Antisemitism Watch

Antisemitism in Canada

154 media-documented antisemitic events in Canada (2019–present): interactive map, yearly trends, official statistics and cited sources.

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154
Media-documented events
75
In the last 12 months
15
Cities affected
11
Violent incidents
0
Killed (as reported)
7
Injured (as reported)
Year

Locations are approximate (city level).Incidents shown: 0

Official count vs media coverage

Official statistics measure incidents; this archive measures how many events reached media and open databases. The gap shows how much stays under-covered.

Official annual figures

Canada

20
21
22
23
24
25

Several bodies count this country — a community monitor, the police, EU-wide reporting. They measure different things on different definitions; the bars share a scale but are not rival estimates of one number.

Antisemitic attitudes

How widespread antisemitic beliefs are in the wider population, from ADL's Global 100 opinion survey. This is not a count of incidents and cannot be compared with one — a country can hold few recorded incidents and widespread prejudice, or the reverse.

8%
of adults hold antisemitic attitudes (2024 survey)
change since 2014
-6 pts
worldwide
46%
14%
2014
8%
2019
8%
2024

Share of adults agreeing with a majority of 11 tested antisemitic stereotypes. Survey waves are years apart and country panels change between them. ADL Global 100: An Index of Antisemitism

Media coverage by year

By category

Most affected cities

  • Toronto48
  • Montreal38
  • Ottawa6
  • Winnipeg4
  • Dollard-des-Ormeaux3
  • Halifax2
  • Calgary2
  • Westmount1

Media-documented events

  1. Montreal, CanadaAuto-collected from news

    Arson suspected in Montreal kosher eatery fire

    Source: JTA
  2. Toronto, CanadaAuto-collected from news

    Ataque antisemita Toronto Canadá

    Source: - AJN Agencia de Noticias
  3. Winnipeg, CanadaAuto-collected from news

    Jews faced 86 % of Winnipeg religious hate crimes

    Source: jpost.com
  4. CanadaAuto-collected from news

    A Jewish school was attacked with Molotov cocktails by unknown perpetrators, resulting in a fire that significantly damaged the building.

    Source: OSCE ODIHR
  5. CanadaAuto-collected from news

    Two cars were vandalized in the parking lot of a radio station right after the vehicles' owners had participated in a public discussion about Jewish-Arab solidarity.

    Source: OSCE ODIHR
  6. CanadaAuto-collected from news

    Several businesses and public utility infrastructures were vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti over the span of several months.

    Source: OSCE ODIHR
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Antisemitism by country