Less than five months into 2026, Canada’s Jewish community has already experienced more violent antisemitic attacks than during all of 2025, according to B’nai Brith Canada.

The group’s League for Human Rights reports that 11 violent antisemitic incidents have been recorded nationwide since January 1, surpassing the 10 incidents documented throughout last year.

The alarming trend has put 2026 on pace to become one of the most violent years for Canada’s Jewish community in recent memory.

In the latest incident, three Jewish individuals were reportedly shot at with a replica firearm from a passing vehicle Thursday night as they exited the Chasidei Bobov synagogue on Bathurst Street in Toronto.

The attack comes amid a series of other synagogue-related incidents reported across the country in recent months.

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