What you should know about our Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents
Since 1982, the Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents has served as the authoritative document on antisemitism in Canada.
The data expressed in the Audit, produced each year by B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, the League for Human Rights, reflect the level of antisemitic incidents reported to, and monitored by, the League, including through its Anti-Hate Hotline as well as data collected from police and law enforcement agencies.
Cited regularly by Canadian and international mainstream media outlets, public officials, NGOs, and government bodies, the Audit focuses on antisemitic incidents that both meet, and fall short of, the Criminal Code definition of a hate crime. This is essential for capturing the climate of antisemitism in Canada, which requires independent tracking and assessment.
As such, the Audit serves as a barometer for antisemitism as a phenomenon in Canada.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Last Month’s Surge of Antisemitism Far Worse Than First Thought
Warning: Graphic and Violent Events Discussed OTTAWA – Calls to rape Jewish women. Rocks thrown at peaceful protesters. Nazi emblems in our streets. From coast to coast, Canada’s Jewish community came under assault on multiple fronts throughout the month of May, 2021. And we’re talking about unprecedented ways. B’nai Brith
Alarming Audit Results Concern Quebec Jewish Community Leaders
May 3, 2019 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen MONTREAL – B’nai Brith Canada released its 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents this week. Representatives Harvey Levine (Director, Quebec Region), Ted Greenfield (Past President), Alan Adel (Co-Chair, Advocacy and Policy Committee) and Jerry Tarasofsky (Board Member) have all been asked to comment
A New Normal? Antisemitism in Canada Sets Record for Third Consecutive Year
April 29, 2019 OTTAWA – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada. The 2018 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, produced by B’nai Brith Canada’s advocacy arm, the League for Human Rights, recorded 2,041 incidents of antisemitism, a 16.5 per cent increase over the previous year.
Audit of Antisemitic Incidents Still A Valuable Tool for B’nai Brith in Quebec
Quebec Confidential The opinions, facts and any media content presented do not necessarily reflect the position of B’nai Brith Canada. April 25, 2018 MONTREAL – It was more than two years ago that then Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre was participating in a focus group on antisemitism, with the League for Human Rights
Another Record-Setting Year for Antisemitism in Canada, B’nai Brith Audit Finds
April 24, 2018 By Daniel Koren Media Coordinator B’nai Brith Canada The year 2017 set records for antisemitism in Canada. B’nai Brith Canada’s Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents reports that 2017 was the second consecutive year in which record numbers were reached. The authoritative study on antisemitism in Canada, the Audit recorded 1,752 incidents,
Ten Ways B’nai Brith Canada Supported Our Community in 2017
1. Supported Jewish students on campus. B’nai Brith Canada was active in helping Canadian students fight antisemitism on campus this year. In Montreal, after students were unfairly targeted for supporting pro-Israel causes, our petition to McGill Principal Suzanne Fortier prompted her to investigate and condemn the incident. In a separate incident at McGill,
