Canada Hits Record 6,800 Antisemitic Incidents in 2025

B'nai Brith Canada reported a record 6,800 antisemitic incidents across the country in 2025, marking the second consecutive year of unprecedented highs and a 9.3 percent increase from 6,219 cases in 2024. The data, released Monday, equates to an average of 18.6 incidents per day and represents a 145.6 percent rise from 2,769 incidents in 2022.

Of the total, 92 percent, or 6,248 cases, occurred online, including harassment and a noted increase in Holocaust denial facilitated by artificial intelligence to distort historical accounts. The remaining incidents comprised 243 cases of in-person harassment, 299 acts of vandalism and 10 instances of violence. Incidents have permeated various sectors of society, including university campuses and public schools, where Jewish students and faculty have reported heightened vulnerability.

The surge followed the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, though B'nai Brith officials emphasized that antisemitism has extended beyond geopolitical tensions. "Our review of the past year's antisemitic incidents must be understood as a wake-up call," said Simon Wolle, CEO of B'nai Brith Canada. "Hate and extremism are a threat to Canadian democracy...