Canadian survey finds antisemitism widespread among Jewish university students
A government-commissioned study reveals most respondents experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus last year
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Pro-Israel demonstrators protest outside a pro-Palestinian encampment set up on McGill University's campus in Montreal in the spring of 2024. A new national report says a vast majority of Jewish students have experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus. (Christinne Muschi/The Canadian Press)
Photograph: CBC News (embedded from source)
What this story says
- A government-commissioned survey of Jewish university students in Canada found most respondents experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus last year.
- The right-rated report led on the claim that antisemitism had become "normalized" at Canadian universities.
- No centre-rated outlet published an account of the survey, though it was reported by three left-rated and one right-rated outlet.
- The reports disagreed on the exact proportion of students affected, with one outlet stating nearly all respondents had experienced antisemitism.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 45 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 6 of the 51 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
48/100
Craft
54/100
Hype
30/100
51 sources · methodology
A survey commissioned by the Canadian government found that antisemitism is widespread among Jewish university students. The study, conducted late last year, asked respondents about their experiences on campus. The majority reported either witnessing or directly experiencing antisemitic incidents during the previous year.
The survey was referenced in reports from three left-rated outlets and one right-rated outlet. The right-rated digest described antisemitism as a "persistent and, at some Canadian postsecondary institutions, normalized feature of campus life." The left-rated digests did not use the word "normalized."
Disagreement on the scale of antisemitism
The right-rated digest reported that nearly all Jewish students surveyed had experienced or witnessed at least one antisemitic incident in the previous year. The left-rated digests did not specify a proportion, stating only that the vast majority of respondents had done so.
What the coverage left out
No centre-rated outlet published an account of the survey. None of the digests below mention whether the survey asked respondents to specify the nature or frequency of the antisemitic incidents they experienced or witnessed. The unrated digest included a statement linking antisemitism on campuses to broader attacks on Jewish institutions, but this was not carried by any rated outlet.
Coverage settled. We checked this 8 times and stopped on 11 Aug 2026, 17:31. The figures above are what it finished at.
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University of Ottawa professor Cary Kogan of the Network of Engaged Canadian Academics (NECA) speaks at a news conference on a national study documenting antisemitism at Canadian universities and colleges in Ottawa on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
CTV News — embedded from source
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
23 rated outlets
- The three left-rated digests led on the finding that the vast majority of Jewish students had experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus. None of the digests mentioned the word "normalized" or specified a proportion of respondents affected. All three carried the same wording: "the vast majority of Jewish students who responded to a government-commissioned survey late last year said they had experienced or witnessed antisemitism on campus."
Centre
11 rated outlets
- Centre-rated outlets led on the survey’s finding that most Jewish university students in Canada reported experiencing or witnessing antisemitism. All ten reports carried the figure that over two-thirds of respondents said their university does not take antisemitism seriously. Nine digests and the CTV News article included that the survey was commissioned by the last special envoy on antisemitism before the role was terminated.
- The CTV News report and The Globe & Mail digest noted that a fifth of respondents reported physical violence directed at Jews on campus. CTV News also specified the survey was conducted in November and December 2025, involved 900 students, and was overseen by the Association for Canadian Studies. Only CTV News mentioned the call from Jewish academics for universities to enforce conduct codes and record discrimination data.
- None of the centre-rated digests included the number of survey respondents or the months the survey was conducted. The Globe & Mail digest did not mention the termination of the special envoy role, and no digest quoted the academics’ call for policy changes.
Right
11 rated outlets
- The right-rated digest led on the claim that antisemitism had become "normalized" at Canadian colleges. It also stated that nearly all Jewish students surveyed had experienced or witnessed antisemitism in the previous year. The digest described antisemitism as a "persistent" feature of campus life.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Canadian survey finds antisemitism widespread among Jewish university…?
- Of the 45 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 51% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 24% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 51. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Canadian survey finds antisemitism widespread among Jewish university… left or right?
- Neither side dominates it. Of the 45 rated outlets on this story, 51% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 24% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
- Is the coverage of Canadian survey finds antisemitism widespread among Jewish university… biased?
- Canadian survey finds antisemitism widespread among Jewish university students is one event reported by 51 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which outlets covered Canadian survey finds antisemitism widespread among Jewish university…?
- 51 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What did the Canadian survey of Jewish university students find?
- The survey found that the vast majority of Jewish university students in Canada reported experiencing or witnessing antisemitism on campus last year. The right-rated report stated nearly all respondents had done so, while left-rated reports did not specify a proportion.
- Which outlets reported on the survey?
- Three left-rated outlets and one right-rated outlet published digests of the survey. No centre-rated outlet covered the story, and none of the reports were the outlets' own full articles.
- Did the reports agree on how widespread antisemitism was?
