National Commitments to Combat Antisemitism - Summer 2026
Progress Report

Introduction

Jewish communities across Canada have been clear: combating antisemitism requires more than statements of support. It requires action, accountability, and a demonstrated commitment to ensuring that members of the Jewish community can live openly and safely in their communities. Safety is not theoretical; it is reflected in whether a child can wear a kippah to school without fear, openly express their Jewish identity, whether families feel comfortable attending synagogue, and whether community institutions can operate openly and securely.

Antisemitic incidents continue to occur in schools, workplaces, places of worship, community institutions, public spaces, and online environments. Communities have reported harassment, intimidation, threats, vandalism, discrimination, hate speech, and violence. Many have expressed concern not only about the frequency of these incidents, but also about whether institutions consistently recognize and respond to antisemitism when it occurs.

Following the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism, federal, provincial, and territorial governments established National Commitments to guide collective action. Since then, governments, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, educators, and community organizations have undertaken a range of measures intended to address antisemitism and improve institutional responses.

At the same time, Jewish communities have emphasized that reporting must move beyond describing individual initiatives. Communities want to understand how governments are addressing the cause of antisemitism and responding to evolving threats, what outcomes are being pursued, and how progress will be measured.

This report aims to reflect that feedback by providing a high-level overview of actions taken since January 2026 under the National Commitments established following the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism. It highlights concrete measures underway by stakeholders across Canada, and explains their significance for Jewish communities and for Canadian society more broadly.

In addition, this report serves as a resource for sharing concrete measures, best practices, and practical approaches. By making this information accessible, it aims to support and encourage governments, institutions, and organizations to deepen their efforts and take further action in building safer, more inclusive communities. Detailed information is provided in Annex A.

As Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks stated, "the hate that starts with Jews does not end with Jews"; that is to say, antisemitism is often an early warning sign of broader social division and insecurity. Addressing it therefore not only strengthens the safety and inclusion of Jewish communities, but also helps to protect and reinforce the well-being of other communities across Canada.

The Government of Canada recognizes that antisemitism can be a matter of national security. Beyond the very real and immediate threat to Jewish individuals and communities, antisemitism is a core component of many violent extremist ideologies. Antisemitism is both an indicator and an accelerator of radicalization and its spread - as history shows – and it is not just a threat to public safety but to social cohesion and democratic values. The normalization of hate directed at Jewish-Canadians, and violence directed at Jewish community institutions, undermines Canadian security and resilience, creating an environment where no vulnerable minority is safe.

While antisemitism is a form of hate that spans many areas of public life, the National Commitments are primarily focused on addressing its public safety dimensions, including hate-motivated incidents, threats, intimidation, and violence, as well as the capacity of institutions to respond effectively. Although this report highlights some related efforts in education and awareness, it does not seek to capture the full range of initiatives aimed at combatting antisemitism more broadly. Rather, it focuses on actions intended to strengthen safety, protection, and the related institutional response.

The National Commitments January 2026 Progress Report was organized around seven themes, which came from the discussions at the National Forum: enhanced law enforcement and prosecution; legislative reform; education and awareness; government coordination and leadership; protecting the public; consistent messaging and definitions; community support and engagement. To better reflect work underway, and to prevent duplication in reporting, these themes have been combined into the following three pillars:

• Understanding Antisemitism;
• Protecting Communities; and
• Supporting Accountability.

Together, these three pillars provide a framework for responding to contemporary antisemitism to continue to strengthen public safety, social cohesion, and confidence in public institutions.

Summary of Progress

Pillar 1 Snapshot: Understanding antisemitism

Activities underway

• Continued promotion and use of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Antisemitism and the Canadian Handbook.
• Collection of data pertaining to current antisemitism in Canada.
• Ongoing training initiatives for police, prosecutors, educators, and public servants.
• Continued support for Holocaust education, public awareness activities, and research.
• Efforts to promote a more consistent approach to identifying and discussing antisemitism across institutions.

Intended outcome

Institutions across Canada have increased access to tools, guidance, and training to support the recognition, understanding and response to contemporary manifestations of antisemitism, including anti-Zionism, as outlined in the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

Pillar 2 Snapshot: Protecting communities

Activities underway

• Continued development of specialized hate crime expertise and investigative capacity.
• Ongoing coordination between police services and prosecutors.
• Investments in community security initiatives.
• Legislative and policy measures aimed at addressing hate-motivated conduct.
• Efforts to strengthen supports for victims and improve reporting options.

Intended outcome

Jewish communities in Canada have access to supports, protections, and reporting mechanisms intended to help address hate-motivated incidents to support community safety.

Pillar 3 Snapshot: Strengthening accountability

Activities underway

• Ongoing federal, provincial, and territorial collaboration on issues related to antisemitism and hate.
• Continued efforts to improve hate crime reporting and data collection.
• Community engagement activities to inform policy and program development.
• Public reporting on actions, priorities, and lessons learned.

Intended outcome

Governments have access to information, partnerships, and feedback mechanisms that can support ongoing assessment of progress and inform future actions.

The summary above provides an overview of activities undertaken under each of the three pillars. The sections that follow describe these efforts in greater detail, including key actions, ongoing work, and areas of continued focus. Together, these measures reflect ongoing efforts to address antisemitism and improve institutional responses.

Detailed Progress Report

Pillar 1: Understanding antisemitism

Why understanding matters

Antisemitism, which includes anti-Zionism, is not always obvious. While some incidents involve explicit threats, violence, or hate speech, others may take the form of conspiracy theories, Holocaust denial, coded language, stereotypes, or the collective blaming of Jewish people. Recognizing antisemitism consistently is an essential first step toward responding effectively.

Canada has adopted the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism as an educational tool to support understanding of historical and contemporary manifestations of antisemitism. The Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition further assists governments, educators, law enforcement agencies, and institutions in applying this understanding in practical settings.

The IHRA Definition is not legally binding and does not criminalize any expression or behaviour. At a time when Canada and other countries are experiencing a rise in non-criminal hate, the definition provides a practical framework that helps institutions identify antisemitism and distinguish it from other forms of conduct and develop appropriate responses to incidents that may not meet the threshold of criminality.

For Jewish communities, the significance of these tools is straightforward: incidents that are properly understood are more likely to be properly addressed. They also support a more consistent approach across institutions.

What is happening now

Across Canada, governments, educational institutions, police services, prosecutors, and community organizations are investing in training and public education, expanding education and awareness initiatives and focusing on contemporary antisemitism.

Thousands of police officers in areas such as Toronto, Peel, Hamilton, and Durham have completed specialized training focused on recognizing antisemitic incidents, understanding community impacts, and responding effectively to victims. This training is supported by organizations such as the Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center and the Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism and reinforced through advanced investigator courses, conferences, and operational briefings.

Public education is also expanding. Through the National Holocaust Remembrance Program, the federal government is supporting projects that preserve survivor testimony, combat Holocaust denial, improve Holocaust education, and develop educational resources for Canadians. As of July 2026, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon have all made Holocaust education a compulsory part of the school curriculum, ensuring that students learn about both the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism.

At the same time, organizations, universities, museums, and community groups are contributing to a growing body of educational resources by supporting conferences, research projects, podcasts, exhibitions, and public awareness campaigns. These initiatives are intended to support greater awareness and understanding of antisemitism and its impact on Jewish communities.

A related focus is ensuring that institutions use consistent definitions and reporting practices. The Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, together with police training and national reporting initiatives, is intended to support a common understanding of antisemitism across government, law enforcement, and community organizations.

What comes next

Future efforts will continue expanding professional training, public education, Holocaust remembrance initiatives, and research activities to strengthen understanding of contemporary antisemitism. Governments and partners will support conferences, educational programming, research projects, and community-based learning focused on the Canadian Jewish experience and evolving forms of hate.

Police services will continue integrating antisemitism-focused content into recruit and in-service training, including instruction on online hate, extremist ideologies, and hate symbols. Public-facing education sessions will also help communities better understand reporting processes and available supports. Ontario is also developing new online training for prosecutors and victim services staff, while police services across the country continue updating internal learning materials and public awareness programming to reflect current realities.

Across sectors, efforts will focus on strengthening consistency in terminology, reporting practices, and data collection. Governments, law enforcement, and community organizations will continue collaborating to ensure that incidents are identified, documented, and addressed in a coordinated and consistent manner.

Pillar 2: Protecting communities

Why protection matters

Communities have also consistently expressed concerns regarding safety, security, reporting barriers, uneven investigations, online hate, intimidation, and the ability of institutions to respond effectively when incidents occur.

Protecting communities requires action across public safety, justice, security, and prevention systems.

Law enforcement and prosecution

Since the January 2026 progress report, police and prosecutors across Canada have continued to strengthen specialized capacity to respond to hate crimes through dedicated units, targeted training, shared tools, and closer coordination.

Police services are applying these improvements in concrete ways. Durham Region has established a Hate Crime and Extremism Unit, while Hamilton's dedicated Hate Crime Unit has laid charges related to the wilful promotion of antisemitism. In Toronto and Vancouver, specialized units and analytical tools are helping to identify patterns of hate-related incidents/conduct earlier and improve investigative consistency. Police are increasingly using the IHRA definition as a practical guide to help personnel recognize and assess potential incidents of antisemitism.

Training is becoming more practical and investigation-focused. The Canadian Race Relations Foundation has delivered scenario-based training to police services across multiple provinces and the RCMP, including instruction on identifying antisemitism, recognizing hate symbols, and supporting victims. Prosecution services are similarly strengthening expertise through shared legal resources and specialized training, with Ontario establishing a dedicated Hate Crime Prosecutions Unit to support cases from charge approval through trial.

The Government of Canada has made $1.5 million available over five years (starting in 2024–25) to support specialized hate crime training for Crown prosecutors and to raise judicial awareness. Six provinces and territories have accessed this funding, as has the National Judicial Institute, which is developing a national bilingual course for judges.

These efforts are supported by broader investments in coordination, training, and data collection. Statistics Canada continues to improve police-reported hate crime data, while the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General presented at the annual Hate Crimes and Extremism Investigative Team conference in May 2026 on Canada's first conviction on Wilful Promotion of Antisemitism (Holocaust denial) in R v Paulin.

What comes next

The next phase of work will focus on making these improvements more consistent and accessible across the country. Police and prosecutors will continue expanding specialized training, strengthening coordination, and refining investigative practices, particularly in cases involving online hate, hate propaganda, and extremist content.

Training materials will be updated using recent court decisions and operational experience to ensure alignment with current legal standards and evidentiary requirements. A Budget 2024 federal investment of approximately $20 million, over two years, starting in 2026 and ending in 2028 will further support expanded hate crime training for law enforcement agencies.

At the same time, governments and police services are strengthening reporting and data collection. Statistics Canada will continue improving public reporting tools and access to timely hate crime data, including by updating these tools to reflect Criminal Code reforms enacted through the Combatting Hate Act, notably the new hate crime offence. This will help all levels of government, law enforcement, prosecution services and victims better understand how hate crimes are being charged and prosecuted across the country. Provinces will invest in specialized teams and regional initiatives targeting hate-motivated crime.

These efforts aim to address persistent concerns raised by Jewish communities, including inconsistent identification of antisemitic incidents, variations in investigative approaches and challenges in advancing cases to charges and successful prosecutions.

Legislative reform

Governments are updating laws to better reflect how antisemitism and other forms of hate are expressed today.

The Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9) received Royal Assent on June 18, 2026, delivering on the Government of Canada's commitment to strengthen protections for communities against hate and intimidation. Its provisions came into force on July 18, 2026.

