News and Updates
International Day of Charity, Sept. 5, Day of Action at Canada Revenue Agency Offices
Not one cent of Canadian tax dollars should be funding genocide Actions are being planned on International Day of Charity, September 5th. Montreal, Sherbrooke, London, Toronto Regina and other places across. Canada are planning days of action. There are over...
Condemn Liberals for boycotting Capital Pride
Send a letter to Prime Minister Trudeau and federal liberal MPs. As Canadians standing for inclusivity and against hatred and discrimination, we are deeply concerned that Trudeau and the Liberal Party of Canada decided not to participate in the Capital...
Revocation of the JNF’s charitable status indicates massive shift in how Canada views the Israeli occupation
' The revocation of the Jewish National Fund's and Ne’eman Foundation's charitable status suggests a massive shift is underway in how Canada views the illicit funding of West Bank settlements following the ICJ's opinion on the Israeli occupation. By Miles Howe August 17,...
A Turning Point or More of the Same? The ICJ Advisory Opinion on Palestine and Its Global Impact
Just Peace Advocates was pleased to be invited to join the Faculty for Palestine at University of Victoria for this critical and timely session. Over 300 people registered with over 150 attending. As the global spotlight shifted to the U.S. election...
BREAKING: Canada Revenue Agency formally revokes the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of Canada and Ne’eman Foundation of Canada.
Immediate Release August 10, 2024 BREAKING: Canada Revenue Agency formally revokes the charitable status of the Jewish National Fund (JNF) of Canada and Ne’eman Foundation of Canada. The announcement in today’s (August 10) Canada Gazette means taxpayers will no longer subsidize...
Release: Faced with its complicity in war crimes, the CDPQ is unable to answer the questions of the Quebec Coalition URGENCE Palestine
Immediate Release Faced with its complicity in war crimes, the CDPQ is unable to answer the questions of the Quebec Coalition URGENCE Palestine Tiohtià:ke/Mooniyang/Montreal, August 8, 2024 - At a meeting held late on August 7, the Quebec Coalition URGENCE Palestine [hereinafter the...
The ICJ Decision on Israel’s Occupation of the Palestinian Territories
Jul 26, 2024 Jonathan Kuttab Arab Center Washington On Friday, July 19, 2024, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion in the case brought before it on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories at the request of the General Assembly...
Release: CRA Win for Palestine: Jewish National Fund revoked by Canada Revenue Agency
According to a statement JNF Canada released Thursday, the CRA has announced it will revoke the century-old organization’s charitable status. The reason reportedly given is its “support for military infrastructure in Israel" despite CRA charity guidelines stating clearly that "supporting the armed forces...
Jewish Heritage Foundation of Canada 2023 CRA filing
Jewish Heritage Foundation of Canada (JHFC) is a registered charity in Canada governed by provisions of the Income Tax Act, R.S.C., 1985, c. 1 (5th Supp.), and subject to oversight by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).
WSP Global: updated submission to the UN database
WSP’s involvement in the decade-long Jerusalem Light Rail project along with its ongoing involvement should finally result in its addition to the UN database. On 15 September 2022, an initial submission was made to the Office of the High Commissioner for...