List of Canadian Jews

Template:Short description Template:Sidebar with collapsible lists This list of Canadian Jews includes notable Canadian Jews or Canadians of Jewish descent, arranged by field of activity. {{#invoke:Hatnote|hatnote}}{{#ifeq:||}}

Academic figures

Biology and medicine

• Eric Berne (1910–1970), psychiatrist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• John Bienenstock (1936– ), immunologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Daniel Borsuk Template:Post-nominals (1978– ), plastic surgeon<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Éric Cohen (1958– ), molecular virologistTemplate:R
• Max Cynader Template:Post-nominals (1947– ), ophthalmologist and neuroscientist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Dorothy Dworkin (1889–1976), nurse and founder of Mount Sinai Hospital, TorontoTemplate:Cn
• William Feindel Template:Post-nominals (1918–2014), neurosurgeonTemplate:R
• Samuel Freedman Template:Post-nominals (1928– ), clinical immunologist<ref name=freedmangold>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Phil Gold Template:Post-nominals (1936– ), medical researcherTemplate:R
• Larry Goldenberg Template:Post-nominals (1953– ), medical researcherTemplate:Cn
• Carl Goresky Template:Post-nominals (1932–1996), physician and scientist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Michael Hayden Template:Post-nominals (1951– ), geneticist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sara Hestrin-Lerner (1918–2017), physiologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Abram Hoffer (1917–2009), physician and psychiatrist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Charles Hollenberg Template:Post-nominals (1930–2003), physician and medical researcherTemplate:Cn
• Harold Kaplan (1928–1998), psychiatrist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• George Karpati Template:Post-nominals (1934–2009), neurologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gideon Koren (1947– ), pediatrician
• Gabor Maté Template:Post-nominals (1944– ), physician<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Harry Medovy Template:Post-nominals (1904–1995), paediatrician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Henry Morgentaler Template:Small (1923–2013), doctor and abortion activist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Richard Goldbloom Template:Post-nominals (1924–2021), paediatrician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Mel Rosenberg (1951– ), microbiologistTemplate:Cn
• Sydney Segal Template:Post-nominals (1920–1997), pediatrician and neonatologist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Louis Siminovitch Template:Small (1920–2021), molecular biologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Nahum Sonenberg Template:Post-nominals (1946– ), microbiologist and biochemist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Ralph Steinman (1943–2011), medical researcher; Nobel Prize in Medicine (2011)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Karl Stern (1906–1975), neurologist and psychiatrist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Mark Wainberg Template:Small (1945–2017), HIV/AIDS researcherTemplate:R
• Zena Werb (1945–2020), cell biologist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Computing and mathematics

• Dror Bar-Natan (1966– ), topologist<ref name=jewprom>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Yoshua Bengio (1964– ), computer scientistTemplate:Cn
• David Borwein (1924–2021), mathematician<ref name=forward>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jonathan Borwein (1951–2016), mathematician<ref name=forward/>
• Peter Borwein (1953–2020), mathematician<ref name=forward/>
• Nathan Divinsky (1925–2012), mathematician and chess masterTemplate:Sfnm
• Ian Goldberg (1973– ), cryptographerTemplate:Cn
• Calvin Gotlieb Template:Post-nominals (1921–2016), computer scientist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Michael Gurstein (1944–2017), computer scientist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Israel Halperin Template:Post-nominals (1911–2007), algebraist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Hans Heilbronn (1908–1975), mathematician<ref>Template:Cite ODNB</ref>
• William Kahan (1933– ), computer scientist and mathematician; Turing Award (1989)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Irving Kaplansky (1917–2006), mathematician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Yael Karshon (1964– ), symplectic geometerTemplate:Cn
• Cecilia Krieger (1894–1974), mathematician<ref>Template:MacTutor</ref>
• Nathan Mendelsohn Template:Post-nominals (1917–2006), combinatorialist and group theorist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Pierre Milman (1945– ), algebraic and differential geometer<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Louis Nirenberg (1925–2020), analyst; Abel Prize (2015)<ref name=jinfosteele>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Anatol Rapoport (1911–2007), applied mathematician<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Robert Steinberg (1922–2014), algebraist<ref name=jinfo>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• George Zames (1934–1997), control theorist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Engineering

