Canadian Jewish Campus Antisemitism Survey

A government-commissioned survey of 900 Jewish university students in Canada, conducted by the Association for Canadian Studies in November and December 2025, found that the vast majority had experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus. Over two-thirds of respondents said their university does not take antisemitism seriously and is not a safe place for Jewish students, and a fifth reported physical violence. The survey was commissioned by Deborah Lyons, the former special envoy on antisemitism, before the Carney government terminated that role and folded it into a general advisory council on inclusion. The findings were released by the Heritage Department on August 5, 2026. Jewish academics, including Cary Kogan of the Network of Engaged Canadian Academics and Martha Piper, former president of the University of British Columbia, called on Ottawa to enforce existing codes of conduct and record discrimination data. Marc Gold, the Jewish representative on the advisory council, declined to respond to criticism. The report also noted that a forthcoming Leger survey of non-Jews will show that many do not consider certain anti-Jewish actions as antisemitic.