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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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CRA notifies Jewish National Fund it will revoke Canadian charitable status (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

The group announced its intention to appeal, claiming the Canada Revenue Agency changed the rules for charitable donations long after the organization's work had been approved

CIJA

July 25, 2024

Canada’s Jewish community wins court reprieve halting new federal kosher slaughter rules (The Canadian Jewish News)

Kosher meat production, including veal, should immediately begin to ramp up in Canada after a Federal Court judge ordered the country’s food inspection agency to back off enforcing new ritual slaughter guidelines, issuing a temporary injunction on July 24.

CIJA

July 25, 2024

Plante served over pro-Palestinian electronic signs (The Suburban)

Spigel Sohmer senior partner Neil Oberman has served Mayor Valérie Plante by bailiff regarding electronic signs normally used in construction areas that were used by pro-Palestinian activists to convey anti-Israel hate messages.

CIJA

July 25, 2024

Jewish groups win court victory over Ottawa's block on kosher slaughter (National Post, + Postmedia Syndication)

Lawsuit claimed new regulations requiring cognitive tests on kosher-slaughtered animals put domestic production at risk

CIJA

July 25, 2024

Canadian court issues injunction against rules limiting Kosher meat production (The Jerusalem Post)

The result is that many Jews will not be able to access kosher beef and veal either because it is simply not available, or the cost is prohibitive.

CIJA

July 25, 2024

Montreal hate crimes unit investigating electronic traffic sign hijacking (True North)

The Montreal police hate crimes unit is investigating after electric traffic signs were hacked to display anti-Israel messages.

CIJA

July 25, 2024

Immigration Minister’s downtown riding office vandalized (The Suburban)

Anti-Israel activists took responsibility on Twitter and Instagram for vandalizing Immigration Minister Marc Miller’s Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs office overnight July 17-18, as windows were smashed and graffiti was painted calling Miller a “child killer.”

CIJA

July 24, 2024

Court decision halts enforcement of Ottawa’s kosher slaughter rules (The Globe and Mail, + The Canadian Press Syndication)

A Federal Court decision has put a pause on enforcement of Canadian Food Inspection Agency guidelines for the ritual slaughter of animals.

CIJA

July 24, 2024

Employment lawyer to probe appointment of human rights chief accused of anti-Israel record (National Post)

The Centre of Israel and Jewish Affairs says it was recently contacted about providing information to its investigating team

CIJA

July 24, 2024

Canadian Judge Grants Jewish Groups Injunction Against Shechita Regulations (Hamodia)

A Canadian judge agreed Wednesday to suspend shechita regulations that Jewish groups and kosher meat companies said stifled freedom of religion and led to the closing of most national slaughterhouses, pending the results of a lawsuit filed against Canada’s food inspection agency.

CIJA

July 24, 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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