• Norbert Berkowitz Template:Post-nominals (1924–2001), engineering researcher<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gregory Chamitoff (1962– ), NASA astronaut and engineer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Valery Fabrikant (1940– ), mechanical engineer and convicted murderer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Charles Hershfield (1910–1990), structural engineerTemplate:Cn
• Josef Kates (1921–2018), engineer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Leon Katz (1924–2015), biomedical engineer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Cyril Leonoff (1925–2016), geotechnical engineer<ref>Leonoff, C.E. (July 21, 2011). Interview by J. Yuhasz. The Jewish Historical Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.</ref>

History

• Irving Abella Template:Small (1940– ), historianTemplate:R
• Norman Cantor (1929–2004), historian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Natalie Zemon Davis Template:Post-nominals (1928– ), historianTemplate:R
• David Feuerwerker (1912–1980), historianTemplate:Cn
• Jan Grabowski (1962– ), historian and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jack Granatstein Template:Small (1939– ), political and military historian<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ronald Hamowy (1937–2012), historian and political theorist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gabriel Kolko (1932–2014), historianTemplate:Citation needed
• Michael Marrus Template:Post-nominals (1941– ), historianTemplate:Cn
• David Noble (1945–2010), historian of technologyTemplate:Cn
• Derek Penslar (1958– ), historianTemplate:Cn
• Harold Troper (1942– ), historianTemplate:Cn
• Daniel Woolf (1958– ), historian<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>

Humanities

• Gregory Baum (1923–2017), priest and theologianTemplate:Cn
• Leon Edel (1907–1997), literary critic; Pulitzer Prize (1963)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Archie Green (1917–2009), folklorist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Marvin Herzog (1927–2013), professor of Yiddish languageTemplate:Cn
• Norma Joseph (1944– ), professor of Jewish StudiesTemplate:R
• Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett (1942– ), scholar of Jewish studies<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Allan Nadler (1954– ), professor of Jewish studiesTemplate:Cn
• Adele Reinhartz (1953– ), professor of Biblical literatureTemplate:R
• David Roskies (1948– ), literary scholarTemplate:Cn
• Abraham de Sola (1825–1882), professor of Semitic languages and literature<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Ruth Wisse (1936– ), professor of Yiddish literature<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Philosophy

• Howard Adelman Template:Post-nominals (1938– ), philosopherTemplate:Cn
• Gerald Cohen (1941–2009), political philosopher<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• S. Morris Engel (1931– ), philosopherTemplate:Cn
• Emil Fackenheim (1916–2003), philosopher and theologian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Raymond Klibansky Template:Post-nominals (1905–2005), historian of philosophy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lou Marinoff (1951– ), philosopherTemplate:Cn
• Roger Nash (1946– ), philosopherTemplate:Cn
• Michael Neumann (1946– ), philosopher<ref>"About the Author", The case Against Israel (2005)</ref>
• Jay Newman (1948–2007), philosopher<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Leonard Peikoff (1933– ), philosopher<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Hillel Steiner (1942– ), political philosopherTemplate:Cn

