Canada

Alma Mater Society of UBC

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On 2026-04-09 the Alma Mater Society of UBC published an open letter to the UBC Vancouver Senate and administration following a March 2026 student referendum on whether the AMS should call for UBC "to cut ties with all institutions upholding apartheid, including Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and Tel Aviv University".

Graduate Students' Association of Concordia University

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On 2013-01-29 the Concordia Graduate Students' Association announced that its General Assembly voted "in favour of a resolution to endorse, promote, and participate in the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) against the state of Israel".

Canadian Union of Postal Workers

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At its national convention held 13 to 17 April 2008 in Ottawa, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers passed resolution 338/339 supporting the international campaign of boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel, as reported by two third-party sources.

Ontario Federation of Labour

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In a statement dated 2025-07-30, the Ontario Federation of Labour called for "Sanctions against the Israeli government for violations of international law".

Faculty for Palestine reports that the Wilfrid Laurier University Faculty Association passed a motion on 2024-04-18 that it describes as a BDS motion, and a University of Ottawa APUO motion lists the association among unions that called for divestment from and boycott of institutions and corporations.

Faculty for Palestine reports that the University of Windsor Faculty Association passed a motion on 2024-04-12 calling on the University of Windsor to divest its pension funds from companies complicit in Israeli war crimes and illegal occupation and to end its cooperation with Israeli academic and cultural institutions.

The Eyeopener reported on 2024-05-11 that the Toronto Metropolitan Faculty Association voted in favour of a motion to form a committee whose objectives include divestment of the university's holdings and review of its cooperation with Israeli academic and cultural institutions.

Association of Professors of the University of Ottawa

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At its annual general meeting on 2025-04-30 the APUO approved a motion resolving that the APUO "immediately and permanently divests from institutions, corporations and other entities enabling human rights violations, war crimes, and any other breaches of international law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory".

SFUFA's September 2024 bulletin states that two member motions passed in an electronic vote following its AGM, the first urging SFU administration "to suspend institutional partnerships with Israeli academic institutions, divest from Israeli commercial interests" and the second urging it "to divest from companies involved in arms production".

Vancouver Island University Faculty Association

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On 2024-05-31 the VIUFA Executive resolved "That VIUFA divest from any and all investments, direct and indirect, in companies that are complicit in the violence, occupation, and dispossession occurring in Gaza and the West Bank."

CanLit Responds

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A group of authors and cultural workers in Toronto published a letter on its website dated 2024-07-10 that demands the Giller Foundation "Cut ties with all funders directly invested in Israel’s occupation and genocide in Palestine", and a Boycott Giller page that calls on Canadian authors and book workers to refuse to submit books or take part in Giller events until the prize drops Scotiabank, Indigo Books and the Azrieli Foundation as sponsors. A page dated 2026-04-09 states the boycott has ended.

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A Toronto art shop sells a print on its own website under the product name "Globalize the Intifada", published 2025-07-21, whose description ends "Globalize the intifada."

University of Toronto Faculty Association

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At a members' meeting on 2025-05-08, the University of Toronto Faculty Association passed a motion calling on the University Pension Plan to divest from all holdings in "entities engaged in activities that support or sustain Israel’s illegal occupation of the Occupied Palestinian Territory".

A British Columbia physicians' group lists "Supporting boycott, divestment and sanctions of Israel within the medical sector" among its goals on its newsletter sign-up page and appears on the Apartheid-Free Communities signatory list.

A Mississauga lounge posted on its Instagram account on 2023-12-11 that it would stay closed for a global shutdown for Palestine, with the hashtag #boycottisrael.

A Terrebonne candle and incense maker posted on its Instagram account on 2025-09-16: "On applique le boycott BDS : pas de partenaires, pas de fournisseurs, pas de silence."

A Vancouver theatre company is on the Apartheid-Free Communities pledge signatory list and posted on its Facebook page on 2026-06-01 inviting people to the initiative's three-year anniversary event: "Register below and circulate widely to your networks!"

Montreal chapter of Independent Jewish Voices Canada. In April 2024 it co-issued a statement calling on the public to boycott Scotiabank over its investment in Israeli arms maker Elbit Systems, and a member signed a September 2025 letter calling to exclude the Israel Premier Tech cycling team and to support BDS.

The Watermelon Maps directory entry (Presence platform) for this Montreal bookstore, not verified by the business, carries the directory tag "BDS Committed".

Quebec City peace group that endorsed a March 2024 call by the Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine to join the BDS movement, signed a September 2025 letter calling for the Israel Premier Tech team to be excluded from the Grands Prix Cyclistes and for support of BDS, and signed an August 2026 open letter calling on Montreal to suspend all ties with Israel, including cultural, academic and sports exchanges.