Primary sources
Every document this site relies on is listed here with its publisher, its date, what it establishes, a link to
the original and, where one exists, a link to an archived copy. Official records come first. Documents published
by the BDS movement are listed separately and are cited for what the movement says about itself.
Official records
Votes, legislation, court decisions, official statements and statistical reports.
- By-law 488-2025, to amend City of Toronto Municipal Code Chapter 743, Streets and Sidewalks, Use of, to provide access to Social Infrastructure
City of Toronto , 2025-05-22. That Toronto enacted a 50-metre access-area by-law on 22 May 2025, in force 2 July 2025, providing on conviction only for a fine under the Provincial Offences Act with no dollar figure stated. - Canada (Attorney General) v. Kattenburg, 2021 FCA 86
Federal Court of Appeal (Noël C.J.; Boivin and Rivoalen JJ.A. concurring) , 2021-05-05. That the merits of the Kattenburg wine-labelling appeal were decided on 5 May 2021, the appeal being dismissed and the matter remitted to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, which is not bound by the Federal Court's reasons. - Combatting Hate Act, S.C. 2026, c. 15 (Bill C-9), text as assented to
Parliament of Canada , 2026-06-18. That the Combatting Hate Act was assented to on 18 June 2026 and came into force on 18 July 2026 under its own section 12, adding section 423.3 to the Criminal Code. - President Meric Gertler's response to members of Occupy for Palestine
University of Toronto, Office of the President , 2024-04-08. That the University of Toronto refused the demand to end partnerships with Israeli institutions on 8 April 2024, on the ground that academic boycotts are contrary to the university's mission. - Statement on BDS
University of British Columbia, Office of the President , 2022-04-12. That the University of British Columbia stated on 12 April 2022 that it does not support BDS and could not support its student society's divestment motion, and confirmed that position in December 2023. - Students reject BDS motion
McGill University (McGill Reporter); statement by Principal Suzanne Fortier , 2016-02-27. That McGill University's Principal stated on 27 February 2016 that the administration would have no part of the BDS movement, after a student ratification vote failed. - Toronto Metropolitan University External Review 2025-2026: Report
Toronto Metropolitan University (the Hon. Mary Lou Benotto with Margot Finley) , 2026-08-14. That an external review commissioned by Toronto Metropolitan University found the university had effectively permitted a heckler's veto, and that divestment and boycott initiatives on campus are not politically neutral. - Toronto Police Service 2025 Annual Hate Crime Statistical Report
Toronto Police Service, Intelligence Services - Hate Crime Unit , 2026-05-14. That Toronto police recorded 231 hate crimes in 2025, of which 81 were anti-Jewish, and that none of those 231 occurrences happened during a protest. - University of Toronto (Governing Council) v. Doe et al., 2024 ONSC 3755
Ontario Superior Court of Justice (Koehnen J.) , 2024-07-02. That the Ontario Superior Court of Justice granted the University of Toronto an injunction in trespass on 2 July 2024, declined to decide whether the Charter applied, and decided the case on Charter values. - Unsettling Goods Q&A
The United Church of Canada , 2016-04. That the United Church of Canada states in its own campaign document that it is not recommending a boycott of Israel or of Israeli goods, and that its 2012 policy affirmed a two-state solution. - Vote No. 14, 42nd Parliament, 1st Session: opposition motion rejecting the BDS movement
House of Commons of Canada , 2016-02-22. That the House of Commons adopted a motion rejecting the BDS movement on 22 February 2016 by 229 votes to 51, with majorities from both the Conservative and Liberal caucuses. - Votes and Proceedings, 1 December 2016: Private Members' Notice of Motion No. 36
Legislative Assembly of Ontario (41st Parliament, 2nd Session) , 2016-12-01. That the Legislative Assembly of Ontario carried Motion 36 rejecting the differential treatment of Israel, including BDS, on 1 December 2016 by 49 votes to 5. - Votes and Proceedings, 19 May 2016: second reading of Bill 202 lost on division
Legislative Assembly of Ontario (41st Parliament, 1st Session) , 2016-05-19. That second reading of Bill 202, the Standing Up Against Anti-Semitism in Ontario Act, 2016, was lost on division on 19 May 2016 by 18 ayes to 39 nays. - York University Independent Review
York University, Office of the President (the Hon. Thomas A. Cromwell C.C.) , 2020-04-30. That York University commissioned an independent review of the 20 November 2019 Vari Hall confrontation, whose report is dated 30 April 2020 and rests on 22 interviews and nine written briefs. - York University responds to false claims regarding the Faculty of Environmental Studies
York University, News@York; statement of President Rhonda L. Lenton , 2017-11-06. That York University stated on 6 November 2017 that its Faculty of Environmental Studies council did not consider or vote on an academic boycott and that the university does not support academic boycotts.
The movement’s own documents
Published by the BDS movement and its Canadian affiliates. Cited for what the movement says about itself.
- The BDS call (9 July 2005)
Palestinian BDS National Committee , 2005-07-09. That the BDS movement's founding call of 9 July 2005 sets three cumulative demands, including refugee return to homes and properties inside Israel under UN General Assembly Resolution 194.