The Act creates Criminal Code offences for intimidating or obstructing people from accessing places of worship, schools, community centres and other places primarily used by an identifiable group, such as Jewish communities. It also establishes hate-motivated crime as a distinct offence, criminalizes the willful promotion of hatred by publicly displaying certain hate or terrorist symbols, and adds a legal definition of "hatred," to clarify when conduct constitutes a hate crime. The hate symbols listed include the Nazi Hakenkreuz, the Nazi double Sig-Rune, also known as the SS bolts, which are frequently weaponized against Jewish communities.

These reforms respond to calls from communities across Canada for stronger protections against hate crimes. They provide clearer tools for law enforcement and prosecutors to address hate-motivated crime, which are carefully designated to respect Charter rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly.

At the provincial level, governments are also strengthening investigative standards and policing frameworks. Ontario, for example, has introduced new requirements related to hate crime investigations, specialized training, and the management of demonstrations and hate-related incidents. Ongoing engagement with community organizations, law enforcement, and legal experts continues to inform these efforts.

What comes next

Efforts will focus on implementing the Criminal Code reforms enacted through the Combatting Hate Act to address hate crimes, including those motivated by contemporary forms of antisemitism.

Police services and prosecutors will provide ongoing operational feedback on investigative challenges, including online hate and symbolic forms of antisemitism, while community organizations, legal experts, and justice-sector partners continue contributing to reform efforts.

The federal government is also advancing a national online safety framework to improve how harmful online content is reported, regulated, and investigated, reflecting the growing role of digital platforms in the spread of antisemitism.

At the same time, provinces are updating policing guidance and operational standards to support consistent application of the law by investigators, prosecutors, and frontline officers.

Protecting the public

Police and governments are taking more direct steps to protect Jewish communities and others at elevated risk of hate-motivated incidents.

Police services have increased patrols around places of worship, schools, and community centres, particularly during periods of heightened concern, while expanding outreach with faith leaders and community organizations to respond to emerging threats. Dedicated hate crime units and specialized investigators are working closely with prosecutors to address threats, harassment, and hate, including online. These efforts are supported by stronger coordination, updated legal tools, and improved case law.

Governments are also investing in the physical security of community spaces. Through the Canada Community Security Program, funding has increased significantly to support security infrastructure and personnel, including enhancements at Jewish institutions across the country. This includes additional funding following attacks targeting synagogues in Toronto, which supported immediate and longer-term security upgrades.

Recent prosecutions have further clarified legal consequences for antisemitic conduct, including cases involving Holocaust denial, incitement of hatred, and threats directed at Jewish communities.

What comes next

Future efforts will focus on prevention, early intervention, victim support, and improved reporting. New initiatives will enhance support for victims, expand alternative reporting options, and strengthen intervention programs aimed at individuals at risk of radicalization.

Police services will continue reviewing operational plans for protests, religious holidays, major events, and emerging threats, while strengthening coordination with prosecutors and community organizations to ensure timely investigations and appropriate safeguards.

New reporting tools, public outreach, and enhanced training will make it easier for victims and witnesses to report incidents and access support. These efforts will be complemented by proactive policing, community engagement, and strengthened investigative capacity.

The Ontario government is also examining additional measures to address intimidation and obstruction around places of worship and community facilities, ensuring safe and reliable access to these spaces.

Pillar 3: Strengthening accountability

Why accountability matters

Communities have consistently emphasized that progress should be measured not only by activities undertaken, but by whether those activities contribute to meaningful improvements. Accountability can help support public confidence by providing opportunities to assess government actions, understand priorities, and identify areas where adjustments may be needed.

Delivering on this objective requires strong coordination, reliable information, transparent reporting, and continuous engagement with affected communities.

Government coordination, community engagement, and data

Governments, police services, and community organizations are undertaking a range of collaborative initiatives and coordination efforts. Following October 7, 2023, federal, provincial, and territorial governments established formal discussions on antisemitism that brought together policymakers, law enforcement, and community representatives to identify priorities and align responses.

Coordination activities are occurring across public safety, justice, education and community sectors. Police services are enhancing collaboration through regional and national networks focused on hate crimes, information and intelligence sharing, and public safety, while expanding engagement with Jewish communities through advisory committees, safety meetings, synagogue visits, school outreach, and regular dialogue with community leaders.

Governments are supporting these efforts through investments under Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy, Canada's Action Plan on Combatting Hate, Holocaust remembrance initiatives, and targeted funding for Jewish organizations. These programs support education, victim services, research, interfaith dialogue, youth engagement, and community-based responses to antisemitism.

The federal government has also announced the creation of a new Advisory Council on Rights, Equity, and Inclusion, which has been directed to begin its work with a focus on addressing antisemitism. The Council will provide advice on issues related to racism, discrimination, and inclusion, including the experiences of Jewish communities. This initiative complements ongoing efforts across public safety, justice, education, and community sectors, and forms part of a broader set of coordinated actions to strengthen Canada's response to antisemitism.

Community perspectives continue to inform policy and program discussions through consultations, advisory bodies, and ongoing engagement activities. These mechanisms provide opportunities for governments, institutions, and community organizations to exchange information, identify concerns, and discuss potential responses.

Police services in a number of jurisdictions are engaging with community members to better understand concerns related to investigative practices, hate crime responses, victim supports, and public safety. Feedback from these engagements may help inform future improvements to policies, practices, and outreach efforts.

At the same time, governments are improving data collection, hate crime reporting, and performance measurement. Collaboration with Statistics Canada and other partners is focused on enhancing the timeliness, consistency, and accessibility of data to support a better understanding of trends and inform decision-making.

What comes next

Governments and community partners are expected to continue collaboration across public safety, education, justice, and community support systems, building on existing collaboration and shared priorities. Federal, provincial, and territorial partners will continue to share information, examine emerging issues, and identify opportunities for coordinated action.

Police services in several jurisdictions have indicated plans to continue or expand outreach efforts through community meetings, reassurance visits, educational programming, and partnerships with faith leaders and community organizations. Several jurisdictions are also exploring or organizing conferences and public forums focused on hate crime prevention and community safety.

Community-based initiatives are expected to remain an important component of broader efforts and may be supported through federal and provincial funding programs. These efforts aim to improve awareness of hate crimes, strengthen reporting pathways, support youth intervention programs, enhance collaboration between communities and law enforcement, and address antisemitism in underserved regions.

While approaches and priorities may differ across jurisdictions, these efforts are intended to support communication, improve access to available services, and provide opportunities for ongoing community input.

Conclusion

The actions described in this report reflect a range of measures that have been implemented or are underway across Canada, including specialized police units, enhanced prosecutorial expertise, strengthened legislative frameworks, security investments, victim supports, public education initiatives, and improved coordination across governments and institutions.

These measures are intended to respond to concerns that have been raised by Jewish communities and stakeholders, by improving the recognition of antisemitic incidents, reducing barriers to reporting, promoting more consistent investigations, enhancing support for victims, and ensuring that offenders are held accountable.

The National Commitments should be viewed as part of an ongoing process. Continued implementation, evaluation, and engagement will be important in assessing the effectiveness of these measures and identifying areas for further improvement. Ongoing engagement with communities can help inform future priorities and support efforts to ensure that initiatives remain responsive to evolving needs and circumstances.

Many participants in engagement and consultation processes have emphasized the importance of being able to attend school, worship, participate in public life, and express their identity without fear. They have also highlighted the importance of institutions that can respond effectively to hate-motivated incidents, uphold the rule of law, and protect the rights and safety of all communities.

Addressing antisemitism requires ongoing efforts from governments, institutions, community organizations, and individuals. As new initiatives are introduced, continued engagement with communities will be essential to ensure that these efforts are responsive, effective, and aligned with evolving needs.

The long-term impact of these initiatives will continue to be assessed through available data, community feedback, and ongoing evaluation of programs, policies, and institutional responses.

Annex A: Details of Current and Planned Actions

Pillar 1 Annex: Understanding antisemitism

Current Federal Actions

Public Safety Canada

• Public Safety launched a targeted call for proposals for the Law Enforcement Hate Crime Training Initiative. The purpose of the call was to invite police colleges or similar organizations to apply for funding to support the delivery and strengthening of specialized hate crime training for law enforcement across Canada by increasing their capacity and increasing access to hate crime training for provincial, territorial, Indigenous, and municipal police officers. The call was launched in spring 2026 and agreements are expected to be signed and projects to start in fall 2026. Approximately $20 million is available for this call for proposals and 19 organizations were invited to submit a proposal. Funding will focus on practical activities that enhance the delivery of hate crime training, including but not limited to:
  • the creation or improvement of training courses;
  • the development of instructor expertise;
  • increased training delivery capacity, such as service volume, geographic reach, and scope of activities;
  • the coverage of eligible training related- and travel costs; and
  • expansion of in-person-, virtual, and hybrid offerings.
• To support the preparation of this progress report, Public Safety hosted a presentation by the Office of the Former Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism on the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism and the Canadian Handbook on its application. The session helped stakeholders from the federal government, provincial government and law enforcement to understand these tools and how to apply them in their work.

Statistics Canada

• With funding from Canada's Action Plan on Combatting Hate (CAPCH), Statistics Canada partnered with the Canadian Police Knowledge Network to make the Recognizing and Reporting Hate Crime through the Uniform Crime Reporting Survey training module freely available online to all police services in Canada.
• Through CAPCH, Statistics Canada committed to improving the collection and availability of hate crime data. The Survey on Canadians' Safety (SCS) supports this commitment by producing disaggregated, self-reported data on experiences of safety, discrimination, victimization and hate-motivated incidents, including among populations disproportionately affected by hate.
• The SCS is a nationally representative survey that provides comprehensive information on Canadians' experiences of safety, victimization, discrimination and hate-motivated incidents. The survey strengthens Canada's evidence base by producing high-quality, self-reported data on experiences that are often not reported to police or other authorities. The SCS collects information on:
  • experiences of discrimination and unfair treatment, including the perceived grounds (e.g., race, ethnicity, religion, Indigenous identity, disability, gender, sexual orientation and other characteristics);
  • hate-motivated incidents and victimization;
  • perceptions of personal and community safety;
  • confidence in institutions, including the police and justice system;
  • reporting behaviours, impacts of victimization and access to supports; and
  • experiences across diverse population groups through the collection of detailed socio-demographic information.
• The survey's large sample and targeted oversampling of populations disproportionately affected by hate improve the ability to produce reliable, disaggregated statistics for racialized populations, religious minorities, Indigenous Peoples and other equity-deserving groups. These data complement police-reported hate crime statistics by capturing incidents and experiences that never come to the attention of law enforcement.
• The SCS provides federal departments, provinces and territories, researchers and community organizations with the evidence needed to better understand the prevalence and nature of discrimination and hate, identify populations at greater risk, monitor trends over time and evaluate policies and programs.

