No credible threats to Jewish holiday events in Canada but attack a ‘realistic possibility,’ report says

The report by government's Integrated Threat Assessment Agency was obtained by Global News

A Canadian government report distributed on Monday said there was no indication of a credible threat to Jewish holiday events in this country but that a violent attack was still a “realistic possibility.”

The unclassified report was prepared by the federal Integrated Threat Assessment Centre following Sunday’s deadly terrorist attack at a Hanukkah event in Sydney, Australia.

“There is currently no observed reporting indicating an imminent, credible threat targeting the 2025 holiday season in Canada, including events associated with the Jewish community,” it said.

“However, we cannot discount a lone actor or small group using readily available weapons mobilizing to violence with little to no intelligence forewarning,” the agency wrote in the intelligence brief.

“A violent extremist attack in Canada, including one targeting the Jewish community, remains a realistic possibility,” wrote the threat assessment agency, known by the acronym ITAC.

The Canadian government report was marked “official use only,” but a copy was obtained by Global News from a source. A government official confirmed its authenticity to Global News.

The agency has been using the term “realistic possibility” to describe the chances of an attack on the Jewish community for more than a year in the aftermath of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.

Since then, Canada’s Jewish community has experienced rising antisemitism as well as gunfire, arsons and bomb threats targeting Jewish schools and community institutions.