Canada’s fundamental insight is that unity does not require uniformity. We believe our differences are strengths to be nurtured, not risks to be managed. We believe that faith, language, heritage, and tradition are not concessions to citizenship – they are expressions of it.

Today, that nature is being tested, as Canadian Jewish communities face a surge of antisemitismto levels not seen in the post-war period. Last year, over two-thirds of all religion-motivated hate crimes were directed at Jewish Canadians, who make up only 1% of the population. That same scourge is occurring around the world – it plagues Europe, Australia, and the United States.

The shame is global. Our actions must be local. Canada’s new government has introduced six pieces of legislation over the last year to bolster public safety and combat antisemitism and other forms of hatred. Foremost of these, BillC-9, the Combatting Hate Act, directly addresses the rise in antisemitism, hate-motivated violence, and the targeting of communities. It significantly strengthens the Criminal Code by creating new offences for intimidation and obstruction at places of worship, schools, community centres, and other institutions used by identifiable communities.

Additionally, through the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, we are advancing work to confront hate online and violent extremism in our communities.

In the Spring Economic Update2026, we committed an additional $75million to the Canada Community Security Program (CCSP). The CCSP provides funding for communities at risk of hate-motivated incidents and crimes. It helps provide faith-based institutions with vital security infrastructure, training to respond to hate-motivated incidents, and additional security personnel where needed.

Our government will always protect the inalienable right of the Jewish people to live openly in freedom, safety, and dignity. Protection is fundamental, but not sufficient. The Jewish community must be able to flourish in every aspect of Canadian society.

To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced the launch and membership of Canada’s new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion to be chaired by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. The Council has a clear mission: to combat racism and hate in all their forms, and to guide the Government of Canada as we build a fairer, more just, and more inclusive country.

Today, the Prime Minister directed the Council to begin by addressing antisemitism from four different directions:

• Reassess the nature, scale, and drivers of antisemitism in Canada – across public institutions, workplaces, campuses, and online spaces.
• Develop a whole-of-government proach to antisemitism to ensure federal policies, workplaces, public safety programs, and community initiatives are aligned in protecting Jewish Canadians and confronting hate.
• Improve research and the collection of data on hate incidents and build stronger data-sharing systems so all orders of government, schools, and police services are working from the same facts.
• Measure the impact of our efforts so that investments in education, prevention, training, and community safety are delivering real results and helping build a safer Canada for everyone.

The Council includes:

• Marc Gold, P.C.
• Martine Roy
• Catriona Le May Doan
• Omar Alghabra, P.C.
• Gary Llante
• Dr. Aftab Erfan
• Avnish Nanda

Our government is building a country in which Jewish Canadians can be visibly, fully, and joyfully Jewish in public life – in school, at work, on the street, in their synagogue, in the academy and the arts, and in every place that is theirs because Canada is theirs. This is what we are building today – a fairer, more just, more inclusive Canada for all.

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The protection of citizens is the most fundamental responsibility of government. As antisemitism surges in Canada, we are taking decisive action to ensure no Canadian community is driven from our shared public institutions by hatred. We are building a country where Jewish Canadians can be visibly, fully, and joyfully Jewish in public life.

As we face a horrifying rise in hate in our communities, no one should feel unsafe because of who they are, how they worship, or where they gather. The Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion will play a critical role in bringing communities together around our shared values and in confronting hatred and racism in our communities, so that Jewish Canadians – and all Canadians – can live in our country without fear, in safety and dignity.

Quick facts

• In October2025, the Government of Canadaannounced more than $36million for the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence. This is helping projects that counter violent extremism, including early prevention in schools and communities and work to understand and respond to extremist movements online and offline.
• In March2026, the House of Commons passedBillC-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places). This bill would make it a criminal offence to intentionally obstruct access to places of worship, schools, and community centres.
• The Government of Canada reaffirms the importance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which Canada adopted in 2019 as part of its Anti-Racism Strategy. In 2024, the government published theCanadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism to help Canadians understand and ply the definition. This definition allows for the legitimate criticism of the actions of any government while naming hatred of Jewish people for what it is.