Canadian Heritage

• The Government of Canada recognizes that the first step to combatting antisemitism is defining it. In 2019, the Government adopted the non-legally binding IHRA working definition of antisemitism as part of Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy (2019-2022).
• In October 2021, at the Malmö International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, Canada, alongside other IHRA member countries, made a series of "pledges." Canada's pledges included a commitment to "continue to enhance the adoption and implementation of the IHRA working definition of antisemitism." To further this pledge, in January 2022, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that the Government of Canada would develop and publish the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.
• The Handbook was published in October 2024 and is now available on the Canadian Heritage website. The planning and development of this Handbook were initiated by former Special Envoy Deborah Lyons, in alignment with her domestic mandate, and her role as the head of Canada's delegation to IHRA.
• This definition and the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism will continue to serve as the foundation of the federal government's engagement with Jewish communities and its work to fight antisemitism.
• Budget 2024 committed Canadian Heritage to "launch a project to review and renew Canada's National Holocaust Monument, using existing resources, including to broaden its visibility and engagement in Ottawa and with Canadians across the country." To deliver on this commitment, Canadian Heritage convened an advisory panel to review the current exhibit, assess feedback, and recommend revisions or new content.
• The 14-member advisory panel met by videoconference three times in winter and early spring 2024–25. It was chaired by Holocaust scholar Dr. Kori Street, who also served as lead content advisor. Members included experts in content and education, community representatives, members of the National Holocaust Monument Committee, Holocaust survivors, and the Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism.
• The advisory panel has submitted revised exhibit content to Canadian Heritage and the revised exhibit will be produced and installed at the Monument, with completion expected in spring 2027.
• The Government of Canada has made strides on initiatives to promote Holocaust remembrance in recent years, including the establishment in 2024 of the National Holocaust Remembrance Program (NHRP). Budget 2024 provided $5 million over five years, starting in 2024-25, and $2 million ongoing, to Canadian Heritage, to create the new, standalone NHRP.
• The NHRP aims to support projects that seek to preserve the memory of the Holocaust, provide a better understanding of Canadians' knowledge (and gaps) of the Holocaust, and create new tools to engage Canadians.
• As of July 8, 2026, 15 initiatives have been approved for funding under the NHRP. The first six were announced on January 27, 2025, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and included:
  • Montreal Holocaust Museum: approved for $495,830 to expand the study and the teaching of Holocaust history in French-language schools in Quebec;
  • Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre: approved for $467,307 to curate, develop, and implement interactive and fully bilingual online learning programs that will be used to engage British Columbia educators and students throughout the province;
  • Friends of the Simon Wiesenthal Center (FSWC) for Holocaust Studies: approved for $435,000 to equip Canadian educators with the knowledge and skills to teach about the Holocaust;
  • Toronto Holocaust Museum: approved for $379,000 to support the development of Holocaust public awareness campaigns aimed at combatting rising rates of Holocaust denialism;
  • Canadian Society for Yad Vashem: approved for $160,000 to help educate a variety of community partners, teachers, school boards, professors, and law enforcement personnel to improve awareness and advance education on the Holocaust and antisemitism; and
  • Jewish Federation of Victoria and Vancouver Island: approved for $124,000 to deliver interactive training on antisemitism, the Holocaust and the lived experiences of the local Jewish community to influential community members in the region.
• On March 6, 2025, the Government of Canada announced over $1.4 million for seven additional initiatives:
  • National Council of Jewish Women of Canada: which approved for $258,400 to launch a national initiative, "Fighting Antisemitism, Holocaust Remembrance and Hate: The Power of Small Conversations", in response to the alarming resurgence of antisemitism following the Israel-Hamas conflict;
  • The Jewish Federation of Ottawa: approved for $12,500 for the creation of educational, survivor testimony booklets of Ottawa's community of Holocaust survivors for youth and adults alike;
  • The University of Victoria: approved for $129,769 for the project, Developing Trauma-Informed Teaching Resources and Outreach Activities, to create open-access educational materials, activities in-person and online, and an art exhibition to support two graphic novels by Miriam Libicki: A Kind of Resistance (2022) and Two Roses (2025);
  • The Jewish Russian Community of Toronto: approved for $50,920 for Echoes of Survival: Voices of Soviet Holocaust Survivors, a series of interactive discussion sessions between Soviet Holocaust survivors, their descendants, and various groups;
  • The Atlantic Canada Holocaust Education Foundation: approved for $142,239 to create a Holocaust Education Exhibit Program, specifically designed for communities with limited access to Holocaust education resources;
  • The Benevolent Society for Propagation of Hebrew: approved for $374,116 to implement age-appropriate Holocaust education in elementary schools across the greater Montreal area; and
  • Hillel Ontario: approved for $478,500 to deliver "The SHARE Fellowship", as well as Holocaust Education Week programs organized by the SHARE fellows.
• On January 23, 2026, the NHRP approved two additional initiatives for a total of $592,500:
  • Liberation75: approved for $235,000 to create a virtual museum and educational program on the MS St. Louis making Holocaust history accessible to students across Canada, including those in rural and underserved communities: and
  • The Jewish Federation of Edmonton: approved for $357,500 to create an exhibit that highlights Jewish Heritage and Holocaust Education with local survivor and immigrant stories, and which will serve to foster informed understanding of its impact on Jewish Albertans and civic life.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

• In addition to activities at the organizational level, the RCMP continues engagement with different national organizations, including dedicated dialogue and outreach to the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, B'nai Brith, and the FSWC.
• The RCMP published updates in December 2025, for two national guidebooks for police: the Hate Crimes and Incidents: A Frontline Officer's Initial Response Guidebook and the Hate Crimes and Incidents: An Investigator's Guidebook which includes references to antisemitism.
• The RCMP updated the Hate crimes and incidents in Canada: Facts trends and information for frontline police officers repository, initially developed with the support of the Hate Crimes Task Force, which provides detailed information on the hate crimes landscape in Canada, including antisemitism.
• The Training on Hate Crimes and Incidents for Frontline Police Officers in Canada course is available to all Police of Jurisdiction in Canada through the Canadian Police Knowledge Network. Since December 2020, the RCMP has been providing regular training and workshops for employees including frontline members on the topics of hate crime and online harms, covering issues such as radicalization, religious hate and advanced investigation techniques. Virtual Sessions make the training accessible for more RCMP employees across Canada.
• Within RCMP "E" Division, the British Columbia Hate Crimes Unit organized training on Holocaust and antisemitism for law enforcement personnel via hybrid delivery at various dates and locations across the province. In addition, in collaboration with the FSWC, E Division delivered two awareness sessions for approximately 200 participants.
• The Canadian Police College hosted a second Annual Symposium on Hate Crime in March 2026. this year's theme was Hate Crimes Training, Education and Development: The Evolution of Hate in Canada.
• The Canadian Police College piloted a new course – Hate Crimes in Canada: Landscape, Law and Psychological Impact, in April 2026. Participants included police personnel from across Canada. The course was led by subject matter resources in policing, academia, and had lived experience testimonials.
• The RCMP National Policy on Hate Crime was updated in January 2026 to include references to antisemitism, as defined in Appendix 1 of the Canadian Heritage Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028, and Canadian Heritage's Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)

• At the CRRF, internal antisemitism training was delivered to staff to strengthen organizational awareness and support more informed, consistent responses across CRRF's work. Accountability is being tracked through staff training delivery and materials shared.
• The CRRF Building Bridges Workshops have also included dedicated learning on antisemitism and the experiences of Jewish communities. This has included presentations on affirming Jewish youth identity, a panel on antisemitism in British Columbia, and antisemitism-focused training at the Waterloo Region Building Bridges Workshop, including a session on policing antisemitism with greater understanding.
• CRRF sponsored the Bonjour Chai podcast and produced In Good Faith with the Canadian Jewish News to raise public awareness of antisemitism and Jewish community experiences. CRRF also partnered with Ontario Tech University's Centre on Hate, Bias and Extremism to support a national hate landscape report and annual convenings.
• CRRF's partnership with the Regional Municipality of Durham Anti-Hate Conference engaged more than 50 partners in cross-sector learning on antisemitism and other forms of hate. Outputs include public education products, conferences, reports, and participation metrics.
• The CRRF supported the British Columbia Prosecution Service in advancing a nationally coordinated hate crime prosecution capacity-building initiative, including a two-day national knowledge exchange for approximately 30 Crown prosecutors and the development of shared tools, translated precedent decisions, centralized case law resources, and practical prosecution supports.
  • The training is grounded in Canadian law, including existing jurisprudence and court-tested examples, to ensure that materials are legally sound, precedent-based, and responsive to the forms of hate currently being reported by communities. Participant outcomes are tracked through post-training feedback.
• The CRRF Combatting Hate for Safer Communities: An Immersive Training for Police Services delivers week-long, scenario-based hate crime training to law enforcement across Canada. The program equips sworn and non-sworn personnel with practical tools for hate crime identification, victim support, and recognition of antisemitism and hate symbols. Training has reached frontline officers in Ontario, Alberta, Atlantic Canada, and beyond, including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) B Division.

Current Provincial / Territorial Actions

Saskatchewan Police College

• The Saskatchewan Police College Recruit Training Program introduced foundational knowledge on diverse populations, marginalization and hate crimes through its curriculum.
• The Saskatchewan Police College's Equity, Diversity and Inclusivity in-service training builds on the this with applied learning, including antisemitism and hate crime response in policing contexts.
• The Saskatchewan Police College has partnered with the Organization for the Prevention of Violence to deliver specialized workshops for recruits and investigators to deepen their understanding of hate crimes and antisemitism.

Ontario

• As mandated under the Community Safety and Policing Act 2019, all Ontario police officers receive and must successfully complete mandatory, Minister-approved training for the following: human rights; systemic racism; promoting recognition and respect for the diverse, multicultural character of Ontario society; and the rights and cultures of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. Components of anti-bias awareness training are included.
• Regional police services, often with participation from the Ministry of the Attorney General (MAG), regularly deliver hate crime training for officers (e.g. Toronto, Ottawa, York, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Durham, etc.).
• Several times a year, MAG teaches at every Hate Crime Investigators Course throughout the province, including on the law, the IHRA definition of modern forms of antisemitism, and scenario specific examples.
• In March 2026, MAG's Criminal Law Division presented at the Canadian Police College Hate Crime Symposium; it also played a key role in the design of, and taught at, the Canadian Police College's new Hate Crime Investigator's Course in April 2026.
• MAG presented at the annual Hate Crimes and Extremism Investigative Team (HCEIT) conference in May 2026-on Canada's first conviction for Wilful Promotion of Antisemitism (Holocaust denial) in R v Paulin (discussed in the "Protecting the Public" section below). The Criminal Law Division's Hate Crime Prosecutions Unit (formerly the Hate Crime Working Group) are invited guests of HCEIT.
• Criminal Law Division's Hate Crime Working Group co-chairs presented on hate crime updates, including providing updates on MAG's efforts to combat antisemitism, at the Annual Crown Conference in May 2026 (over 600 Crowns were in attendance).
• MAG helped design, and presented at a national hate crime prosecutor's knowledge exchange in March 2026. MAG often provides hate crime training for prosecutors in other provinces, including most recently in Newfoundland in September 2025.
• Through the Ontario Police College, all police recruits that participate in the Basic Constable Training (BCT) program receive training in diversity and professional practices including diversity, Indigenous issues, racism, 2SLGBTQ+ issues and effective response to victims of crime. Recruits also receive training, including scenario-based learning, in how to identify and investigate hate crimes.
• The Ontario Police College also offers a specialized Hate Crimes Investigator course, designed to assist police in advancing their knowledge and ability to respond effectively to hate motivated crime, hate motivated incidents, and violent extremism. The MAG provides legal training to officers at these trainings, which are conducted multiple times a year across the province.
• Additionally, in June 2024, the Ontario Police College, in partnership with the MAG, released additional voluntary online educational training for all police officers entitled "The Complexities of Hate: A Primer for Law Enforcement", which is designed to help learners understand what hate is from a legal perspective and to respond to these incidents and offences in a way that recognizes the varying nuances of trauma for individuals and communities who have experienced hate. Over 1,000 individuals have accessed the training.
• Funding through the HCEIT Grant provides specialized investigative support to police services across Ontario on matters involving hate propaganda, the promotion of genocide, hate crimes, and criminal extremism. Funding includes support for an Open Source/Civilian Analyst, a Provincial Hate Crimes Coordinator for online covert operations, intelligence-related services and equipment, police training, and public education.

