B'nai Brith Canada

Canadian mayor honored for leadership in combating antisemitism

Mayor of North Bay, Ontario honored by B’nai Brith Canada for his efforts in combating antisemitism in his city.

Canadian government asked for progress report on antisemitism

B'nai Brith Canada urges antisemitism envoy to release progress report on government's pledges to fight antisemitism.

B’nai Brith urges Canadian politicians to tackle antisemitism

B'nai Brith testifies as part of Canadian parliamentary panel investigating hate and antisemitism.

B’nai Brith calls on Canadian gov to act against PFLP in Canada

B'nai Brith urges government to expel high ranking PFLP member from Canada.

Father of Canadian ‘hate-monger’ fined for obstructing police

Father of Alberta man being investigated for publishing extreme antisemitic material refuses to let police access son's computers.

Canada's tax authority urged to act against Al-Quds Day mosques

B’nai Brith Canada calls for charitable status of mosques that facilitated Al-Quds Day hate-fest in downtown Toronto to be examined.

42 Canadian jurisdictions recognize Jewish Heritage Month

As Jewish Heritage Month begins in Canada, 42 additional jurisdictions across the country have recognized the month.

B'nai Brith Canada: Prevent anti-Israel hate fest in Toronto

B’nai Brith Canada calls on Government of Ontario to prevent its property from being used for Al-Quds Day event.

B’nai Brith: 2021 saw dangerous antisemitism increase in Canada

B'nai Brith Canada's 2021 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents finds a disturbing increase in antisemitism across Canada, especially online.

Ontario man pleads guilty to harassing B’nai Brith, ex-senator

Man behind campaign of antisemitic letters sent to Jewish org and ex-senator pleads guilty to criminal harassment.

B’nai Brith slams ‘flawed’ U of Toronto report on antisemitism

Advocacy org responds with report outlining "serious flaws" in U of T's response to longstanding issues of antisemitism on campus.

Canadian church denounced for hosting event honoring terrorist

B'nai Brith is calling on Canadians to contact Vancouver church to voice their outrage that it is hosting event glorifying PFLP terrorist.

B’nai Brith Canada CEO calls for specific hate crime laws

Michael Mostyn argues in new book that “the time has come in our country to implement and enforce its hate-crimes laws.”

Canadian ambassador concerned over anti-Israel UN official

Canada’s UN ambassador expresses doubts over UNHRC inquiry commission headed by Navi Pillay.

Toronto newspaper slammed for praising Bnei Brak terrorist

B’nai Brith Canada denounces Toronto Arabic newspaper for article praising murder of five people during terrorist attack in Bnei Brak.

McGill president to act over anti-Israel referendum

Following outreach by B'nai Brith Canada, president of McGill University in Montreal speaks out against anti-Israel student referendum.

B’nai Brith condemns anti-Israel referendum at McGill University

B’nai Brith Canada urges McGill University in Montreal to withdraw funding from Students’ Society over anti-Israel policy.

B’nai Brith urges action to disqualify anti-Israel UN official

B’nai Brith Canada asks UN Ambassador to help remove Navi Pillay who heads probe of Israel at UNHRC.

B’nai Brith slams claim Jewish pro-Israel judge is biased

B’nai Brith Canada League for Human Rights will have intervener status in Federal Court case of judge accused of bias for supporting Israel.

Canadian Jews express 'horror and grave concern' over Ukraine

200 Canadian Jewish institutions sign joint statement in solidarity with the Ukrainian people.

Canadian Jewish leaders demand gov stop funding antisemitic NGOs

Petition from Jewish community and supporters asks government to end funding to domestic and foreign NGOs that support antisemitism.

Toronto:

University to withhold fees from student union over BDS

University of Toronto announces it will withhold fees from Graduate Students’ Union over its pro-BDS policy.

Third time in a month

Toronto Jewish teacher greeted with Hitler salutes

Students at Toronto public school perform Hitler salute in front of Jewish teacher in a Grade 6 classroom.

Canada:

Mayor refuses to rescind recognition of antisemitic show

Mayor of Mississauga awards certificate of recognition to show which has history of antisemitic content. B'nai Brith condemns.

Montreal City Councillor likes post by pro-BDS group

B'nai Brith seeks clarification from Montreal Mayor after Councillor likes post by Independent Jewish Voices.

B’nai Brith launches petition against use of child soldiers

B'nai Brith Canada blasts global leaders turning a blind eye to PA allowing children to be groomed as child soldiers and terrorists.

Toronto teacher compares vaccine passports to yellow star

B’nai Brith welcomes Toronto school board's swift action in removing teacher who compared vaccine passports to yellow Star of David.

B’nai Brith calls for new hate crime charges against Alberta man

A man previously convicted of promoting hatred continues to publish extreme anti-Jewish propaganda, according to the advocacy group.

Quebec:

Producers distance themselves from anti-Hasidic remarks

Following B'nai Brith request, Quebec show producers distance themselves from guest’s remarks about Hasidic Jews.

