Over the past few years, campus life has become increasingly difficult for Jewish students across Canada. What should be a time of growth, learning, and independence has become isolating, confusing, and overwhelming. Students have found themselves navigating protests, classroom hostility, social media targeting, discriminatory policies, and moments of open antisemitism — often without clear guidance on what their rights are or where to turn. Again and again, we’ve received the same anxious question: “What do I do if…?”
Jewish on Campus: Your Guide to Navigating University with Confidence was created in direct response to those questions. It provides clear, practical, step-by-step support for students facing antisemitism, discrimination, or bias — whether in a dorm room, classroom, student government, protest space, or online. It explains the difference between a hate crime and a hate incident, outlines your legal protections under Canadian law, breaks down the IHRA definition of antisemitism in accessible language, and offers concrete strategies for documenting, reporting, and responding to incidents. Most importantly, it exists to ensure that Jewish students feel prepared, not powerless — and reminded that they are not alone.
So if you or someone you love is a student on a Canadian campus, this guide is for you.