Current Municipal Actions

Durham Regional Police (DRP)

• The DRP is undertaking standardized classification and a supervisory review of hate-motivated incidents. The IHRA Working Definition informs operational understanding of antisemitism.
• DRPRP Public Order training emphasizes crowd dynamics, breach of peace authorities, and protection of places of worship. This provided proactive reassurance, policing and engagement with Jewish community leaders during heightened threat periods.
• DRP provides mandatory hate crime training for all members via the Canadian Police Knowledge Network and internal courses. Advanced training for Hate Crime investigators is provided through the Ontario Police College and the CRRF. In person platoon briefings reinforce recognition of antisemitism consistent with the IHRA definition. DRP also attended the FSWC's annual hate crime conference, to learn from case studies and network with investigators nationally.
• DRP established a Hate Crime and Extremism Unit (September 2025) with trained investigators. Antisemitic offences are investigated using Criminal Code authorities (ss. 176, 318, 319, 430, 423, 63, 64) with hate motivation articulated for sentencing under s.718.2 (a)(I). Public Order officers receive specialized training for lawful intervention during demonstrations. Mandatory supervisory notification and MAG liaison ensure consistency and evidentiary rigour aligned with the IHRA Working Definition.

Hamilton Police Service (HPS)

• HPS has established a dedicated Hate Crime Unit that reports directly to the Chief of Police – this ensures consistency in the classifications of Hate Crimes and how hate crimes are investigated. HPS's Hate Crime Investigators have participated in investigative and hate crime related training to ensure that the complexity of hate propaganda offences (including wilful promotion of antisemitism) are investigated thoroughly.
• HPS reports annually on hate crime statistics to the police service board outlining actions such as the number of incidents by specific community groups. Hate Crime investigators provide regular presentations to community organizations, and internal members to ensure consistent messaging and definitions are understood.
• The HPS Hate Crime training module was completed by all sworn members during annual training week. Focusing on the identification of hate-related occurrences and investigative steps for frontline officers. All new sworn recruits, special constables, and cadets receive a training presentation on hate crimes from members of the Hate Crime Unit.
• The HPS hosts annual Hate Crime Symposiums for community members where statistics and trends are shared, and keynote presentations from subject-matter experts are provided.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS)

• SPS will continue to follow the Criminal Code definitions of hate crimes. The Hate Crime Unit continues to collaborate with other police agencies to ensure we align with current best practices and legislation.
• SPS recognizes the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism as an important educational resource that assists officers in understanding all forms of antisemitism.
• Members of SPS have participated in hate crime and bias-motivated crime training initiatives, intended to improve investigative response, cultural awareness, and understanding of contemporary forms of antisemitism.
• The SPS continues to respond and investigate hate-motivated incidents, utilizing frontline Patrol officers, investigative bureaus, with the support and oversight of the Hate Crimes Unit. SPS continues to build relationships through engagement with community stakeholders, provide and participate in hate crime training, and work with policing and community partners to address emerging concerns related to antisemitism. The SPS Hate Crime Unit was created in January 2022 and is part of the Interpersonal Conflict Division.

Toronto Police Service (TPS)

• The TPS Hate Crimes Unit liaises regularly and participates in discussions with the Canadian Centre for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada, and other police agencies across Canada to ensure consistency in the classification of antisemitic incidents.
• The Hate Crimes Unit helps develop national hate-crime training. A member of the unit serves as one of two co-chairs of the Hate Crime Network on the National Hate Crime Task Force—co-chaired by the RCMP and the CRRF—supporting standardized hate-crime education, reporting, and victim services across Canada.
• For the past several years, the Hate Crimes Unit has participated in the FSWC's Building a Case Against Hate initiative and its annual national conference. With this, TPS is working with law enforcement and prosecutors across Canada to support public education, share best practices, and strengthen consistent definitions, messaging, and investigative approaches to hate crimes through expert panels, case studies, and networking.
• A range of activities have been undertaken. This includes:
  • Mandatory E-Learning "Foundations of Judaism & Understanding Antisemitism – established in April 2024 – completed by over 6,000 members – Developed in collaboration with FSWC Studies;
  • Participation on Working Group to establish National Antisemitism training, hosted by the Canadian Police Knowledge Network, serving over 176 police agencies;
  • Establishment of the Jewish Internal Support Network;
  • Establishment of the Jewish Community Consultative Committee;
  • Holocaust Survivor Presentation – Recruit Community Experience Program;
  • Jewish Heritage Month Events hosted by Jewish Internal Support Network and TPS, including Holocaust Survivor Presentation;
  • Annual Menorah Lighting at Headquarters, 32 Division, and 52 Division; and
  • Presence of Jewish Internal Support Network at Recruit Information Days to provide information and support.

Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

• The VPD Hate Crimes unit continues to work with public affairs to increase awareness to hate motivated offences.
• The VPD Hate Crimes unit gives presentations to communities on hate crimes and current trends, to increase trust and reports of antisemitic offences.

Peel Regional Police (PRP)

• In 2026, PRP partnered with the FSWC to deliver antisemitism awareness and competency training that incorporates the IHRA definition. Recognizing the significant impact of antisemitism across the Region of Peel and the Greater Toronto Area, this initiative aims to enhance understanding and awareness among members.
• To date, two training sessions have been delivered by FSWC, each attended by over 100 members, including both sworn and civilian members. An additional session is scheduled to be completed later this year.
• The partnership between FSWC and the PRP takes a comprehensive approach, introducing officers to the IHRA Definition, and is supported by examples that help illustrate different forms of antisemitism. The training also emphasizes the complexity and context-dependent nature of antisemitism and explores its various manifestations through illustrative examples. In addition, FSWC highlights the serious impacts antisemitism has on local Jewish communities, as well as the broader harm it causes within society.

Planned Federal Actions

Public Safety Canada

• In fall 2026, agreements are expected to be signed and funding to be released to successful organizations through the Law Enforcement Hate Crime Training Initiative.

Canadian Heritage

• On June 1, the Prime Minister announced the launch of Canada's new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion and directed the Council to begin by addressing antisemitism from four different directions:
  • Reassess the nature, scale, and drivers of antisemitism in Canada – across public institutions, workplaces, campuses, and online spaces;
  • Develop a whole-of-government approach to antisemitism to ensure federal policies, workplaces, public safety programs, and community initiatives are aligned in protecting Jewish Canadians and confronting hate;
  • Improve research and the collection of data on hate incidents and build stronger data-sharing systems so all orders of government, schools, and police services are working from the same facts; and
  • Measure the impact of our efforts so that investments in education, prevention, training, and community safety are delivering real results and helping build a safer Canada for everyone.
• The Council convened for the first time on June 29, where they had an initial briefing and discussion on approaches to addressing antisemitism.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

• At the RCMP, next iterations of guidebooks and repositories are underway and planned for publishing in late 2026 to include references to the IHRA Working definition of Antisemitism. The course is being revised and updated to include the IHRA definition of antisemitism and discuss hate propaganda offences, including section 319(2.1) – Wilful Promotion of Antisemitism.
• Virtual training and workshops are intended to continue throughout 2026, and the RCMP intends to expand participation to include a larger audience of police partners and prosecutors across Canada. Plans are ongoing to deliver future sessions later in 2026. Further, the Canadian Police College plans to continue hosting the annual symposium and to include future sessions of the hate crime course as part of its upcoming annual programming calendar.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)

• The CRRF will support future projects that strengthen community-based responses to antisemitism and other forms of hate, including initiatives that promote dialogue, public education, policy learning, and cross-community understanding.
• Planned work includes support for JSpaceCanada's 2026 Spring Conference, Digital Public Square's United in Action project on Islamophobia and antisemitism, and the Miles Nadal Jewish Community Centre's exhibit on antisemitism and intersectionality. Accountability will be tracked through funding agreements, deliverables, event participation, tools produced, and reporting on reach and outcomes.
• The CRRF will deliver internal training on identifying contemporary antisemitism to strengthen staff awareness, support consistent messaging, and ensure programs, partnerships, policy work, and external engagement remain informed and responsive. Progress will be tracked through staff training, delivery, and materials shared.
• The CRRF will continue supporting law enforcement and prosecution partners through updated training, tools, workshops, and resources that reflect current forms of antisemitism and other hate-motivated harms. Future training refreshes will remain anchored in Canadian law and existing jurisprudence, drawing on court-tested examples and legal precedent to ensure materials are credible, current, and operationally useful for law enforcement and justice-sector partners.
• Progress between the two programs will be tracked through training delivery numbers, participant reach, survey results, resources distributed, jurisdictions engaged, and prosecutor-focused knowledge exchange outputs. The British Columbia Prosecution Service will continue transcription and dissemination of current and future hate crime decisions, including antisemitic hate crime decisions.

Planned Provincial / Territorial Actions

Ontario

• Ontario's MAG Criminal Law Division and the Victims and Vulnerable Persons Division are exploring options to create an online hate crime training module, including a focus on antisemitism, to be made available to every Crown prosecutor and all Victims/Witness Assistance Program staff in Ontario. A version of this module could be shared with the prosecution services of interested provinces and territories. This work would leverage relevant content from the 2024 joint Ministry of the Solicitor General (SOLGEN)-MAG online hate crime training module which is available to all police in Ontario.
• The Ontario Police College continuously updates training to ensure consistency and reflection of current research outcomes as well as evidence-based best practices to address training related recommendations from relevant inquiries and inquests, in consultation with Communities of Practice.
• Communities of Practice are comprised of police officers, academics, community agencies, and individuals with lived experiences who routinely meet to review and update training at both the recruit and senior officer level.
• The SOLGEN also offers the Community Safety and Policing (CSP) Grant, which provides eligible police services/boards and municipalities policed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) with flexibility to implement initiatives that address policing needs and priority risks related to safety and well-being. The CSP Grant offers two funding streams - one stream focuses on addressing local risks and the other focuses on addressing priorities of provincial interest, including hate motivated crime.
• A call for applications under both streams of the CSP Grant is anticipated to be launched in summer 2026 for a three-year cycle (2026-27 to 2028-29) with hate-motivated crimes continuing as a provincial priority under the Provincial Priorities Funding Stream. Under the next grant cycle, a total funding envelope of approximately $91.2M in 2026-27, $89.2M in 2027-28 and 2028-29 would be available across both streams.

Planned Municipal Actions

Durham Regional Police (DRP)

• The DRP is reinforcing the importance of consistent terminology, reporting, and data integrity across the Service.
• DRP will continue annual training and integrate antisemitism focused content into recruit training and -community based- education. Continued participation and attendance for Hate Crime & Extremism Investigative Team events and training sessions.