Physics and chemistry

• Isaac Abella (1934–2016), physicist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sidney Altman (1939–2022), molecular biologist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1989)
• Alfred Bader Template:Post-nominals (1924–2018), chemist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Myer Bloom (1928–2016), physicist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jacques Distler (1961– ), physicistTemplate:Cn
• Ursula Franklin Template:Post-nominals (1921–2016) metallurgist and physicist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Helen Freedhoff (1940–2017), theoretical physicistTemplate:Cn
• Stanton Friedman (1934–2019 ), nuclear physicist and ufologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jack Halpern (1925–2018), inorganic chemistTemplate:Cn
• Shlomo Hestrin (1914–1962), biochemist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Leopold Infeld (1898–1958), physicist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Werner Israel Template:Post-nominals (1931–2022), physicist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Martin Kamen (1913–2002), chemist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Leon Katz Template:Post-nominals (1909–2004), physicist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Victoria Kaspi Template:Post-nominals (1967– ), astrophysicist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lawrence Krauss (1954– ), theoretical physicist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Levy (1948– ), astronomer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Rudolph Marcus (1923– ), chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1997)<ref name="nobel">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Maya Paczuski (1963– ), physicistTemplate:Cn
• John Polanyi Template:Small (1929– ), chemist; Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1986)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Juda Hirsch Quastel Template:Small (1899–1987), biochemist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Sara Seager (1971– ), astronomer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Moshe Shapiro (1944–2013), chemist and physicist<ref name=jinfochem>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Shugar (1915–2015), physicist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Louis Slotin (1910–1946), physicist and chemist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Joe Schwarcz, science writer and chemist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Theodore Sourkes Template:Post-nominals (1919–2015), biochemist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Rudolf Vrba (1924–2006), biochemist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Leo Yaffe Template:Post-nominals (1916–1997), nuclear chemist and university administrator<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>

Social sciences

• Bernard Avishai (1949– ), professor of business<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Ellen Bialystok Template:Post-nominals (1948– ), psychologist<ref name=cje2>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Paul Bloom (1963– ), psychologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Reuven Brenner (1947– ), economistTemplate:Cn
• Michel Chossudovsky (1946– ), economist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Stanley Coren (1942– ), psychologistTemplate:Cn
• Kurt Freund (1914–1996), sexologist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Rochel Gelman (1942– ), psychologist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Reva Gerstein Template:Post-nominals (1917–2020), psychologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Erving Goffman (1922–1982), sociologist<ref name="fm35">* Template:Citation</ref>
• Myrna Gopnik, (1935–), linguist
• Ida Halpern Template:Post-nominals (1910–1987), ethnomusicologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Samuel Hollander Template:Post-nominals (1937– ), economist<ref>Template:Cite archive</ref>
• Gad Horowitz (1936– ), political scientist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Helmut Kallmann Template:Post-nominals (1922–2012), musicologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ivan Kalmar (1948– ), anthropologistTemplate:Cn
• James Laxer (1941–2018), political economist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Daniel Levitin (1957– ), cognitive psychologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ronald Melzack Template:Post-nominals (1929–2019), psychologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Henry Mintzberg Template:Post-nominals (1939– ), business theorist<ref name="Encyclopedia.com: FREE online dictionary 1939">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sylvia Ostry Template:Post-nominals (1927–2020), economist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Leo Panitch (1945–2020), political scientist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Norman Penner (1921–2009), political scientist and historian<ref name=penner>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Steven Pinker (1954– ), cognitive psychologist and linguist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Susan Pinker (1957– ), psychologist and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Frances Fox Piven (1932– ), political scientist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Gad Saad (1964– ), evolutionary psychologist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Myron Scholes (1941– ), financial economist; Nobel Prize in Economics (1997)<ref>Jewish Virtual Library: "Myron Scholes" retrieved March 29, 2015</ref>
• Vera Shlakman (1909–2017), economist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lionel Tiger, anthropologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jacob Viner (1892–1970), economist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Kenneth Zucker (1950– ), psychologist and sexologist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Shlomo Weber (1949– ), economistTemplate:Cn

University administration

• Isaac Hellmuth (1819–1901), founder of the University of Western Ontario<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Myer Horowitz Template:Post-nominals (1932–2022), president of the University of Alberta
• Sheldon Levy (1949– ), president and vice-chancellor of Ryerson University<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jack N. Lightstone (1951– ), provost of Concordia University; president of Brock UniversityTemplate:Cn
• Frederick Lowy Template:Post-nominals (1933– ), president and vice-chancellor of Concordia University<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Arnold Naimark Template:Post-nominals (1933– ), president of the University of Manitoba<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Mordechai Rozanski (1946– ), president of the University of Guelph
• Bernard Shapiro Template:Post-nominals (1935– ), principal and vice-chancellor of McGill University<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Harold Shapiro (1935– ), president of Princeton University<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Daniel Woolf (1958– ), principal and vice-chancellor of Queen's University<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Max Wyman (1916–1991), president of the University of AlbertaTemplate:Cn