Canada’s fundamental insight is that unity does not require uniformity. We believe our differences are strengths to be nurtured, not risks to be managed. We believe that faith, language, heritage, and tradition are not concessions to citizenship – they are expressions of it.

Today, that nature is being tested, as Canadian Jewish communities face a surge of antisemitismto levels not seen in the post-war period. Last year, over two-thirds of all religion-motivated hate crimes were directed at Jewish Canadians, who make up only 1% of the population. That same scourge is occurring around the world – it plagues Europe, Australia, and the United States.

The shame is global. Our actions must be local. Canada’s new government has introduced six pieces of legislation over the last year to bolster public safety and combat antisemitism and other forms of hatred. Foremost of these, BillC-9, the Combatting Hate Act, directly addresses the rise in antisemitism, hate-motivated violence, and the targeting of communities. It significantly strengthens the Criminal Code by creating new offences for intimidation and obstruction at places of worship, schools, community centres, and other institutions used by identifiable communities.

Additionally, through the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence, we are advancing work to confront hate online and violent extremism in our communities.

In the Spring Economic Update2026, we committed an additional $75million to the Canada Community Security Program (CCSP). The CCSP provides funding for communities at risk of hate-motivated incidents and crimes. It helps provide faith-based institutions with vital security infrastructure, training to respond to hate-motivated incidents, and additional security personnel where needed.

Our government will always protect the inalienable right of the Jewish people to live openly in freedom, safety, and dignity. Protection is fundamental, but not sufficient. The Jewish community must be able to flourish in every aspect of Canadian society.

To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, today announced the launch and membership of Canada’s new Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion to be chaired by the Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture. The Council has a clear mission: to combat racism and hate in all their forms, and to guide the Government of Canada as we build a fairer, more just, and more inclusive country.

Today, the Prime Minister directed the Council to begin by addressing antisemitism from four different directions:

• Reassess the nature, scale, and drivers of antisemitism in Canada – across public institutions, workplaces, campuses, and online spaces.
• Develop a whole-of-government proach to antisemitism to ensure federal policies, workplaces, public safety programs, and community initiatives are aligned in protecting Jewish Canadians and confronting hate.
• Improve research and the collection of data on hate incidents and build stronger data-sharing systems so all orders of government, schools, and police services are working from the same facts.
• Measure the impact of our efforts so that investments in education, prevention, training, and community safety are delivering real results and helping build a safer Canada for everyone.

The Council includes:

• Marc Gold, P.C.
• Martine Roy
• Catriona Le May Doan
• Omar Alghabra, P.C.
• Gary Llante
• Dr. Aftab Erfan
• Avnish Nanda

Our government is building a country in which Jewish Canadians can be visibly, fully, and joyfully Jewish in public life – in school, at work, on the street, in their synagogue, in the academy and the arts, and in every place that is theirs because Canada is theirs. This is what we are building today – a fairer, more just, more inclusive Canada for all.

Quotes

The protection of citizens is the most fundamental responsibility of government. As antisemitism surges in Canada, we are taking decisive action to ensure no Canadian community is driven from our shared public institutions by hatred. We are building a country where Jewish Canadians can be visibly, fully, and joyfully Jewish in public life.

As we face a horrifying rise in hate in our communities, no one should feel unsafe because of who they are, how they worship, or where they gather. The Ministerial Advisory Council on Rights, Equality, and Inclusion will play a critical role in bringing communities together around our shared values and in confronting hatred and racism in our communities, so that Jewish Canadians – and all Canadians – can live in our country without fear, in safety and dignity.

Quick facts

• In October2025, the Government of Canadaannounced more than $36million for the Canada Centre for Community Engagement and Prevention of Violence. This is helping projects that counter violent extremism, including early prevention in schools and communities and work to understand and respond to extremist movements online and offline.
• In March2026, the House of Commons passedBillC-9, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (hate propaganda, hate crime and access to religious or cultural places). This bill would make it a criminal offence to intentionally obstruct access to places of worship, schools, and community centres.
• The Government of Canada reaffirms the importance of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism, which Canada adopted in 2019 as part of its Anti-Racism Strategy. In 2024, the government published theCanadian Handbook on the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism to help Canadians understand and ply the definition. This definition allows for the legitimate criticism of the actions of any government while naming hatred of Jewish people for what it is.