Hamilton Police Service (HPS)

• The HPS hosts an annual Hate Crime Symposium to provide the community with updates on hate crime statistics, emerging trends, and legislative changes relevant to hate crime investigations.
• HPS will continue to provide training and educational presentations to HPS members and community groups to enhance understanding of hate crime investigations and the impacts these incidents have on affected communities.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS)

• SPS will continue to support information sharing and collaboration with municipal, provincial, and federal partners regarding hate-motivated incidents, extremist activity, and community safety concerns.
• SPS remains committed to ongoing review of investigative practices and reporting mechanisms to ensure hate-related incidents are appropriately identified, documented, and investigated.
• SPS will continue to educate frontline officers, investigators, support services, and partners to identify and report hate offences. SPS recognizes the importance of ensuring officers receive current information regarding hate symbols, extremist ideologies, online radicalization, and evolving concerns of antisemitism.
• Planned actions include continued officer training, ongoing engagement with Jewish community representatives, and continued review of investigative practices to ensure hate-motivated incidents are properly identified, investigated, and supported.
• SPS continues to work with government agencies and assist in training.
• SPS has ongoing training scheduled for frontline officers. The Hate Crimes Unit provides training to the public to support enhanced awareness, reporting, and prevention of victimization.
• SPS remains committed to ensuring officers receive current information regarding hate-motivated incidents, extremist rhetoric, online hate activity, and threats directed toward Jewish communities.

Toronto Police Service (TPS)

• The TPS Hate Crimes Unit will continue collaborating with advocacy and community groups and the RCMP and CRRF Hate Crime Network to share best practices and strengthen training and education on hate crimes.
• E-Learning to be reviewed on an ongoing basis and updated as appropriate. Opportunities to develop education initiatives and plan social occasions that promote respectful workplace and Jewish heritage both within the Service and community.
• Enhanced and ongoing training for frontline officers and investigators on identifying antisemitism, evidence gathering and charge articulation. Continuing partnerships with Crown prosecutors to ensure early case consultation and consistent application of hate crime provisions to ensure strong prosecution outcomes.

Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

• The VPD will continue ongoing anti-hate campaigns with Media/Public Affairs.
• Presentations on hate crimes are done upon request. These highlight antisemitic trends and seek to increase public knowledge about the increase in antisemitic and other forms of hate.

Pillar 2 Annex: Protecting communities

Current Federal Actions

Public Safety Canada

• A key means by which Public Safety Canada assists communities at risk of hate-motivated crime is through the Canada Community Security Program (CCSP). The CCSP provides financial assistance to private, not-for-profit organizations to enhance the security of community gathering spaces that serve communities at risk of hate-motivated crime. The CCSP replaces and enhances the work undertaken through the former Security Infrastructure Program. In 2026-27, the CCSP has $15.7 million in total program funding, a significant increase from $5.6 million in 2022-23.
• To help address the high rate of hate-motivated crimes, the Government of Canada proposes to provide an additional $75 million over five years, starting in 2026-27, for the CCSP. This additional funding will allow the program to continue and expand its help to eligible organizations to implement physical security enhancements and foster safer, more inclusive communities.
• On March 11, 2026, following shootings at three synagogues in Toronto, the Honourable Gary Anandasangaree, Minister of Public Safety, announced an urgent dedicated investment of up to $10 million for 2025-26, for the CCSP. This funding assisted Jewish communities in enhancing the security of their gathering spaces, including schools, day cares, overnight camps, and places of worship. In addition, this investment will support the work of security operations centres to coordinate monitoring and security at Jewish institutions, as well as projects supported through these organizations.
• Minor amendments were also made to the CCSP's Terms and Conditions to improve program accessibility and better align with community needs in March 2026.
• CCSP contributes to the Public Safety objective of preventing and reducing crime in Canada and keeping Canadians safe. It is also part of CAPCH, which empowers communities with resources to identify and prevent hate, increases support to victims and survivors, and creates a coordinated approach across government to protect Canadians.
• Eligible recipients for CCSP are Canadian private, not-for-profit organizations, with funding used to support places of worship, provincially/territorially recognized private educational institutions, community centres, shelters serving victims of gender-based violence, offices and administrative spaces, cemeteries, childcare centres, and camps.

Department of Justice

• The Combatting Hate Act (Bill C-9) received Royal Assent on June 18, 2026, delivering on the Government of Canada's commitment to strengthen protections for communities being made to feel afraid because of who they are, how they worship, or where they gather. The provisions came into force on July 18, 2026.
• These stronger protections make it a crime to intimidate or obstruct people from accessing places where communities gather, including places of worship, schools, and community centres. They also strengthen how the Criminal Code addresses hate-motivated crime and the public display of certain terrorism and hate symbols.
• Specifically, the Act amends the Criminal Code to:
  • make it a crime to intimidate and obstruct people from accessing places of worship, as well as schools, community centres and other places primarily used by an identifiable group;
  • make hate-motivated crime a specific offence, ensuring such conduct is more clearly denounced and that offenders are held accountable;
  • make it a crime to willfully promote hatred against an identifiable group by displaying certain terrorism or hate symbols in public, namely symbols principally used by or associated with listed terrorist entities under the Criminal Code, (i.e., Nazi symbols or a noose); and
  • add a definition of "hatred" to clarify what conduct constitutes a hate crime.
• The Combatting Hate Act repeals the "good faith religious opinion" defence that applied to certain hate propaganda offences. The repeal does not criminalize religious expression, which is protected under the Charter. It does not change the narrow scope of these offences, which require a clear intention to promote hatred or antisemitism. Religious sermons, texts and teachings communicated in good faith would not meet this standard. To reinforce this understanding, the law includes new clarification clauses confirming that the offences only capture statements made with the intent to promote hatred or antisemitism.
• A total of $1.5 million over five years (starting in 2024–25) has been made available through the Justice Canada Victims Fund to support specialized hate crime training for Crown prosecutors and to raise judicial awareness about the unique dynamics of hate crime. Six provinces and territories have accessed this funding, as has the National Judicial Institute, which is developing a national bilingual course for judges.

Canadian Heritage

• On June 10, 2026, the Government of Canada introduced the Safe Social Media Act (Bill C-34), which would enact legislation to make online services responsible for addressing harmful content and creating a safer online space for all Canadians, especially children.
• The proposed legislation will create safety requirements for social media services and artificial intelligence chatbot services to provide strong protection against online harms. The legislation will ensure that services are accountable for the environments they design and operate by establishing a Digital Safety Commission of Canada to enforce the new legislation and ensure compliance.
• This Act has relevance to combatting all forms of violence and hate, including antisemitism as it relates to content that incites violence, ferments hatred, or has terrorism or violent extremism content.
• Through the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program, a key lever to advance the Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy, over $7.7 million in funding has been allocated to Jewish-led or focused organizations across Canada for projects focused on Jewish communities or antisemitism over the fiscal years 2020-21 to 2025-26, including $5 million over the past three fiscal years (2023-24 to 2025-26).
• In September 2024, the Government of Canada launched CAPCH to address the rise in hate across the country. This is an investment of $273.6 million over 6 years and $29.3 million ongoing, and brings new and existing initiatives together to foster greater coordination and collaboration among federal organizations to prevent and address hate.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

• The RCMP continues work with portfolio partners (Public Safety Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Canada Border Services Agency), as well as other departments in the public safety and security space to respond to hate crime and antisemitism, as/when necessary. The RCMP continues to meet Jewish community groups and leaders to hear their concerns and share information on updates to policies and processes.
• Investigating hate crimes, including those linked to antisemitism, falls under the mandate of the local police of jurisdiction, including the RCMP, where the criminal activity takes place; however, where the RCMP is the police of jurisdiction, and when an investigation intersects with multiple jurisdictions, the RCMP works closely with the other police services to provide additional support as needed.
• Since 2023, the RCMP Commissioner has hosted bi-weekly calls with police leaders across Canada on the topics of Hate Crime and Public Order Events, to ensure situational awareness across the Canadian law enforcement community of any threats to public safety or emerging issues relating to hate crime.
• The RCMP also co-chairs the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police – Counterterrorism and National Security Committee, to 'harmonize the work of the Canadian law enforcement community in identifying, preventing, deterring and responding to criminal activities related to terrorism and national security threats' with a focus is on enhancing collaboration, cooperation and integration to address emerging threats, support information sharing and training and education across the Canadian policing community. This includes investigations where a hate crime may cross into the violent extremism and/or national security space.
• The Hate Crimes Working Group (formerly the Hate Crime Task Force), co-led by RCMP and the CRRF, continues to support national awareness, training, reporting, victim support, and resource development, including efforts that support protective responses to antisemitic hate affecting Jewish communities. The Working Group meets quarterly and consists of a smaller membership with an enhanced strategic focus. The Hate Crimes Network meets quarterly and includes hate crime practitioners from across Canada, improving the Working Group's ability to broadly distribute information and resources on hate, including antisemitism, to network members across the country.
• Internal to the organization, the RCMP Divisional Hate Crimes Contact Working Group meets monthly to strengthen national coordination of hate-crime initiatives and to discuss ongoing hate crime trends and issues within an operational policing context. The forum serves to enhance awareness and share best practices.
• The RCMP includes regular engagement with domestic and international partners within the intelligence community (e.g., Five Eyes) to conduct threat assessments, share information and monitor the current environment. These efforts inform RCMP's activities as it relates to its response to all forms of hate.
• The forum is leveraged as needed to connect with Police Chiefs on emerging trends and patterns. In February-March 2026, the forum frequency was temporarily increased to weekly meetings, to monitor impacts of the war in the Middle East on domestic activities, including the monitoring of protest activities and related criminal activities targeting vulnerable communities.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)

• The CRRF advocated for passage of Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. This received Royal Assent on June 18, 2026. The CRRF will continue to ensure its legislative reform work is grounded in Canadian law and existing jurisprudence, with recommendations and examples relying on relevant legal precedent and court-tested interpretations of hate-motivated conduct.
• Progress will be tracked through legislative submissions, meetings with Federal, Provincial, and Territorial and justice-sector partners, continued promotion of the Section 718.2(a)(i) tool, and future engagement with the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Heads of Prosecution Committee and related partners.
• The CRRF supported StopHate Alberta's research on the mental health impacts of hate crimes on vulnerable communities, including Jewish communities.
• CRRF also supported the project Hate Indicators: A Canadian Hate Crime Case Law Research Tool, developed with Western University's Faculty of Law and launched in November 2024, which catalogues 116 cases across 14 hate indicators and assists Crown prosecutors and investigators in identifying relevant case law, including antisemitic hate crimes.

