Aug. 29 ceremony hosted by Mount Royal MP Anthony Housefather and held at the Ashkelon Gardens behind Côte St. Luc city hall.

CIJA

September 05, 2024

Opinion: Letters - Holocaust education (The Free Press)

Regarding Shahina Siddiqui’s reference to her concerns about how Holocaust education will be implemented in our province: the Manitoba government has hired an educator who has won both the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Governor General’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, which are indicative of his talents and accomplishments in teaching about the Holocaust.

CIJA

September 05, 2024

B.C. Election Hub

British Columbians will soon be going to the polls to choose their Members of the Legislative Assembly. CIJA is dedicated to helping Jewish British Columbians meaningfully take part in the democratic process.

CIJA

September 05, 2024

In Canada, anti-Israel protestors think they have a free hand (Jewish News Syndicate)

Toronto-based CIJA, the advocacy agent of the Jewish Federations of Canada-UIA, representing the diverse perspectives and concerns of more than 150,000 Jewish Canadians, has a relationship with intelligence services and law enforcement.

CIJA

September 04, 2024

This week in Canadian Jewish Advocacy | September 1, 2024

This week, we have been in touch with administrations at campuses across Canada regarding preparation for the upcoming academic year in the context of emboldened anti-Israel and antisemitic actors. We...Read More

CIJA

September 01, 2024

Jewish advocates call on gov to strengthen border security before accepting Gazan refugees (True North)

After a thwarted ISIS terrorist attack at the end of last month in the Greater Toronto Area, a Jewish advocacy group is calling on the Canadian government to strengthen border security before welcoming thousands of Gazan refugees into the country.

CIJA

August 31, 2024

After Eldidi blunder, Jewish groups concerned over Canada's screening of Gazan refugees (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

With the Ahmed Eldidi case revealing gaping holes in the country’s immigration security backstop, a Canadian Jewish group is urging the government proceed cautiously as Canada prepares to welcome thousands of Gazan refugees.

CIJA

August 30, 2024

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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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