The world is changing ridly and suddenly. In response, a confident Canada is choosing to build. Canada’s new government is building major projects – new ports, mines, highways, and energy infrastructure – that will connect Canadians to each other and Canada to new markets around the world. At the same time, we are building big in communities across the country: hospitals, buses, subways, and community centres that will transform the everyday lives of Canadians.

In so many communities, local infrastructure has not been working as it should. A strong Canada depends on strong communities with modern, reliable infrastructure: transit systems that get people to work on time, hospitals that deliver fast, high-quality health care when our children get sick, and community centres that provide safe, reliable places for our kids to play. This is what we are building inQuébec and across Canada.

To that end, today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced a landmark new partnership between the Government of Canada and the Government ofQuébec that will transform communities across the province. Over the next 10 years, Canada’s new government is investing nearly $10billion in the province through theBuild Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) and theCanada Public Transit Fund (CPTF)– marking one of the largest infrastructure investments in Québec’s history.

Through the BCSF, the federal government will invest:

• More than $2.5billion over 10 years to build new and improved homes, post-secondary campuses, and community centres across Québec.
• More than $1billion over three years to upgrade and expand hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centres, medical schools, and other critical facilities so more Québecers can get faster health care when they need it.

Through the CPTF, the federal government will invest:

• More than $6billion over 10 years to upgrade, build, and modernise public transit infrastructure acrossQuébec. As part of this program, we are announcing the new Strong Transit Fund to better support provinces and territories, as well as municipalities, in delivering major public transit projects. Thiswill fund transformative transit projects, including the TramCité project in Québec City.
• This also includes a $400million investment in the Zero Emission Transit Fundto support 11 new projects that will accelerate the electrification of public transit across the province, including the deployment of new electric buses and hundreds of charging stations.

Canada’s new government is building across the country to assert our sovereignty and create enormous opportunities for every region. Canada is working together in the spirit of cooperative federalism to make this country stronger, fairer, and more prosperous.

Quotes

Canada’s infrastructure must grow at the speed and scale of our ambition. Canada is taking control of our future by building new ports, mines, and energy corridors that will transform our nation. In parallel, we’re building the roads, hospitals, and community centres that transform Canadians’ everyday lives in Québec and across the country. Because to build Canada strong, we need to build Québec strong.

Our government continues to invest in essential infrastructure across Canada, including here in Québec, building at a speed and scale not seen in generations. By working closely with Québec, we’re strengthening communities, supporting critical infrastructure growth and sustainability, and securing a prosperous future for Québecers.

Quick facts

• Launched in ril 2026, the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) is investing $51billion over 10 years in infrastructure across Canada that supports economic growth, housing, health care, education, public transit, sport, and climate adtation. Funding will be delivered through three streams: the Provincial and Territorial stream, the Direct Delivery stream, and the Community stream.
• The funding announced today is being delivered through the BCSF’s Provincial and Territorial stream.
• Additionally, Québec willreceive $557million through the BCSF’s Community stream in 2026-27 to support core infrastructure projects across the province, coming to a total of $1.7billion for the next three years (2026-27 to 2028-29).
• As highlighted in Budget 2025, the CPTF is streamlining access to public transit funding by changing the Metro Region Agreement stream to a Provinces and Territories Agreements stream – the Strong Transit Fund.
  • This proach enables more direct negotiations and faster signed agreements for each province and territory to distribute to major cities, as opposed to a multi-signatory agreement.
• Québec is receiving funding through various streams of the CPTF:
  • $4.4billion through the Strong Transit Fund and $1.3billion through the Baseline Funding stream, as announced today.
  • $400million for public transit projects under the Zero Emission Transit Fund, as previously announced in March 2025.
• Across Canada, projects supported through the BCSF are expected tosupport an average of 42,000jobs annually – from engineering and project management to the skilled trades – andcontribute to an estimated $95billion increase in Canada’s GDP over the next decade.

