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The leadership of B’nai Brith Canada is calling for vigilance and action against anti-Jewish violence in Canada as its annual audit showed a marked increase in anti-Semitic harassment incidents across the country, and particularly in Quebec.

The League for Human Rights, an agency of B’nai Brith Canada dedicated to combating anti-Semitism and racism, has been tracking anti-Semitic incidents reported to police forces, media and to the B’nai Brith Anti-Hate hotline since 1987.

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Never before has the total reached beyond 2,000 incidents, but in 2018, due to a spike in harassment incidents, the total was 2,041, a 16.5 per cent increase over 2017. The number of total reported anti-Semitic incidents in Quebec increased by almost 50 per cent in 2018 over the previous year, from 474 to 709.

More incidents were recorded in Quebec than any other region of the country, including Ontario (which had 481) despite the fact that Ontario is home to the largest Jewish population in the country.