Record 6,800 antisemitic incidents recorded in Canada last year, study says

Antisemitic incidents in Canada reached a record high in 2025, with 6,800 acts of hate reported nationwide, according to a new report released by B’nai Brith Canada.

That was 9.3 percent higher than the previous record set in 2024, the organization says in its annual audit, which it has published since 1982. The figures translate to an average of 18.6 incidents per day targeting the Jewish community.

“Antisemitism is a national crisis and must be treated as such,” the report says. “[It] has become so normalized in our society that its incidence can no longer be tied directly to the war in Israel.”

The vast majority (92%) of recorded incidents occurred in digital spaces, with 6,248 cases of online harassment. The survey recorded 10 incidents of violence, 299 cases of vandalism and 243 incidents of real-world harassment.