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The world is changing ridly and suddenly. In response, a confident Canada is choosing to build. Canada’s new government is building major projects – new ports, mines, highways, and energy infrastructure – that will connect Canadians to each other and Canada to new markets around the world. At the same time, we are building big in communities across the country: hospitals, buses, subways, and community centres that will transform the everyday lives of Canadians.

In so many communities, local infrastructure has not been working as it should. A strong Canada depends on strong communities with modern, reliable infrastructure: transit systems that get people to work on time, hospitals that deliver fast, high-quality health care when our children get sick, and community centres that provide safe, reliable places for our kids to play. This is what we are building inQuébec and across Canada.

To that end, today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, announced a landmark new partnership between the Government of Canada and the Government ofQuébec that will transform communities across the province. Over the next 10 years, Canada’s new government is investing nearly $10billion in the province through theBuild Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) and theCanada Public Transit Fund (CPTF)– marking one of the largest infrastructure investments in Québec’s history.

Through the BCSF, the federal government will invest:

• More than $2.5billion over 10 years to build new and improved homes, post-secondary campuses, and community centres across Québec.
• More than $1billion over three years to upgrade and expand hospitals, emergency rooms, urgent care centres, medical schools, and other critical facilities so more Québecers can get faster health care when they need it.

Through the CPTF, the federal government will invest:

• More than $6billion over 10 years to upgrade, build, and modernise public transit infrastructure acrossQuébec. As part of this program, we are announcing the new Strong Transit Fund to better support provinces and territories, as well as municipalities, in delivering major public transit projects. Thiswill fund transformative transit projects, including the TramCité project in Québec City.
• This also includes a $400million investment in the Zero Emission Transit Fundto support 11 new projects that will accelerate the electrification of public transit across the province, including the deployment of new electric buses and hundreds of charging stations.

Canada’s new government is building across the country to assert our sovereignty and create enormous opportunities for every region. Canada is working together in the spirit of cooperative federalism to make this country stronger, fairer, and more prosperous.

Quotes

Canada’s infrastructure must grow at the speed and scale of our ambition. Canada is taking control of our future by building new ports, mines, and energy corridors that will transform our nation. In parallel, we’re building the roads, hospitals, and community centres that transform Canadians’ everyday lives in Québec and across the country. Because to build Canada strong, we need to build Québec strong.

Our government continues to invest in essential infrastructure across Canada, including here in Québec, building at a speed and scale not seen in generations. By working closely with Québec, we’re strengthening communities, supporting critical infrastructure growth and sustainability, and securing a prosperous future for Québecers.

Quick facts

• Launched in ril 2026, the Build Communities Strong Fund (BCSF) is investing $51billion over 10 years in infrastructure across Canada that supports economic growth, housing, health care, education, public transit, sport, and climate adtation. Funding will be delivered through three streams: the Provincial and Territorial stream, the Direct Delivery stream, and the Community stream.
• The funding announced today is being delivered through the BCSF’s Provincial and Territorial stream.
• Additionally, Québec willreceive $557million through the BCSF’s Community stream in 2026-27 to support core infrastructure projects across the province, coming to a total of $1.7billion for the next three years (2026-27 to 2028-29).
• As highlighted in Budget 2025, the CPTF is streamlining access to public transit funding by changing the Metro Region Agreement stream to a Provinces and Territories Agreements stream – the Strong Transit Fund.
  • This proach enables more direct negotiations and faster signed agreements for each province and territory to distribute to major cities, as opposed to a multi-signatory agreement.
• Québec is receiving funding through various streams of the CPTF:
  • $4.4billion through the Strong Transit Fund and $1.3billion through the Baseline Funding stream, as announced today.
  • $400million for public transit projects under the Zero Emission Transit Fund, as previously announced in March 2025.
• Across Canada, projects supported through the BCSF are expected tosupport an average of 42,000jobs annually – from engineering and project management to the skilled trades – andcontribute to an estimated $95billion increase in Canada’s GDP over the next decade.

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