Three Toronto synagogues were hit with gunfire during the week of March 1, 2026. In the same week shots were fired at the American Consulate in Toronto, three Jewish-owned businesses in Montreal were sprayed with swastikas and the front gates of McGill University were vandalized with antisemitic and anti-Israel graffiti. A gym owned by an Iranian who opposes the Islamic regime was hit by gunfire. Canadians were informed that the Honourable Irwin Cotler had been the target of an assassination plot by the Islamic regime.
On March 14, 2026, the Al Quds march was held in Toronto despite the Ontario premier, Rob Ford, submitting an injunction one day before to prevent it. Two arrests were made, both of counter-demonstrators and a single hate propaganda charge was made against a counter-demonstrator for inciting hatred against the Islamic Republic of Iran. Yes, the Islamic Republic of Iran was considered a victim of hatred in Toronto, Canada. At the weekly pro-Hamas rally in a Toronto Jewish neighbourhood, a Toronto Islamist held up a blatantly antisemitic sign right in front of Toronto police. On the same day, March 15th, the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) posted a condemnation of Islamophobia on its social media. Despite soaring levels of antisemitism since October 7, 2023, CSIS has yet to issue a single condemnation of antisemitism without it being part of a general condemnation of hatred and extremism.
Polling results were released by the Association for Canadian Studies showing that 20 percent of the respondents in the 18 – 24 cohort said that Ottawa should politically support the current Iranian leadership over the U.S. in the current conflict. Two years ago, Canada designated the IRGC a terrorist organization. The Islamic Republic of Iran is the world’s leading sponsor of state terrorism. The regime’s expressed goals are to export its revolution worldwide and to annihilate the state of Israel. The regime murdered approximately 40.000 Iranians in January, many of the same age as the polled Canadians and continues to hang protesters daily.
A report by the federal Integrated Threat Assessment Centre (ITAC) warned of a realistic possibility of a violent extremist attack within the next six months on the Canadian Jewish community, with schools, community centres and synagogues being at higher risk than violent attacks on Jewish public officials
Edmonton police chief Warren Dreichel visited Israel in February as part of a joint trip of police chiefs from Canada and the United States. He was condemned by the mayor of Edmonton, and a joint letter was issued by the National Council of Canadian Muslims with signatures of multiple Muslim and Palestinian organizations expressing their profound hurt and loss of confidence, adding that if he couldn’t explain himself, the only acceptable answer would be to ask for his resignation. At a meeting with the community, Chief Dreichel was asked to apologize. He stood by his decision and did not apologize.
On March 24th, the Toronto Police Service announced the creation of a new counterterrorism unit in response to “an evolving security landscape…to keep our communities safe by strengthening how we identify, prevent and respond to terrorism and violent extremism.” Major Canadian Jewish organizations welcomed the announcement.