Brian Herman (Government Relations Director, B'nai Brith Canada), Michael Mostyn (CEO, B'nai Brith Canada), Karina Gould (Minister for Democratic Institutions), MP Marco Mendicino (Eglinton—Lawrence), Shimon Koffler Fogel (CEO, CIJA) and Richard Marceau (VP, External Affairs and General Counsel, CIJA) discuss combating online hatred in Ottawa on May 27, 2019

May 28, 2019

By Josh Aziza
Research Associate
B'nai Brith Canada 

OTTAWA – In response to Canada’s signing of the Christchurch Call to Action, representatives from B’nai Brith Canada met with elected officials and political dignitaries Monday to submit recommendations on how the federal government can better combat online hatred.

April 29, 2019

OTTAWA – For the third consecutive year, records were set in 2018 for antisemitism in Canada.

April 8, 2019

By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada

OTTAWA – On the heels of the historic U.S. decision to label the entirety of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group, B’nai Brith Canada is urging the Government of Canada to follow suit.

March 26, 2019

TORONTO – A City of Toronto report on preventing hate rallies has been sent back to the drawing board.

Dec. 23, 2018

It was a long and tumultuous year for Canada’s Jewish community in 2018, with anti-Jewish sentiment emanating from radical Islamists, neo-Nazis and white supremacists, and both sides of the political spectrum.

For B’nai Brith Canada, it was a noteworthy year as we doubled down in our ongoing efforts to wipe out racism, antisemitism and hatred, culminating in a series of successful campaigns that set important precedents for the future of our community.

If you support our vital work, please consider making a tax-deductible donation.

Swastikas drawn in the snow in a Jewish neighbourhood north of Toronto in November

Nov. 28, 2018

By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada

TORONTO – Statistics Canada has released its dossier on police-reported hate crimes for the year 2017 – and the results confirm a worrying trend highlighted in B’nai Brith Canada’s 2017 Annual Audit of Antisemitic Incidents, the authoritative document on antisemitism in Canada.

Helmut Oberlander

Nov. 8, 2018

By Daniel Koren & Marty York
B'nai Brith Canada

TORONTO – A day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in the House of Commons for Canada’s failures toward Jewish refugees during the Holocaust, the federal government is now in position to deport Nazi Helmut Oberlander.

Oct. 12, 2018

By Marty York
Chief Media Relations & Communications Officer
B'nai Brith Canada

OTTAWA – B'nai Brith Canada is extremely concerned about a decision by the federal government to contribute another $50-million to the United Nations Palestinian Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA).

BDS stickers placed illegally at a Metro supermarket in Toronto (Photo Credit: Leora Erin Facebook)

Oct. 11, 2018

By Daniel Koren
Manager, Media Relations & Communications
B'nai Brith Canada

TORONTO – Metro Ontario Inc., the corporation that oversees the chain of Metro grocery stores across the province, is decrying the anti-Israel, pro-BDS (boycott, divestment and sanctions) stickers that were recently discovered at two of its Toronto locations.

Dimitri Lascaris (left) levelled an antisemitic slur against Canadian Jewish MPS Michael Levitt (centre) and Anthony Housefather (right)

Sept. 9, 2018

TORONTO – B’nai Brith Canada is denouncing an antisemitic slur levelled against Canadian Jewish elected officials by the chair of one of Canada’s largest anti-Israel groups.