Activists

• Manuel Batshaw (1915–2016), social worker<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Marjorie Blankstein Template:Post-nominals, community activistTemplate:R
• Judy Feld Carr Template:Post-nominals (1938– ), human rights activistTemplate:R
• Sabina Citron (1928–2023 ), activist and author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Martha Cohen Template:Small (1920–2015), community activist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Betty Dubiner (1912–2008), disabilities activist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Bernie Farber (1951– ), Jewish community leader and social activist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Abraham Feinberg (1899–1986), human rights activist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Shulamith Firestone (1945–2012), radical feminist<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Ruth Frankel Template:Post-nominals (1903–1989), activistTemplate:R
• Howard Galganov (1950– ), political activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Saul Hayes Template:Small (1906–1980), activistTemplate:R
• Goldie Hershon (1941–2020), activist and Jewish community leader<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lotta Hitschmanova Template:Small (1909-1990), international development and humanitarian leader<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Kalmen Kaplansky Template:Post-nominals (1912–1997), human rights activist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Hillel Neuer (1969– ), executive director of UN Watch<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Judy Rebick (1945– ), political activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Dorothy Reitman Template:Small (1932– ), activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Léa Roback (1903–2000), social activist and feminist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Irv Rubin (1945–2002), Kahanist activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Shentow (1925–2017), Holocaust educator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Artists

Architects and designers

• Hans Blumenfeld Template:Post-nominals (1892–1988), architect and city planner<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Benjamin Brown (1890–1974), architect<ref name=cje3>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jack Diamond Template:Post-nominals (1932–2022), architect<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Frank Gehry Template:Post-nominals (1929– ), architect<ref>Finding Your Roots, February 2, 2016, PBS.</ref>
• Gregory Henriquez (1963– ), architect
• Phyllis Lambert Template:Post-nominals (1927– ), architect and philanthropistTemplate:R
• Cornelia Oberlander Template:Post-nominals (1921–2021), landscape architect<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Peter Oberlander Template:Post-nominals (1922–2008), architect<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Moshe Safdie Template:Post-nominals (1938– ), architectTemplate:R
• Arnold Scaasi (1930–2015), fashion designer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Fine arts

• Omer Arbel (1976– ), sculptor and designerTemplate:Cn
• Aba Bayefsky (1923–2001), artist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Arnold Belkin (1930–1992), painter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Barry Blitt (1958– ), illustrator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sam Borenstein (1908–1969), painter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ghitta Caiserman-Roth (1923–2005), artist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lynne Cohen (1944–2014), photography<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Yehouda Chaki (1938– ), artist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sorel Etrog (1933–2014), sculptor<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Albert Gilbert Template:Post-nominals (1922–2019), photographer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gerald Gladstone (1929–2005), sculptor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Eric Goldberg (1890–1969), painter
• Jack Goldstein (1945–2003), multimedia artist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Pnina Granirer (1935– ), painter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Philip Guston (1913–1980), abstract expressionist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Gilah Yelin Hirsch (1944– ), artist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Eli Ilan (1928–1982), sculptor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Gershon Iskowitz (1921–1988), artist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Sarah Jackson (1924–2004), artist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Mayer Kirshenblatt (1916–2009), painter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Sylvia Lefkovitz (1924–1987), painter and sculptor<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Stanley Lewis (1930–2006), sculptor<ref>Template:Cite interview</ref>
• Harry Mayerovitch (1910–2004), artist and architect<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Louis Muhlstock (1904–2001), painter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Henry Orenstein (1918–2008), painterTemplate:Cn
• Alfred Pinsky (1921–1999), painterTemplate:Cn
• David Rabinowitch (1943– ), sculptor<ref name=darmon>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Royden Rabinowitch Template:Post-nominals (1943– ), sculptorTemplate:R
• William Raphael (1833–1914), painter<ref>Template:Canadabio</ref>
• Meyer Ryshpan (1898-1985), painter<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Miriam Schapiro (1923–2015), artist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Regina Seiden (1897–1991), painter<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Yechiel Shainblum, (died 1987), painter and sculptor<ref name=zipper>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Joe Shuster (1914–1992), co-creator of Superman<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Erik Slutsky (1953– ), painterTemplate:Cn
• Max Stern (1904–1987), art dealerTemplate:R
• Avrom Yanovsky (1911–1979), cartoonistTemplate:Cn

