News and Updates
Press Release: Canada Warns Businesses Not to Bid for E1 Construction or Other Settlement Developments
Canada, 22 May 2026 — Today, Canada, alongside Australia, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and the United Kingdom released a statement regarding the occupied West Bank. Following that the EU, Belgium, Spain, Norway joined the statement....
Press Release: CPPIB Doubles Down, Increases Investments in War Crimes, Genocide, and Apartheid by Over $23 Billion
Canada, 22 May 2026 — In an initial analysis of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board’s (CPPIB) 2026 Annual Report, Just Peace Advocates identified over $54 billion dollars of investments complicit in Israel’s illegal occupation, apartheid, and genocide. This...
Press Release: ICJP Canada calls for Canada to deny genocide-complicit companies from attending Canadian Arms Fair
Ottawa/London, 21st May 2026 - The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) Canada, in collaboration with Just Peace Advocates, has formally requested that the Canada Border Services Agency deny entry to representatives of Israeli arms manufacturers Elbit Systems and Israel Aerospace Industries seeking to...
Close the Doors on Elbit and IAI: Tell CBSA to Take Action
This week, ICJP-Canada and Just Peace Advocates submitted a complaint to the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) requesting that representatives of Elbit Systems Ltd (“Elbit”) and Israel Aerospace Industries (“IAI”) be denied entry to Canada. Both...
Join Former Diplomats: Demand Sanctions on Israel Now / Rejoignez d’anciens diplomates: Réclamer des sanctions contre Israël dès maintenant
On May 15, 2026, nearly 200 former senior diplomats sent an unprecedented letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney urging him to act now and impose robust sanctions on Israel. The letter included 10 important recommendations, including sanctions on “Israeli government officials, settlers or...
Nakba Day: 78 Years and Counting
We are grateful to BADIL Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights and the Global Palestinian Refugee and IDP Network (GPRN) for their work and are honoured to endorse and share their statement this Nakba Day: "Accountability through Sanctions...
Why are Canadians subsidizing the World Zionist Congress elections? Demand answers now!
On 30 April 2026, Palestinian and Jewish Unity, Ontario Palestinian Rights Association, Canadian Foreign Policy Institute, Just Peace Advocates, and other key individuals submitted a complaint to the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) outlining a group of charities that ran slates...
Press Release: La Caisse has invested $25.6 billion in 80 companies complicit in the genocide and occupation in Palestine
For Immediate Release Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine Just Peace Advocates La Caisse's $26 billion in investments in 2025 Quebecers’ savings continue to fund crimes in Palestine Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montréal, Thursday, May 7, 2026 – The Coalition du Québec URGENCE Palestine and Just Peace Advocates (JPA) are...
Understanding B’nai Brith’s Charitable Registration in Canada
An Introduction to B'nai Brith
B'nai Brith's presence in Canada extends back to 1875. It claims to be "Canadian Jewry’s most senior charitable service organization and is the national independent voice speaking out on behalf...
The 2026 Israel EduExpo is Hosting Israeli Universities, and Bringing “Lone Soldier” Program Representatives
The 2026 Israel EduExpo is happening just outside Toronto (at Bayt in Thornhill) on May 3. The EduExpo is hosting Israeli universities with deep ties to the Israeli military as well as representatives of a “Lone...