Current Provincial / Territorial Actions

Ontario

• Funded by the SOLGEN, the HCEIT is a network of 24 municipal police services, as well as the Parliamentary Protective Services in Ottawa and the OPP, that provides specialized investigative support to police services across Ontario on matters involving hate propaganda, the promotion of genocide, hate crimes, and criminal extremism.
• The SOLGEN invested $1.25 million for the 2025-26 fiscal year to increase HCEIT's capacity to investigate and enforce, enhance partnerships and collaboration to develop local community safety and well-being initiatives, as well as reduce hate crime across Ontario.
• HCEIT works closely with Ontario's Hate Crime Prosecutions Unit, Criminal Intelligence Service Ontario, the RCMP, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, Statistics Canada, and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
• HCEIT has also worked with other provinces/regions across Canada to help develop new Hate Crime Units, such as Halifax and Alberta.
• In 2025-26 HCEIT demonstrated the following successes:
  • 1,038 Incident reports developed by HCEIT;
  • 826 Hate Crimes investigated by HCEIT;
  • 200 Intelligence reports developed by HCEIT Analyst;
  • 673 Charges laid stemming from HCEIT's investigative activities;
  • 31 Hate Crime charges laid stemming from HCEIT's investigative activities;
  • 12 Security Audits conducted;
  • 14% Increase in community collaboration - 112 training sessions/presentations delivered by HCEIT to raise awareness about what hate crimes are and how to address them;
  • 27% Increase in municipal police services (total membership of 24 municipal police services, as well as the Parliamentary Protective Services in Ottawa, and the OPP) that have an agreement/membership with the HCEIT; and
  • 3% Increase in municipally policed Ontarians who reside in an area where the police service, a member of HCEIT.
• Further, under the 2025-26 cycle, HCEIT funding was utilized to support the development of an Intelligence Command Workshop. Delivered in partnership with the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottawa, the OPP, the Ottawa Police Service, and the HCEIT, the workshop equipped operational leaders with practical skills to assess intelligence, apply ethical and lawful decision-making principles, and coordinate effective responses in real time.
• The SOLGEN also offers the CSP Grant, which provides eligible police services/boards and municipalities policed by the OPP with flexibility to implement initiatives that address policing needs and priority risks related to safety and well-being. The CSP Grant offers two funding streams - one stream focuses on addressing local risks and the other focuses on addressing priorities of provincial interest, including hate motivated crime. Under the 2025-26 CSP Grant cycle, the Ministry allocated approximately $91.2 million to support policing priorities across Ontario, including approximately $3.4 million for seven projects addressing hate-motivated crime.
• The MAG's Hate Crime Working Group was transformed into the Hate Crime Prosecutions Unit in June 2026. The first of its kind in Canada, the Hate Crime Prosecution Unit is a significant investment for MAG as it represents a shift from the "designated" to a "dedicated" Crown prosecutor model. This new unit will further enhance consistency, capacity, and responsiveness to police and victims/communities through:
  • Dedicated Hate Crime Prosecutors: Each of the 6 Crown regions in Ontario will have a dedicated full-time lead prosecutor focusing on hate crime cases to improve prosecution effectiveness;
  • Provincial Coordination and Support: Two provincial co-leads will ensure a coordinated and consistent prosecution approach across the province, develop policy, deliver specialized Crown/police training, guide interministerial collaboration and strategy development, and oversee data tracking;
  • Hate Crime/Terrorism Advisor: A specialized Hate Terrorism Advisor will strengthen responses to radicalization and extremist threats in Ontario, and coordinate with law enforcement agencies and national security when needed; and
  • Enhanced Community Responsiveness: The Unit will engage in community outreach and create a process to consult with targeted communities in cases without a single victim, building trust and strengthening community relationships.
• Through the Community Safety Policy and Policing Act (2019) Ontario has established new requirements under the Investigations Regulation (O. Reg. 395/23) as well as the Major Case Management and Approved Software Requirements Regulation (O. Reg. 394/23), which include the following:
  • The Investigations Regulation establishes investigative standards relating to the undertaking and management of investigations into various matters including the investigation of Criminal Code Investigations of Criminal Code offences will cover specific hate-related offences;
  • The Investigations Regulation requires that if a police service has a team primarily responsible for conducting hate crime investigations, then at least one member of the team must have successfully completed any prescribed training with respect to the investigation of that matter. The regulation also requires that every chief of police establish and maintain procedures, and police service boards and the Minister establish policies with respect to the conduct of investigations;
  • The Major Case Management and Approved Software Requirements Regulation allows for the use of the Minister-approved software to manage non-major case investigations into hate-related offences; and
  • In addition, O. Reg 392/23: Adequate and Effective Policing (General), made under the Community Safety Policy and Policing Act, establishes standards and procedural requirements related to maintaining the public peace. This includes a requirement for chiefs of police to establish written procedures, and police service boards and the Minister to develop policies, on police action in respect of protests, demonstrations, and occupations.
• The MAG's extensive hate crime policy work and collaboration with federal officials have resulted in significant contributions to amendments to the Criminal Code:
  • Bill C-9: Combatting Hate Act includes the following amendments based on proposals led by Ontario: retention of Attorney General consent for the hate propaganda offences; new offence of public display of terrorist and Nazi symbols; and new offences of intimidation and obstruction; and
  • Bill C-16, the Protecting Victims Act, includes MAG's long-standing proposal to amend s. 231 of the Criminal Code to classify hate-motivated murder as first-degree murder.
• 2025/2026 has seen several major hate crime prosecutions in Ontario which have significantly advanced this area of the law. Some notable cases include:
  • R v Amor (Windsor, 2026) – Guilty plea to public incitement of hatred and possession of weapons dangerous (Molotov cocktails) in relation to numerous Facebook and Instagram posts targeting the Jewish population. He was sentenced on a joint submission to two years less a day followed by three years' probation.
    • Notable aspects:
      • Highest sentence imposed in Canada for Public Incitement of Hatred.
      • First jurisprudential finding in Canada that holding Jews collectively responsible for the policies/actions of Israel is a modern form of antisemitism and meets the criminal threshold for hate (in accordance with the IHRA definition of modern antisemitism).
      • First judicial finding in Canada where the term "Zionists" was used as a pejorative proxy for Jews (in accordance with the IHRA definition of modern antisemitism). This is particularly important because Ontario is increasingly seeing the use of this term by protestors who try to shield otherwise hateful speech from criminal liability.
      • Six community impact statements filed pursuant to s. 722.2 of the Criminal Code from local and national Jewish organizations.
  • R v Paulin (North Bay, 2025) – Guilty plea to Wilful Promotion of Hatred and Wilful Promotion of Antisemitism in relation to a series of online posts targeting Jews and downplaying the Holocaust. Sentenced to 9 months jail and two years' probation.
    • Notable aspects:
      • This was Canada's first conviction for Wilful Promotion of Antisemitism.
  • R v Bory (Brantford, 2025) – Guilty of Wilful Promotion of Hatred, Advocating Genocide, and Uttering Threats. In videos posted online, Bory glorified Adolf Hitler, denied the Holocaust, spread antisemitic conspiracy theories and called for violence against Jewish people, police and specific politicians. The Crown is appealing the sentence of time served (3 years).
    • Notable aspects:
      • Second Wilful Promotion of Hatred jury trial in Canada and the first for Advocating Genocide.
  • R v Bahadur (Toronto, 2025) – Conviction following trial for Public Incitement of Hatred and Breach of Probation. Bahadur used a megaphone to repeatedly make hateful statements targeting Jews, including telling children present to ask their parents why they "rape and murder children". The comments were made during a vigil held at Nathan Phillips Square commemorating the 6-month anniversary of Hamas' attack on Israel. Sentenced to 12 months' jail, followed by 2 years' probation.
    • Notable aspects:
      • This was the first major prosecution in Ontario arising from protests following the Hamas terror attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
  • R v Aspenlieder (Ottawa, 2026) – Guilty plea to a charge of mischief for vandalizing the National Holocaust Memorial in Ottawa. Aspenlieder, a former City of Ottawa lawyer, spray-painted "FEED ME" on the front of the memorial. Sentenced to time-served (approx. 5 months of custody).

Current Municipal Actions

Durham Regional Police (DRP)

• DRP is continuing refining of investigative practices, supervisory oversight, and alignment with prosecution partners, particularly for online and hate-propaganda cases.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS)

• SPS has a multi-layered approach to Hate Crime investigations including investigate, community outreach, intelligence gathering and analysis, education. SPS has implemented an online hate crime reporting tool that allows individuals who are victims of hate-motivated crimes to report an offence.

Toronto Police Service (TPS)

• The TPS expanded its Hate Crime Unit to ensure a single, specialized unit manages cases from initial report through prosecution, improving consistency, expertise, and investigative quality.
• Centralizing hate crime investigations has improved early detection of antisemitic trends, strengthened coordination across divisions and jurisdictions, and helped identify links to hate-motivated crimes early on.
• The Hate Crime Unit continues to collaborate from the outset and throughout hate-related cases with crown attorneys to ensure strong prosecutions.
• The TPS Hate Crimes Unit works with the MAG to enforce hate crime laws and recommend bail conditions when needed, helping reduce risks to public safety and protect communities from further harm.
• Project Resolute was created to manage the high volume of demonstrations related to the Middle East conflict and to increase police presence in targeted communities, with the goal of maintaining public safety, preventing escalation, and reassuring affected communities.

Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

• The VPD Hate Crimes unit proactively runs the overnight reports with key word searches to make sure every antisemitic file gets reviewed and actioned correctly. The Hate Crime unit works with the hate crime analyst to ensure trends are documented accurately and proactively creates heat maps to make frontline officers aware of high antisemitic crime areas in Vancouver.
• Monthly Hate Crime reports document the changes in antisemitic offences and highlights the need for increased enforcement to antisemitic offences.
• The VPD Hate Crime unit meets with British Columbia hate crime crown counsel quarterly to discuss trends and file that include antisemitic offences.
• The VPD continues to have Special Attention calls on the board to increase the number of proactive patrols at Jewish community areas.

Planned Federal Actions

Canadian Heritage

• Work is progressing at the federal level toward a national approach to online safety. As this work advances, continued engagement with stakeholders is expected to provide ongoing value.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

• The RCMP recently completed the pilot phase for the Places of Worship Emergency Response (POWER+) program. Planning is underway to expand the program across Canada, to increase safety and security in places of worship and build on the Alberta model.
• The POWER+ database is a technological tool currently under construction which will help protect places of worship. It contains information shared by the community to help RCMP officers and support units respond more quickly and effectively to emergencies, by providing access to critical, site-specific information.
• This initiative will integrate and modernize two existing tools: the School Action for Emergencies application (2007) and the POWER+ database (2025).
• The RCMP is also advancing Safer Spaces, a national safety initiative that is developing a modern online tool to provide frontline responders with access to premise-specific information for schools, places of worship, and other community infrastructure, in response to increasing hate-motivated incidents, threats, and serious events.

Planned Provincial / Territorial Actions

Ontario

• The Government of Ontario is exploring options to address intimidation/obstruction to infrastructure, community centres, and roadways so that the public can safely access sites without impediment. Places of worship and other cultural infrastructure, which would include Jewish community institutions and religious facilities, are being considered.
• The SOLGEN is also reviewing and updating the Hate/Bias Motivated Crime and Hate Propaganda guidelines from the former Policing Standards Manual as part of developing a new Policing Guidance Manual to ensure ministry guidance to Ontario's police services is up to date in alignment with the requirements under the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, as well as the current and emerging policing needs of communities in Ontario.

Planned Municipal Actions

Durham Regional Police (DRP)

• The DRP will provide operational feedback on legislative gaps encountered in addressing online and symbolic antisemitism.
• DRP has put in place centralized governance through the Hate Crime and Extremism Unit. This provides coordination between investigations, public order, intelligence, and command.
• DRP is continuing ongoing interagency coordination and information sharing on antisemitism trends.
• DRP continues reassessment of operational plans around demonstrations and religious events.

Hamilton Police Service (HPS)

• HPS is a member of the Hate Crime and Extremism Investigative Team made up of 26 services across Ontario. HPS has developed partnerships with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service to share information related to extremism. HSP also participates in the Provincial Anti-Terrorism Section.
• HPS is maintaining ongoing communication with various provincial partners regarding upcoming events, demonstrations, and other activities that may impact members of the Jewish community.
• HPS is continuously monitoring issues and events that may impact Hamilton's Jewish community, and works closely with partners to take proactive measures that enhance community safety and security.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS)

• SPS will continue to work collaboratively with government stakeholders. SPS has a partnership with the municipal government specific to graffiti removal units, supporting the identifying of hate symbols/language, notifying our Hate Crimes Unit through reporting.
• SPS will continue to resource and support the Hate Crimes Unit to effectively address Hate Crimes incidents.