Business

Finance

• Mitch Garber (1964–), investor and business executive<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sol Kanee Template:Post-nominals (1909–2007), banker and Jewish community leaderTemplate:Cn
• Alvin Libin Template:Post-nominals (1931– ), investor and co-owner of Calgary Sports and EntertainmentTemplate:Cn
• Lazarus Phillips Template:Post-nominals (1895 –1986), director of the Royal Bank of Canada and senator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Louis Rasminsky Template:Post-nominals (1908–1998), Governor of Bank of Canada<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jeff Rubin (1954– ), chief economist of CIBC World MarketsTemplate:Cn
• Gerry Schwartz Template:Post-nominals (1941– ), CEO of Onex CorporationTemplate:Cn
• Alex Shnaider (1968– ), co-founder of the Midland Group<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lawrence Stroll (1959– ), investor<ref name=stroll>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Mark Wiseman (1970– ) CEO of the CPP Investment Board<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Media

• Izzy Asper Template:Small (1932–2003), chairman of Canwest Global Communications<ref name=asper>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Leonard Asper (1964– ), president and CEO of Canwest Global CommunicationsTemplate:R
• Avie Bennett Template:Post-nominals (1928–2017), chairman of McClelland & Stewart<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jacques Bensimon Template:Post-nominals (1943–2012), director of the National Film Board of Canada<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Mark Breslin Template:Post-nominals (1952– ), co-founder of Yuk Yuk'sTemplate:Cn
• Edgar Bronfman Jr. (1955– ), CEO and chairman of Warner Music GroupTemplate:R
• Paul Godfrey Template:Post-nominals (1939– ), president and CEO of Postmedia Network<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Michael Goldbloom Template:Post-nominals (1953– ), president of Star Media Group<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ian Greenberg (1942– ), co-founder and CEO of Astral Media<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Michael Hirsh (1948– ), co-founder of NelvanaTemplate:Cn
• Mel Hurtig Template:Post-nominals (1932–2016), publisher<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jonathan Kay (1968– ), editor-in-chief of The WalrusTemplate:R
• Ezra Levant (1972– ), political commentator and founder of Rebel News<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Rebel News was originally founded as The Rebel Media.</ref>
• David Margolese (1957– ), founder of Sirius XM Radio<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Louis B. Mayer (1884–1957), co-founder of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Andy Nulman Template:Post-nominals (1959– ), co-founder of Just for Laughs<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• M. J. Nurenberger (1911–2001), founder of the Canadian Jewish News<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Bernard Ostry Template:Post-nominals (1927–2006), chair and CEO of TVOntarioTemplate:Cn
• Robert Rabinovitch (1943– ), president and CEO of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• A. M. Rosenthal (1922–2006), executive editor of The New York Times; Pulitzer Prize (1960)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Brian Segal (1943– ), president and CEO of Rogers PublishingTemplate:Cn
• Jay Switzer Template:Post-nominals (1956–2018), president and CEO of CHUM LimitedTemplate:Cn
• Jack L. Warner (1892–1978), president of Warner Bros. Studios<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Moses Znaimer (1942– ), co-founder and head of CitytvTemplate:Cn
• Mortimer Zuckerman (1937– ), co-founder of Boston Properties and media proprietor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Natural resources

