What the 2021 census reveals about Canada’s Jewish community—as examined by sociology professor Robert Brym
Recently released data from the 2021 Canadian census provide a new understanding of the country’s Jewish communities. Robert Brym, a professor in the Department of Sociology and Centre for Jewish Studies, University of Toronto, analyzed the preliminary figures for The CJN. Canada’s Jewish population Preliminary 2021 census results reveal 335,295 Canadians identified as Jews by […]
Statistics Canada is reporting that Jews remained the religious group most frequently targeted by hate crimes in 2021
Jews are the religious group most targeted by hate crimes, according to a Statistics Canada report on police-reported crime statistics, released Aug. 2, 2022. The analysis of police-reported crimes in 2021 showed that hate crimes in Canada increased by 27 percent, rising from 2,646 incidents in 2020, to 3,360. This increase follows an earlier 36 […]
Jewish community continues to be the most targeted religious group for hate crimes, Statistics Canada reports
The number of police-reported hate crimes rose to a new high in 2020, with Jews continuing to be the most victimized religious group, according to a report released by Statistics Canada March 17. A total of 2,669 incidents were reported in 2020, an increase of 37 percent over the previous year and the largest number […]
Hate crimes surged to a record high in 2020 according to Statistics Canada
Police-reported ones against Jews increased by five percent.
Canadian Jews experienced a spike in hate crimes in 2017
The number of hate crimes in Canada soared to a new high in 2017, with Jews holding the dubious distinction of being the most targeted victim group, according to police data compiled by Statistics Canada.
Jews were the most targeted victims of hate crimes in 2016: StatsCan
In what has become a recurring theme over the past several years, Jews were the single most targeted group for hate crimes in Canada.
Change in census question led to dramatic undercounting of Canadian Jews: researchers
Changes in the way Statistics Canada worded a question on the 2016 census has led to a drastic undercounting of the country’s Jewish population.
Jews most targeted religious group for hate crimes
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In the ranking of victimized groups by the number of hate crimes reported, Blacks (17%) were the single most targeted group, followed by Jews (13%), Muslims (12%), sexual orientation (11%) and Arab or West Asian (7%).
