More than 140 Jewish students have signed an open letter calling on Canadian post-secondary institutions to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism.
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It would "help administrators better identify and meaningfully combat" anti-Semitism on campus, reads the letter, listing incidents at the University of Toronto, McGill University and Queen's University.
"As students involved in the Jewish community on campus, we can corroborate that anti-Semitism has found an all-too comfortable home at Canadian universities. Using the IHRA definition would help administrators establish when more insidious forms of anti-Semitism are taking place," according to the letter.
The global definition was adopted as part of the Canadian government's anti-racism strategy in 2019. It has since been endorsed by Ontario's provincial government, the University of Manitoba and University of Western student unions, the Global Imams Council and other bodies.