• Robert Friedland (1950– ), founder of Ivanhoe Mines<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Leon Joseph Koerner (1892–1972), philanthropist and industrialist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Peter Munk Template:Post-nominals (1927–2018), founder of Barrick Gold<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Joseph Rotman Template:Post-nominals (1935–2015), businessman and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Seymour Schulich Template:Post-nominals (1940– ), mining businessman and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Irving Schwartz Template:Small (1929–2010), entrepreneur and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Levy Solomons (1730–1792), merchant and fur trader<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>

Philanthropists

• Bluma Appel Template:Post-nominals (1919–2007), philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jenny Belzberg Template:Post-nominals (1928– ), philanthropistTemplate:Cn
• Alfred David Benjamin (1848–1900), businessman and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Lillian Bilsky Freiman Template:Post-nominals (1885–1940), philanthropist and civil leader<ref name=brown>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Ruth Goldbloom Template:Post-nominals (1923–2012), co-founder of Pier 21Template:Cn

Real estate

• Marcel Adams (1920–2020), real estate investor<ref name=adams>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sylvan Adams (1958– ), real estate investorTemplate:R
• David Azrieli Template:Post-nominals (1922–2014), real estate magnate<ref name=waller>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Samuel Belzberg Template:Post-nominals (1928–2018), businessman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• The Ghermezian family, shopping mall developersTemplate:Cn
• Mitchell Goldhar (1962– ), founder of SmartCentres and owner of Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.Template:Cn
• Michal Hornstein Template:Post-nominals (1920–2016), businessman and philanthropist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• The Reichmann family, real estate magnatesTemplate:Cn
  • Edward Reichmann (1925–2005), real estate magnateTemplate:Cn
  • Paul Reichmann (1930–2013), real estate magnateTemplate:Cn
• Jack Singer (1917–2013), real estate developerTemplate:Cn
• Allan Zeman Template:Post-nominals (1949– ), developer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Retail

• Aldo Bensadoun (1939– ), founder of the Aldo Group<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• The Bronfman family, businesspeople and philanthropistsTemplate:Cn
  • Charles Bronfman Template:Post-nominals (1931– ), co-chairman of Seagram'sTemplate:R
  • Edgar Bronfman Sr. (1929–2013), head of Seagram's and president of the World Jewish CongressTemplate:R
  • Samuel Bronfman Template:Post-nominals (1889–1971), founder of Seagram'sTemplate:Cn
• Dov Charney (1969– ), founder of American ApparelTemplate:R
• Lyon Cohen (1868–1937), businessman and philanthropist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• George Cohon Template:Post-nominals (1937– ), founder of McDonald's CanadaTemplate:R
• Nathan Cummings (1896–1985), co-founder of Consolidated Foods<ref name=Komiensky>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Leslie Dan Template:Post-nominals (1929– ), founder of NovopharmTemplate:Cn
• Sir Mortimer Davis (1866–1928), tobacco industry executive<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Archibald Jacob Freiman (1880–1944), founder of Freimans<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Hershey Friedman (1950– ), owner of Agri StarTemplate:Cn
• Daniel Friedmann (1956– ), CEO of MacDonald, Dettwiler and AssociatesTemplate:Cn
• Daryl Katz (1961– ), founder of Katz Group of Companies and owner of the Edmonton OilersTemplate:Cn
• Murray Koffler Template:Post-nominals (1924–2017), founder of Shoppers Drug Mart<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Ed Mirvish Template:Small (1914–2007), founder of Honest Ed's<ref name=mirvish>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jack Rabinovitch Template:Post-nominals (1930–2017), philanthropistTemplate:R
• Heather Reisman Template:Post-nominals (1948– ), founder and CEO of Indigo Books and Music<ref name=reisman>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Dani Reiss Template:Post-nominals (1973– ), president and CEO of Canada Goose<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Irv Robbins (1917–2008), co-founder of Baskin-Robbins<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Bruce Rockowitz (1958– ), CEO and vice-chairman of Global Brands Group<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Harry Rosen Template:Post-nominals (1931– ), founder of Harry Rosen Inc.Template:Cn
• Larry Rosen (1956– ), chairman and CEO of Harry Rosen Inc.Template:Cn
• Calin Rovinescu Template:Post-nominals (1955– ), president and CEO of Air Canada<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Isai Scheinberg (1946– ), co-founder of PokerStarsTemplate:Cn
• Mark Scheinberg (1973– ), co-founder of PokerStarsTemplate:Cn
• Isadore Sharp Template:Post-nominals (1931– ), founder and chairman of Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Barry Sherman Template:Post-nominals (1942–2017), chairman and CEO of Apotex<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jeffrey Skoll Template:Post-nominals (1965– ), president of eBay<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sam Steinberg (1905–1978), president of Steinberg's<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Larry Tanenbaum Template:Post-nominals (1945– ), chairman of Maple Leaf Sports & EntertainmentTemplate:R

