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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.

The London, Ontario member-run gallery and studio space signed the October 2023 Artists and Academics in Canada letter, whose signers pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel nor funding from Israeli government-linked institutions.

The Vancouver interdisciplinary arts company is listed by Writers Against the War on Gaza among Canadian institutions that made PACBI commitments, a boycott of Israeli cultural and academic institutions.

The Toronto artist-run media arts centre signed the October 2023 Artists and Academics in Canada letter, whose signers pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel nor funding from Israeli government-linked institutions.

Metatron Press

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The Montréal book publisher signed the Publishers for Palestine Statement of Solidarity (November 2023), whose demands include "Uphold the call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid."

The Toronto taiko drumming ensemble signed the October 2023 Artists and Academics in Canada letter, whose signers pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel nor funding from Israeli government-linked institutions.

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 Khyber Centre for the Arts

October 8, 2026

The Halifax artist-run centre lists "KHYBER ENDORSES PACBI" (Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel) on its official Linktree, and is a listed supporting organization of the 2021 Boycott Koffler pledge not to show at, collaborate with, or take part in events at Toronto's Koffler Centre of the Arts.

The Toronto labour arts festival is listed by Writers Against the War on Gaza among Canadian institutions that made PACBI commitments in 2023-2025, endorsing the Palestinian call for the academic and cultural boycott of Israel.

The Toronto artist-run centre signed the October 2023 Artists and Academics in Canada letter, whose signers pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel nor funding from Israeli government-linked institutions.

The Toronto moving-image festival signed the October 2023 Artists and Academics in Canada letter, whose signers pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel nor funding from Israeli government-linked institutions.

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.

The Toronto storytelling community and publication signed the October 2023 Artists and Academics in Canada letter, whose signers pledge to accept neither professional invitations to Israel nor funding from Israeli government-linked institutions.

Studio 303

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Montreal dance and performance studio that joined PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel, in April 2025. Its statement of May 13, 2025 says it boycotts "all cultural and academic products that normalize the State of Israel" and no longer programs Gaga, the dance technique of Israeli choreographer Ohad Naharin. It was also named in a joint PACBI release of November 29, 2025.

Montreal record label listed as "Interzone Editions, label / promoteur" among the music institutions signing the Musicians For Palestine Montréal cultural boycott of Israel (February 25, 2026). The pledge reads "nous refusons de nous produire dans l'État d'apartheid qu'est Israël, que nous refusons d'accepter des financements provenant d'Israël" (we refuse to perform in Israel and refuse funding from Israel, its lobby groups or complicit institutions) and refuses collaboration on cultural projects that "normalize" Israel.

The Toronto South Asian visual arts centre is listed by Writers Against the War on Gaza among Canadian institutions that made PACBI commitments in 2023-2025, endorsing the Palestinian call for the academic and cultural boycott of Israel.

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."

Montreal music festival listed as "Suoni Per Il Popolo, festival" among the music institutions signing the Musicians For Palestine Montréal cultural boycott of Israel (February 25, 2026). The pledge reads "nous refusons de nous produire dans l'État d'apartheid qu'est Israël, que nous refusons d'accepter des financements provenant d'Israël" (we refuse to perform in Israel and refuse funding from Israel, its lobby groups or complicit institutions) and refuses collaboration on cultural projects that "normalize" Israel.

Briarpatch Magazine

October 9, 2026

The Regina magazine announced on October 7, 2024 that it signed onto PACBI, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.

The Montreal poetry press is listed as a signatory of the Publishers for Palestine Statement of Solidarity (November 2023), whose demands include "Uphold the call for boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) against Israeli apartheid."