B’nai Brith Canada denounces anti-Hasidic comments on TV

B’nai Brith Canada criticizes remark implying that Hasidic Jews are exempt from COVID-19-related in Quebec.

Canadian politician apologizes for supporting Nazi

B'nai Brith Canada says apology of NDP candidate Steve Parish does not go far enough.

Canadian national anti-hate forum praised by Jewish org

National Multicultural Forum Against Hate brings together 250 human rights activists from across Canada to discuss combating hate.

B’nai Brith slams Canadian protests for release of terrorists

Rallies planned for Sunday in Vancouver and Montreal will call for release of PFLP general secretary and terrorist who murdered 16 Israelis.

B’nai Brith petition seeks answers about Raoul Wallenberg's fate

B’nai Brith Canada launches petition demanding Sweden ask Russia to hand over documents shedding light on disappearance of Raoul Wallenberg.

B'nai Brith Canada: Ground Iranian aviation

B'nai Brith Canada seeks measures affecting Iran's aviation over its refusal to pay families of victims of downed Ukrainian jet.

Canadian province urged to dump names of Nazi collaborators

B’nai Brith Canada supports effort to rename geographic sites in British Columbia that were named after Nazi collaborators.

'Death to America!' shouted at Toronto vigil

B’nai Brith Canada demands federal corporation be dissolved after it organized vigil calling for death to the United States.

BDS fail:

Canadian anti-Israel group uses Israeli software

Anti-Israel group promoting BDS found to be using Israeli software to circulate its message.

Swastikas carved into ice at Montreal skating rink

B’nai Brith Canada condemns incident in which massive swastikas carved into ice at community skating rink on the Island of Montreal.

Montreal board recognizes Jewish Heritage Month

Following efforts by B'nai Brith, largest English school board in Quebec recognizes May as Jewish Heritage Month.

B’nai Brith praises vindication of Jewish Toronto school trustee

An attempt to censure a Jewish trustee of the Toronto District School Board for speaking out against anti-Semitism has failed.

B’nai Brith appalled by Toronto university's antisemitism report

B’nai Brith Canada denounces counterproductive report on antisemitism at University of Toronto.

Toronto school trustee 'persecuted' for calling out anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada is standing in solidarity with a Jewish Toronto school board trustee singled out for speaking against anti-Semitism.

Canadian university urged not to host terror-glorifying event

B’nai Brith Canada calls on University of British Columbia to cancel film screening intended to honor PFLP terrorist.

Toronto university called to act following pro-BDS motions

B’nai Brith Canada demands University of Toronto act decisively following pro-BDS motions passed at one its campuses.

Canada’s largest labor union votes against BDS

B’nai Brith Canada applauds Canadian Union of Public Employees for withstanding pressure to approve pro-BDS motion.

Quebec man convicted for online incitement against Jews

In hateful social media post, Trois-Rivières man ranted against Jews and threatened to blow up a Montreal synagogue.

Toronto university accused of violating rights of Jewish students

B’nai Brith Canada taking on case of Jewish students at Ontario College of Art and Design who allege they are being discriminated against.

Report: ‘Disturbing’ level of hate propagated by social media

B’nai Brith Canada study finds that more needs to be done to combat anti-Semitism found using algorithms on social media platforms.

B'nai Brith Canada proposes plan to fight antisemitism

B’nai Brith Canada proposes four-point action plan to the Government in hopes of combating increasing antisemitism.

Nazi memorabilia pulled from stores in Canadian province

B’nai Brith Canada praises owners of three antique stores in Edmonton for removing Nazi memorabilia from their shelves.

B'nai Brith commends sentence for men who defaced Ontario shul

B’nai Brith has commended the judicial system for holding to account two men who vandalized a Hamilton, Ontario synagogue in October 2019.

Canada: Two men convicted of vandalizing synagogue in Ontario

Two men convicted in vandalism of synagogue in Hamilton in 2019. B'nai Brith Canada welcomes conviction.

Canada Post releases 2021 Hanukkah stamp

Canada's post office, with design input from B'nai Brith, has released a new postage stamp for Hanukkah.

B’nai Brith blasts Canadian gov for voting against Israel at UN

B’nai Brith Canada calls out Canadian government's three year pattern of voting for UN anti-Israel resolutions.

B’nai Brith slams U of Toronto for ‘troubling hiring process’

B'nai Brith is urging the Canadian government to investigate the hiring process of a foreign academic accused of ties to extremism.

Canadian government pledges to tackle anti-Semitism

B’nai Brith Canada expresses optimism following Government of Canada’s pledge to tackle anti-Semitism.

Toronto prof apologizes after linking Jew to Nazi figure

University of Toronto law professor apologizes after juxtaposing a Jewish judge with an infamous Nazi jurist on his Twitter account.

B’nai Brith slams Nazi comparison of Toronto Jewish judge

B'nai Brith “deeply disturbed” by University of Toronto's lack of action toward a law prof who on Twitter compared a Jewish judge to a Nazi.

Toronto school board 'turning a blind eye to anti-Semitism'

B’nai Brith is leading a complaint against the Toronto District School Board for failing to tackle anti-Jewish content shared with teachers.