There were 212 anti-Semitic incidents in Canada reported to the League for Human Rights in 1997. This represents a decrease of 13.1 per cent from the 244 reported incidents in 1996.
There were 98 reported incidents of anti-Semitism in 1997 in Toronto - exactly the same number reported last year.
Toronto is the largest Canadian city, and is also home to the largest Jewish population in Canada. Anti-Semitic incidents in Toronto represented 46 per cent of all reported Canadian incidents in 1997.
In 1997, 21 anti-Semitic cases were reported in Montreal, compared to 30 incidents in 1996.
Ottawa figures also declined from 27 reported incidents in 1996 to 25 reported cases in 1997.
