Since Hamas's terror attack on the Supernova Sukkot Gathering (known as the Nova Music Festival) and on residents of several kibbutzim in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023 which killed 1,200 people and saw 251 taken hostage incidents of antisemitism in Canada rose dramatically.
According to Jewish advocacy organization B'nai Brith Canada, of the 6,800 antisemitic incidents reported in 2025, 6,248 took place online. B'nai Brith's audit is based on incidents reported directly to the organization and includes a broader range of conduct, such as online harassment.
Statistics Canada's most recent figures, released in July 2026, show police-reported hate crimes against Jewish Canadians fell to 788 in 2025, down 16 per cent from 943 in 2024 (part of a broader national decline in religiously motivated hate crimes that year).
But even with that year-over-year drop, the number remains well above pre-Oct. 7 levels: with an an increase of about 60 per cent from 2021 to 2025. The Jewish community in Canada continued to be the most targeted religious group, accounting for roughly 70 per cent of all hate crimes based on religion reported to police in both 2024 and 2025.