Toronto Police Service (TPS)

• The TPS Hate Crime Unit is an active partner of the provincial Hate Crime and Extremism Investigative Team, which includes members from 26 police services, working collaboratively to collect and share information, support enforcement, and advance education on hate crimes, including antisemitism. The Service also continues to liaise with regional, provincial, and national partners to share intelligence and strengthen investigations specifically related to antisemitic incidents and threats.
• TPS continues to maintain ongoing engagement and partnerships to support coordinated responses to hate crimes, including antisemitism.
• TPS will continue working with the MAG and community partners to support timely investigations, appropriate charges, victim support, and effective bail conditions that enhance public safety.

Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

• The VPD Hate Crime unit communicates regularly with the British Columbia Hate Crime Team and the British Columbia Hate Crime Crown Counsel.
• The VPD has a special response category for specific locations or addresses that require heightened monitoring, security, or immediate response protocols. These are referred to as Special Attention to a Premises (SPATT). SPATT flags are typically used for locations that have a history of frequent incidents, ongoing security threats, or are deemed highly sensitive.
• In response to heightened concerns around the safety of the Jewish community, SPATT calls were added to the call board to increase awareness and proactive patrols.

Pillar 3 Annex: Strenghtening accountability

Current Federal Actions

Public Safety Canada

• In March 2025, the Government of Canada committed new funding through the Community Resilience Fund (CRF) to support grassroots organizations working on the ground to help address all forms of hate including antisemitism, as part of ongoing efforts to further strengthen the prevention and countering of violent extremism. The CRF provides financial support to organizations working to improve Canada's understanding and capacity to prevent and counter violent extremism, in support of the mission and mandate of Public Safety's Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence (Canada Centre), which leads the Government of Canada's efforts to counter radicalization to violence. Since 2017, the CRF has supported 85 projects across Canada and internationally, with more than $93.2M invested to advance research, community-based interventions, and frontline responses.
• The Canada Centre continues to support four projects funded through the Community Resilience Fund. These projects, listed in the last progress report, are working on the ground across Canada to help address hate, and prevent and counter violent extremism, including through expanding capacity in schools, communities, municipal organizations, and digital environments.

Statistics Canada

• Statistics Canada published its annual release in The Daily on Police-reported hate crime in Canada along with an Infographic on March 30th, 2026. Data are drawn from the Uniform Crime Reporting Program, which defines a hate crime as a criminal offence targeting the integral or visible parts of a person or community's identity. A hate crime may be carried out against people or property and is motivated in whole or in part by bias, prejudice or hate based on race, colour, national or ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, language, sex, age, mental or physical disability, or any other similar factor.

Canadian Heritage

• PCH and partner institutions across the federal government continue to advance initiatives that build understanding, strengthen community resilience, and address all forms of hate including antisemitism. Launched in June 2024, Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028 includes over 70 federal initiatives aimed at driving action in employment, justice and law enforcement, housing, healthcare and immigration systems so that federal policies, programs and services reflect the Canada it serves. Under the Strategy, close to $170 million has been invested by PCH.
• The Government of Canada recognizes that combatting antisemitism is an urgent, and shared responsibility, requiring a coordinated, whole-of-government approach. Both Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028 and CAPCH draw on the IHRA definition of antisemitism.
• The position of Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism (Special Envoy) was created in 2020, as part of the federal government's commitment to reinforce national and international efforts to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and the stories of survivors; combat antisemitism, hate, and racism; and promote and defend democracy, pluralism, inclusion, and human rights. Ms. Deborah Lyons was appointed as the new Special Envoy in October 2023 by the Governor in Council. Ms. Lyons retired on July 17, 2025.
• During her post, the Special Envoy undertook extensive cross Canada engagement with Jewish communities. She also served as Canada's Head of Delegation to the IHRA, working alongside international counterparts to combat antisemitism and promote Holocaust education, and for the broader international adoption of the IHRA definition. This involved representing Canada at biannual IHRA plenary sessions and relevant ad-hoc meetings and engaging with the organization's Permanent Office, Chair and international counterparts. Prior to her retirement, the Special Envoy advanced a number of other initiatives including:
  • Consulting Jewish Communities: In the first 100 days following her appointment as Special Envoy on October 16, and particularly given the aftermath of October 7, Special Envoy Lyons met with Jewish communities across Canada. She travelled to Winnipeg, Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Moncton, and Halifax, where she met with representatives from a broad range of Jewish life, as well as law enforcement officials, provincial and municipal governments, school boards, university presidents and many others. Special Envoy Lyons also met with two visiting delegations of families whose loved ones were hostages in Gaza;
  • Working with the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime: In July 2024, the Special Envoy and the Office of the Federal Ombudsperson for Victims of Crime signed a memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on responses to criminal victimization from antisemitism and to advocate for government policies and actions that strengthen inclusion and public safety;
  • Holocaust Educators Symposium: In late September 2024, the Special Envoy convened the first ever national symposium for Canada's top Holocaust educators. This accomplished and experienced group discussed the implementation of the enhanced Holocaust curriculum beginning in fall 2025 as mandated by most provinces. The educators also discussed the need for contemporary antisemitism education in schools that is separate from Holocaust education;
  • Hate Crime Training: In September 2024, the Special Envoy facilitated hate crimes training sessions in both Toronto and British Columbia, bringing together Mark Sandler, a senior criminal law expert, and the Canadian FSWC. They trained police and prosecutors on existing criminal law measures to combat hate, including antisemitism. Sessions also addressed contemporary forms of antisemitism in Canada and best practices on the Use of the IHRA Definition and the Canadian Handbook;
  • Companions to the Canadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism: In 2026 the Office of the Special Envoy partnered with Mark Sandler and the Alliance of Canadians Combatting Antisemitism (ALCCA) to develop companion pieces to the Canadian Handbook that can be used in the law enforcement and prosecution settings. These included: Guidance to Law Enforcement in Combatting Antisemitism, Guidance to Prosecutors in Combatting Antisemitism, Introduction to IHRA to Judges and Justices of the Peace, Summary of Criminal Code Provisions Relevant to Allegations of Bias, Prejudice or Hate Motivated Offences;
  • Survey of Antisemitism in Schools: The Special Envoy partnered with Professor Robert Brym, a leading Canadian sociologist at the University of Toronto and Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, to launch an Ontario-wide survey to gather first-hand data from students and families. The results, released in July 2025, provide critical insights into the scope and character of antisemitism in school environments, forming a foundation for evidence-based responses by policymakers and educators. 599 parents of Ontario K-12 students were surveyed, reporting 781 antisemitic incidents in total;
  • Partnering with the Network of Engaged Canadian Academics (NECA): The Office of the Special Envoy partnered with NECA to develop companion pieces to the Canadian Handbook that can be used in the world of academia. These pieces aim to clarify myths about the IHRA definition and how the definition can build a more inclusive campus environment. These pieces are publicly available on NECA's website;
  • Addressing antisemitism in the federal public service: The Office of the Special Envoy gave presentations to the leadership at several government departments about the IHRA Definition, contemporary antisemitism and the experience of Jewish public servants; and
  • Advisory Panel on the National Holocaust Monument: Following the inauguration of the National Holocaust Monument in September 2017, Canadian Heritage heard from stakeholders—including descendants of Holocaust survivors—who raised concerns about the exhibit and called for updates.
• The Government of Canada is concerned about the harmful impacts of polarization and concerned about the rise of hate, including antisemitism, across the country. In line with this vision, the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages, announced the creation of the new Advisory Council on Rights, Equality and Inclusion. The Advisory Council will be comprised of prominent Canadians from academia as well as experts and community leaders, with a mission to foster social cohesion, rally Canadians around shared identity, combat racism and hate in all their forms, including antisemitism.
• On June 1, 2026, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the membership of the new Council, to be chaired by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. The Prime Minister directed the Council to begin its work by addressing antisemitism, including by reassessing the nature, scale and drivers of antisemitism in Canada, developing a whole-of-government approach to antisemitism, improving data collection and analysis, and measuring the effectiveness of investments in education, prevention and community safety.
• Through the Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program, which is a key Canadian Heritage lever to advance Canada's Anti-Racism Strategy 2024-2028, over $7.7 million in funding was allocated to Jewish-led or focused organizations across Canada. These projects focused on Jewish communities or antisemitism between 2020-21 and 2025-26, including $5 million over the past three fiscal years (2023-24 to 2025-26).
• The Multiculturalism and Anti-Racism Program funds initiatives through three funding streams:
  • Events: The Program supports community-based events that promote intercultural or interfaith understanding, promote discussions on multiculturalism, diversity, racism and religious discrimination, or celebrate a community's history and culture such as heritage months recognized by Parliament;
  • Projects: The Program supports community-based initiatives that address systemic racism, discrimination, or hate by affecting sustainable change to promote the value of diversity, and foster inclusion and a sense of belonging in Canada. Also, through the NHRP, Canadian Heritage funds projects to help preserve the memory of the Holocaust and improve Canadians' understanding and awareness of the Holocaust and contemporary antisemitism; and
  • Organizational Capacity Building: The Program provides funding to build and strengthen organization's capacity to promote intercultural and interfaith understanding, to provide equitable opportunities, to promote dialogue on multiculturalism and anti-racism, and to build understanding of disparities. Capacity building projects are intended to fund projects that contribute to the recipient's ability to advance anti-racism.
• Examples of success stories from funded projects:
  • Toronto Jewish Film Foundation - 32nd Toronto Jewish Film Festival ($30,000): The organization presented the 32nd Annual Toronto Jewish Film Festival in Toronto from May 30 to June 9, 2024 which highlighted films on topics of racism, antisemitism and discrimination, as well as interactive segments on educational outreach for students, and several film series on Canadian and French films along with panel discussions. The film festival attracted approximately 25,000 visitors and increased awareness and understanding by exposing audiences to diverse narratives and perspectives through its programming, fostering empathy, understanding and solidarity across communities. The festival also provided a platform for diverse voices and experiences within the Jewish community and by doing so highlighted the richness and diversity of Jewish culture;
  • FSWC - Facing Forward Together: Youth Perspectives on Diversity and Inclusion in Canada ($120,158): The project was designed to engage students ages 16-24 in learning opportunities that focused on integrating the voices and experiences of a diverse spectrum of Canadians through mediated roundtable discussions and testimony-sharing. The project succeeded in increasing cultural awareness and understanding among diverse youth through dialogue, keynote speakers, and collaborative learning. Students demonstrated a stronger ability to connect experiences across marginalized groups, critically engage with issues of identity and discrimination, and raise their voices in support of inclusivity and solidarity. The program also empowered youth to recognize their leadership potential, with continued impact seen through the student-created publication now used in classrooms across Canada; and
  • Communauté sépharade unifiée du Québec - Pour une citoyenneté réussie au Québec, entre juifs et musulmans originaires d'Afrique du Nord et d'autres communautés intéressées - Phase III ($205,895). This project strengthened ties and promoted intercultural understanding between different cultural communities in Montreal by working with partner organizations to recruit 50 young adults from the Sephardic Jewish, North African Maghreb, Haitian, and Filipino communities. The activities centred around two priority themes: employment and social participation and included conference panels and discussions on discrimination in the workplace, networking events, workshops and training sessions, as well as cultural events where participants discovered different traditions. The project ultimately promoted intercultural and interfaith understanding and social cohesion within the Montreal population, increase awareness of racism and discrimination and facilitated establishing and strengthening existing networks between young adults, as well as organizations of participating cultural communities.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)