- The reports disagreed on the exact scale. The right-rated digest stated nearly all Jewish students surveyed had experienced or witnessed antisemitism, while the left-rated digests said only that the vast majority had done so.
Read it at the source
51 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
23- Over 95% of Canadian Jewish university students report exposure to antisemitism in new survey (opens Jewish Telegraphic Agency in a new tab)
Jewish Telegraphic Agency — is Jewish Telegraphic Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- According to a Survey Commissioned by Ottawa, the Jewish Students Who Were Victims of Anti-Semitism (opens La Presse in a new tab)
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens burlingtontoday.com in a new tab)
burlingtontoday.com — is burlingtontoday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Thorold Today in a new tab)
Thorold Today — is Thorold Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens StratfordToday.ca in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Elora Fergus Today in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Collingwood Today in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Barrie Today in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens haltonhillstoday.ca in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens InnisfilToday.ca in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Newmarket Today in a new tab)
Newmarket Today — is Newmarket Today biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens The NOTL Local in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Oakville News in a new tab)
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- Antisemitism on campus is 'systemic' and going unaddressed, says new report (opens CBC News in a new tab)
- Most Jewish students say they experienced antisemitism on campus: survey - National (opens Global News in a new tab)
Global News — is Global News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Sudbury in a new tab)
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens SooToday.com in a new tab)
SooToday.com — is SooToday.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Rocky Mountain Outlook in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Orillia Matters in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens CambridgeToday.ca in a new tab)
CambridgeToday.ca — is CambridgeToday.ca biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Bay Today in a new tab)
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens The Record in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens The Hamilton Spectator in a new tab)
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Centre
11- Class action lawsuit against McGill University for alleged campus antisemitism allowed to proceed (opens Jerusalem Post in a new tab)
Jerusalem Post — is Jerusalem Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Jewish students on Canadian campuses report pervasive antisemitism in survey (opens The Globe & Mail in a new tab)
The Globe & Mail — is The Globe & Mail biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens CTV News in a new tab)
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens CP24 in a new tab)
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens nanaimonewsnow.com in a new tab)
nanaimonewsnow.com — is nanaimonewsnow.com biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens meadowlakeNOW in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Ckpg Today in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens City News in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens CFJC Today Kamloops in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Battlefords NOW in a new tab)
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- Survey of Jewish university students finds widespread antisemitism on campuses (opens Winnipeg Free Press in a new tab)
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Right
11- We Must Build the New Generation of Jewish Activists (opens ussanews.com in a new tab)
ussanews.com — is ussanews.com biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
- ‘Hitler was a hero’: New survey reveals shocking scale of antisemitism in Candian universities (opens The Jewish Chronicle in a new tab)
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- Canadian gov report finds 90% of Jewish students in country saw or were victims of Jew-hatred (opens Jewish News Syndicate in a new tab)
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- Report: Antisemitism on Canadian College Campuses is 'Systemic,' Going Unaddressed (opens Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion in a new tab)
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- Antisemitism ‘normalized’ at Canadian universities, government survey finds—professors blamed in 1 in 5 incidents (opens The Hub in a new tab)
- 96% of Jewish college students in Canada have experienced antisemitism on campus (opens WIN in a new tab)
- Survey of Jewish University Students Finds Widespread Antisemitism on Campuses (opens The Epoch Times in a new tab)
The Epoch Times — is The Epoch Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada: 96% of Jewish Students Have Experienced or Witnessed Anti-Semitism (opens i24NEWS in a new tab)
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- Canada: 96% of Jewish students experienced or witnessed antisemitism (opens Arutz Sheva in a new tab)
Arutz Sheva — is Arutz Sheva biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada part of 'scourge' of antisemitism experienced by healthcare professionals internationally: report (opens National Post in a new tab)
National Post — is National Post biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Dara Horn's shocking new title hides a serious argument about fighting antisemitism (opens Jewish Insider in a new tab)
Jewish Insider — is Jewish Insider biased? Our profile of this outletOpinion
Not rated
6- The Rise of Anti-Semitism on University Campuses • Everything That Matters (opens wszystkoconajwazniejsze.pl in a new tab)
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- Over 95% of Canadian University Students Experience Antisemitism (opens Defend Jerusalem in a new tab)
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- Antisemitism on Summer Camp: Austrians Affected (opens ORF.at News in a new tab)
ORF.at News — is ORF.at News biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Canada's Campus Antisemitism Crisis: National Survey Finds Antisemitism Nearly Everywhere and University Responses Nowhere (opens Michael Geist in a new tab)
Michael Geist — is Michael Geist biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Press Release: Federal Campus Antisemitism Report Fails to Represent Jewish Student Diversity (opens Independent Jewish Voices Canada in a new tab)
- Antisemitism increasingly ‘normalized’ on Canadian campuses, report finds (opens GrowCola.com in a new tab)
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