Canada

Festival Filministes

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A press release dated 2026-08-17 lists Festival Filministes among cultural organizations that endorsed a joint statement urging Montreal City Council to vote for a motion calling on the City to suspend its institutional ties with the current Israeli government.

Canthius

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On 4 July 2024, the literary magazine Canthius posted on its website that its collective elected to commit to the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) and called on other Canadian magazines and literary institutions to commit to PACBI.

Feminist Media Studio at Concordia University is listed as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement and, as "Feminist Media Studio, Concordia University", among the organizations on the October 2023 Artists & Academics in Canada letter, whose signatories "pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel, nor funding, from any institutions linked to its government".

The Link reported on 16 September 2025 that Regards Palestiniens, with two other groups, released a statement on 18 August 2025 advocating for the full boycott of Concordia University's Leonard & Bina Ellen Art Gallery.

OPIRG Toronto

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In a December 4, 2023 statement on its website, the Ontario Public Interest Research Group at the University of Toronto wrote: "OPIRG Toronto reaffirms our unwavering support for the nonviolent Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement."

Black Lives Matter Canada posted on its Instagram account on March 1, 2024 that "Canada needs an #armsembargonow!". It supports the Together Against Apartheid campaign and endorses the Vote Palestine platform that asks for "a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel".

Centre des travailleurs et travailleuses immigrantes (CTTI) is listed as a signatory of the August 2026 open letter "La Ville de Montréal doit suspendre ses liens avec Israël", which calls on the Montréal city council to commit the city to suspend all of its ties with Israel (liguedesdroits.ca and pivot.quebec).

A press release dated 2026-08-17 lists Grande Mobilisation pour les Arts (GMAQ) among cultural organizations that endorsed a joint statement urging Montreal City Council to vote for a motion calling on the City to suspend its institutional ties with the current Israeli government.

In 2017, the Faculty Council voted 15 to 7 to recommend that the dean not seek a new agreement with the Arava Institute. York University said no boycott was voted on. The CJPME list of Canadian organizations that endorse BDS names the faculty.

In 2018, the Quebec foundation was listed on an open letter calling for economic sanctions on Israel. In January 2021, it was listed on an open letter asking the Canadian government to cancel the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement.

Montreal community organization 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.

Plein(s) Écran(s)

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A press release dated 2026-08-17 lists Plein(s) Écran(s) among cultural organizations that endorsed a joint statement urging Montreal City Council to vote for a motion calling on the City to suspend its institutional ties with the current Israeli government.

Funambules Médias

October 19, 2026

A press release dated 2026-08-17 lists Funambules Médias among cultural organizations that endorsed a joint statement urging Montreal City Council to vote for a motion calling on the City to suspend its institutional ties with the current Israeli government.

Les Éditions de la rue Dorion

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A Montréal publishing house posted on its Instagram account on 2026-08-17 that its collective signed the Quebec artists anti-apartheid declaration, which asks the City of Montréal to suspend its institutional ties with the current Israeli government.

Réalisatrices Équitables

October 19, 2026

A press release dated 2026-08-17 lists Réalisatrices Équitables among cultural organizations that endorsed a joint statement urging Montreal City Council to vote for a motion calling on the City to suspend its institutional ties with the current Israeli government.

Centre justice et foi is listed as a signatory of the 2024 call "Ensemble pour Gaza et la Palestine! Pour la fin de la complicité du Canada!", which calls among other things for an end to military exports to Israel (liguedesdroits.ca), and is also named on the CJPME page "Who Supports BDS in Canada?", a list of Canadian organizations that have endorsed the boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement (cjpme.org).

The Socialist Project posted on its Facebook page on 2026-08-15 a post about Elbit with a link to armsembargonow.ca titled "Arms Embargo Now!" and an image reading "ELBIT OUT OF".

IfNotNow Toronto is listed as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement, which calls on the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel (armsembargonow.ca), and as an endorsing organization of the Vote Palestine platform, which calls for a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel (votepalestine.ca).

Just Peace Advocates

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A "BDS Actions" post dated 1 January 2024 on the Just Peace Advocates website says "Boycott Puma until they are apartheid free" and lists brands and goods to boycott, including "boycott apartheid medjoul and apartheid wine".

SURJ Toronto is listed as a signatory of the Arms Embargo Now statement, which calls on the Canadian government to impose a full and immediate arms embargo on Israel (armsembargonow.ca), and as an endorsing organization of the Vote Palestine platform, which calls for a full and immediate two-way arms embargo on Israel (votepalestine.ca).