• The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has dedicated resources for education and awareness, crime prevention and community outreach across RCMP divisions, with regular engagement occurring with different communities, including the Jewish community, to hear concerns, share information, identify potential issues or tensions before they escalate, understand how better to meet their needs, and encourage reporting.
• Most recently, outreach to the Jewish community in different parts of the country increased following the start of the war with Iran as the community expressed concerns about potential threats of violence and sought more visible police presence. Engagement activities have ranged from proactive outreach to community organizations/leaders, to RCMP members attending community events, to following up with organizations or community members on specific concerns.
• Where hate crime escalates to violent extremism and/or constitutes a national security threat, the RCMP will investigate. RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Teams (INSETs), which are strategically located across the country, are mandated to prevent, detect, disrupt and respond to national security-related criminal threats in Canada in partnership with intelligence and other law enforcement agencies. INSETs are further undertaking outreach and engagement with impacted communities, with dedicated resources to work with communities to address concerns and build trust to counter violent extremism.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)

• Through the National Anti-Racism Fund, the CRRF supported multiple initiatives that strengthened public education, community safety, allyship, and cross-community understanding for Jewish communities.
• Funded projects included Shaar Shalom Congregation in Nova Scotia, Peretz Centre for Secular Jewish Culture in British Columbia, JSpaceCanada Foundation's Peace is Possible event, Hillel Ontario's We Are Here series, and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights panel connecting Holocaust and Rwandan Genocide survivors.
• The CRRF also partnered with the City of Toronto on initiatives addressing antisemitism and other forms of hate, including the Toronto for All public awareness campaign.
• Accountability is tracked through funding deliverables, partner reports, events delivered, participants reached, public education outputs, and communities engaged.
• The CRRF engaged at Federal-Provincial-Territorial tables on antisemitism following October 7, 2023, helping shape coordinated intergovernmental responses. CRRF also participated in and supported engagement with the Special Envoy on Antisemitism.
• This coordination supports a consistent government understanding of antisemitism that is informed by current community experiences and responsive to the forms of antisemitism being reported by Jewish communities.
• Progress is tracked through participation in Federal, Provincial and Territorial tables, follow-up materials shared, and alignment across government and institutional partners.
• The CRRF engaged 10 Jewish community organizations to better understand community perspectives on how antisemitism should be reflected in legal and policy responses, including in relation to Bill C-9, the Combatting Hate Act. CRRF also promoted Hate Indicators: A Canadian Hate Crime Case Law Research Tool with Crown Prosecutors nationally, including through the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Heads of Prosecution Committee.
• This engagement supports legal and policy responses that are grounded in Canadian law and existing jurisprudence, ensuring that examples, materials, and guidance rely on legal precedent and court-tested interpretations. Accountability is demonstrated through the legal tools promoted, and follow-up engagement with Crown prosecutors and Federal, Provincial and Territorial partners.

Current Provincial / Territorial Actions

Ontario

• The Safer and Vital Communities (SVC) Grant is available to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, urban and rural Indigenous community-based, not-for-profit organizations, as well as First Nation Chiefs and Band Councils.
  • Applicants must demonstrate police involvement in their projects, and it is also recommended that they partner with organizations in sectors outside their own for the effective delivery of an integrated response to addressing local issues in their communities.
  • The focus of the SVC Grant is always on community safety and well-being, but the specific theme may vary for cycle of the program. The theme for the 2026-28 SVC Grant cycle is "Preventing Hate Motivated Crime through Community Collaboration" with focus on projects that address antisemitism and/or Islamophobia. This theme supports an integrated community-based approach to targeting issues related to hate motivated crime. It also addresses the increase of police-reported hate crime in Ontario. The call for applications closed on February 11, 2026 and applications are currently under review by the ministry.
• The Ontario MAG presented on various panels and provided the keynote address at the 2026 "Building A Case Against Hate Conference" hosted by the FSWC, in Vancouver, British Columbia. This national conference brought together all levels of law enforcement, including those from the RCMP and military, provincial and municipal services as well as crown prosecutors from across the country.
• MAG presented at the "Strengthening Public Safety Responses to Hate Crimes and Violent Extremism" joint conference of the Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police and the Organization for the Prevention of Violence, held November 18–20 in Banff, Alberta. The conference brought together leading experts from across Canada and abroad. MAG presented on the increasing intersectionality between hate crime, violent extremism and terrorism.

Current Municipal Actions

Durham Regional Police (DRP)

• DRP conducts regular outreach to faith-based communities. The Formal Reassurance Protocol ensures victim contact within 72 hours and access to victim services. In addition, Interfaith Durham Citizens' Police Academy delivered presentations in 2026. Presentations were also made with Durham Region Anti-Racism Taskforce among other community groups.

Hamilton Police Service (HPS)

• The HPS conducts ongoing community engagement and presentations on hate crimes, trends, and education. The Hate Crime Case Review Team is a committee made up of 14 community members that conduct extensive reviews (unredacted) of past hate crime investigations, providing recommendations to Police on investigative steps, victim support, and policies. Annual Hate Crime Symposiums are also carried out.
• HPS supports Jewish community members to advocate for legislative reform, sharing statistics, reports, and research that provide data-driven evidence.
• HPS has built strong relationships with Jewish community members in Hamilton. HPS has set up "well-being" checks on all Jewish places of worship, establishments, etc.
• HPS has increased patrols and overall police presence around Jewish establishments during certain anniversary dates, and/or if major antisemitic events occur throughout the world that would cause fear and concern for safety for members in our community.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS)

• SPS continues to prioritize relationship building and engagement with community stakeholders, including members of the Jewish community, faith-based organizations, educational institutions, and partner agencies. These relationships assist in improving trust, support reporting, enhance and ensure community concerns are understood and addressed.

Regina Police Service (RPS)

• The RPS continues to work closely with the Jewish community and Jewish Faith leaders in the belief that engagement and communication is key. The Regina PS continues to look for best practices to combat antisemitism.

Toronto Police Service (TPS)

• The TPS is recruiting two new TPS Chaplains of Jewish Faith. The TPS has also continued engagement with the Jewish Community Consultative Committee and the Joint TPS - Community Hannukah Social. There has also been continued engagement with « Shomrim Toronto » and the Jewish Security Network relating to community safety issues and crime prevention. The TPS also regularly engages with religious schools, faith leaders, faith institutions, places of worship.
• The TPS Hate Crimes Unit publishes an annual hate crime statistical report which has documented the rise of antisemitic crimes in Toronto, helping governments better understand the scope of the issue.
• Representatives from TPS Senior officers and Hate Crimes Unit have provided testimony before the Standing Committee on Human Rights (Canada), House of Commons Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, and the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism on the topic of combatting antisemitism, hate crime coordination and expansion of the Hate Crimes Unit, police response, investigative reforms, and training.

Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

• The VPD Diversity Unit has regular open dialogue with the Jewish Community, and meets with members to discuss their concerns and how we can work together to combat antisemitism.

Peel Regional Police (PRP)

• On April 15, 2026, PRP hosted a Community Safety Discussion with Jewish faith and community leaders. The meeting was attended by community leaders, elected officials, members of the Inspectorate of Policing, Peel Police Service Board representatives, and members of local synagogues. The session provided an open and respectful forum to discuss community safety concerns, share perspectives, and reinforce collaborative efforts. It served as a valuable opportunity to build trust, enhance communication, and strengthen relationships between PRP and the Jewish community. The discussion further reinforced a shared commitment to community safety, inclusion, and ongoing partnership.
• To date in 2026, PRP have conducted 68 community engagement visits across three synagogues in the Region of Peel. These visits are intended to support the local Jewish community through continued presence, outreach, and relationship building. The engagements provide an opportunity for informal discussions with community members and leadership to better understand and address emerging issues, concerns, and priorities related to safety and well-being. They also serve to enhance accessibility and strengthen ongoing communication and trust. Through these consistent interactions, PRP continue to reinforce strong partnerships and promote a collaborative approach to community safety and support.
• PRP work in collaboration with local synagogues to enhance police visibility during religious holidays and other dates of significance, helping to support community safety and provide reassurance.

Planned Federal Actions

Statistics Canada

• Statistics Canada recognizes that police-reported hate crime data involve sensitive subject matter and that these data must be presented in a clear, accurate, and neutral manner. Planned activities are to continue to advance Statistics Canada's interactive dashboard Police-reported Information Hub - Hate Crime in Canada and provide the most up-to-date information on police reported hate crime in Canada, including annual counts and rates since 2014, geographic breakdowns, and detailed results by motivation and type of violation.
• For the purposes of collecting and disseminating information on hate crimes, preliminary quarterly hate crime data will continue to be released throughout the year, alongside the police-reported information dashboard. Statistics Canada is also committed to addressing the rapidly evolving information needs of all Canadians about hate crimes by providing timely, high-quality and disaggregated data and insights about our country's society.

Canadian Race Relations Foundation (CRRF)

• The CRRF will continue to participate in community-focused symposiums and events that include discussion of contemporary antisemitism, hate, and community safety. In summer 2026, CRRF supported the Durham Region Together Against Hate Symposium and the City of Ottawa's Together Against Hate Symposium.
• Over the next two years, CRRF's Policy Department will support initiatives that strengthen public education, research, and awareness of the Canadian Jewish experience, including the Association for Canadian Jewish Studies Annual Conference, six online courses, a digital-first national archive, an exhibition space, a training hub, and a two-season audio storytelling podcast series.
• Progress will be tracked through funding agreements, required partner reporting, approved project deliverables, and final reports demonstrating reach, outcomes, and contributions to strengthening responses to antisemitic hate.

Planned Provincial / Territorial Actions

Ontario

• The Ontario Safer and Vital Communities Grant is available to community-based, not-for-profit organizations, urban and rural Indigenous community-based, not-for-profit organizations, as well as First Nation Chiefs and Band Councils. $1.71M is allocated under the current two-year cycle of this program (i.e., $855,000 per fiscal year).
• Some examples of projects that are eligible for funding include:
  • Developing educational campaigns to help increase awareness about hate crime, understanding the law, and how to report a hate crime;
  • Developing early intervention and capacity-building prevention strategies;
  • Uniting partners from various sectors to address rising antisemitism and hate crimes impacting rural and underserved Jewish communities;
  • Restorative Justice intervention and accountability coaching services for youth offenders in situations of hate crime;
  • Implementation of a Violence Threat Risk Assessment Protocol; and
  • Developing educational and community outreach programs to build sustainable, empowering, and positive relationships between newcomer, immigrants, and refugee residents and law enforcement.

Planned Municipal Actions

Durham Regional Police (DRP)

• DRP will continue outreach, reassurance policing, and initiatives to improve reporting confidence. DRP is planning a Hate Crime Conference for the fall of 2026, highlighting the needs of the community and ongoing trends.

Hamilton Police Service (HPS)

• HPS's Hate Crime Case Review Team (version 1) will be ending in January 2027. Version 2.0 will be formed and will continue the work of reviewing cases.

Saskatoon Police Service (SPS)

• SPS will continue to work with community partners with education and reporting of Hate Crime incidents.

Toronto Police Service (TPS)

• The TPS will continue to strengthen long-term community partnerships through sustained engagement with Jewish organizations, schools, faith leaders, and advocacy groups enhances trust, intelligence sharing, victim support, and coordinated responses to antisemitic incidents.
• The Hate Crimes Unit will continue collecting, analyzing, and publicly reporting hate-crime data to identify antisemitic trends, improve transparency, address reporting gaps, and support evidence-based reforms.

Vancouver Police Department (VPD)

• VPD will continue ongoing meetings, conferences and presentations with the Jewish community.

Date modified:

2026-09-24