The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs

Conflict of Interests, Ethics, Lobbying, Canada Revenue Agency. Ensuring CIJA fully respects all its legal and regulatory obligations while advocating for the current framework to be more efficient and respectful of the needs, objectives and resources of cultural and religious communities.

February 18, 2026 · Leslie Church · Liberal · International Relations; Justice and Law Enforcement; National Security/Security; Religion

Canadian diplomatic relations related to the trade agreements with Israel and other nations in the Middle East

January 31, 2026 · Stephanie Kusie · Conservative · International Relations

Agriculture: Canadian Food Inspection Agency regulations regarding ritual slaughter (Chapter 12) and labeling.

January 23, 2026 · Martin Champoux · Bloc Québécois · Agriculture

Anti racism initiatives and expand support by Canadian government of different initiatives to promote tolerance and diversity, including genocide awareness, commemoration and education.

January 15, 2026 · Yves-François Blanchet · Bloc Québécois · Justice and Law Enforcement

Provide economic support for the charitable and not-for-profit sector through a direct granting program. Donations from Canadians should be incentivized through a temporary enhancement of the charitable giving tax credit, or through a donor matching program, whereby the government matches donations from Canadians.

December 17, 2025 · Gary Anandasangaree · Liberal · International Relations; Justice and Law Enforcement; Taxation and Finance; National Security/Security; Economic Development

Public Security threats to the safety and security of the Jewish community of Canada and the extension of funding of capital costs and staff training for security of communities at risk

November 24, 2025 · Kelly Block · Conservative · National Security/Security

Infrastructure and community relations with regard to the expansion of current PSC (Public Safety Canada) security related funding proposals to include broader definitions of participation and extended funding qualification timetables as well as broader range of items to be funded

October 29, 2025 · Ali Ehsassi · Liberal · Infrastructure; National Security/Security

Call a meeting of federal, provincial and territorial ministers to address the steep rise in antisemitism in Canada.

September 4, 2025 · Anthony Housefather · Liberal · Immigration; Justice and Law Enforcement; National Security/Security

Update the Criminal Code of Canada with respect to combating antisemitism and online hate. Create a national strategy to tackle online hate and radicalization using the 2019 Justice Committee report, "Taking Action to End Online Hate", as a foundation. A strategy should draw upon the Christchurch Call, and use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition of antisemitism.

August 28, 2025 · Rachel Bendayan · Liberal · Justice and Law Enforcement; National Security/Security

International Relations: Discussions on Canadian interventions at the UN regarding economic sanctions approved by the Security Council; Canadian positions on the NPT (Non-proliferation treaty) review conference; Canadian involvement in the Israel-Palestinians peace process.

August 1, 2025 · Leslie Church · Liberal · International Relations

Continuing support of the Government of Canada's policy in maintaining the office of the special advisor on antisemitism of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

July 11, 2025 · Yves-François Blanchet · Bloc Québécois · Immigration; Internal Trade; International Relations; Justice and Law Enforcement

Civil remedy included in the Canadian Human Rights Act with respect to combating antisemitism.

June 6, 2025 · Rhéal Éloi Fortin · Bloc Québécois · Justice and Law Enforcement

Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada: Assisting Aboriginal leaders and Aboriginal women's groups in learning new models of community development through presentations on Israeli development models at MASHAV (Israel's Agency for International Development Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Israel's equivalent of CIDA). Canadian participation in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

May 5, 2025 · Anthony Housefather · Liberal · Aboriginal Affairs; Internal Trade; Justice and Law Enforcement; Transportation; National Security/Security

Canada's adoption of the IHRA definition of antisemitism. Ensuring all government policy abides by this document.

February 24, 2025 · Anna Gainey · Liberal · Immigration; Justice and Law Enforcement

Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP): The objective of the project is to combat online disinformation and hate, specifically, antisemitism and antisemitic conspiracy theories related to COVID-19 where it is spreading: online via social media. Antisemitism cannot be allowed to permeate civil discourse and become mainstream. Activities include: •Collect examples of how antisemitism presents itself in the context of COVID19 •Create website landing page lor campaign to highlight the campaign's purpose and goals •Prepare social media calendar for the duration of the campaign •Prepare Facebook ads, prepare toolkit to distribute to partner organizations to promote the campaign •Program content for campaign, run Facebook ads, and ensure participation from various cultural groups; and •Report to government and stakeholders on the outcome of the campaign. The Digital Citizen Contribution Program (DCCP) supports the priorities of the Digital Citizen Initiative by providing time-limited financial assistance that will support democracy and social cohesion in Canada in a digital world by enhancing and/or supporting efforts to counter online disinformation and other online harms and threats to our country's democracy and social cohesion.

November 25, 2024 · Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe · Bloc Québécois · Justice and Law Enforcement; National Security/Security

Canadian participation in International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)

November 7, 2024 · Anthony Housefather · Liberal · International Relations

PSC (Public Safety Canada) and Infrastructure Canada seeking program applicability to full range of Jewish communal institutions with respect to the timing of the program and the scope and determination of reimbursements

October 22, 2024 · Julie Dabrusin · Liberal · Taxation and Finance; National Security/Security