Law

Jurists

• Rosalie Abella (1946– ), Supreme Court Justice<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Harry Batshaw (1902–1984), Quebec Superior Court Justice<ref name=bloomberg>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Charles Dubin Template:Post-nominals (1921–2008), Chief Justice of OntarioTemplate:R
• Morris Fish Template:Post-nominals (1938– ), Supreme Court Justice<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Samuel Freedman Template:Small (1908–1993), Chief Justice of Manitoba<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Constance Glube Template:Post-nominals (1931–2016), Chief Justice of Nova Scotia<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Alan Gold Template:Post-nominals (1917–2005), Chief Justice of QuebecTemplate:R
• Sydney Harris (1917–2009), judge<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Bora Laskin Template:Post-nominals (1912–1984), 14th Chief Justice of CanadaTemplate:R
• Herbert Marx (1932–2020), Quebec Superior Court Justice and Minister of Justice
• Michael Moldaver (1947– ), Supreme Court Justice<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Nathaniel Nemetz Template:Post-nominals (1913–1997), Chief Justice of British ColumbiaTemplate:R
• Marshall Rothstein Template:Post-nominals (1940– ), Supreme Court Justice<ref name=jpostnews>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Tillie Taylor (1922–2011), Saskatchewan's first female magistrate<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Lawyers

• Monroe Abbey Template:Post-nominals (1904–1993), lawyer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Maurice Alexander (1889–1945), barrister<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Dennis Beker (1989–present), lawyerTemplate:Cn
• Louis Bloomfield (1906–1984), lawyer and businessmanTemplate:Cn
• Alan Borovoy Template:Post-nominals (1932–2015), lawyer and human rights activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Harold Buchwald Template:Post-nominals (1928–2008), lawyer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Reuben Cohen Template:Post-nominals (1921–2014), lawyer and businessmanTemplate:R
• Martin Friedland Template:Post-nominals (1932– ), lawyer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Rocco Galati (1959– ), constitutional lawyer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Edward Greenspan (1944–2014), lawyerTemplate:Cn
• Adolphus Hart (1814–1879), lawyer and activist<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• David Matas Template:Post-nominals (1943– ), human rights lawyer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ed Morgan (1955– ), international lawyerTemplate:Cn
• Harry Rankin (1920–2002), lawyer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• William Schabas Template:Post-nominals (1950– ), professor of international law<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Morris Shumiatcher Template:Post-nominals (1917–2004), lawyer and human rights activist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Harvey Strosberg (1944– ), lawyer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Harry Walsh Template:Post-nominals (1913–2011), criminal lawyer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Benjamin Zimmerman (1862–1923), justice of the peace<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>

Military

• Morris Cohen (1887–1970), Canadian Expeditionary Force officers and adventurerTemplate:Cn
• Eleazar David David (1811–1887), cavalry officer<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Ben Dunkelman (1913–1997), World War II and 1948 Arab–Israeli War soldier<ref name=auto>Dunkelman, Ben (1984). Dual Allegiance: An Autobiography, Goodread Biography. Template:ISBN</ref>
• Moe Hurwitz Template:Small (1919–1944), World War II soldier<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Maxwell Kogon Template:Post-nominals (1920–1980), World War II bomber pilotTemplate:Cn
• Yank Levy (1897–1965), soldier and military instructor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Gill Rosenberg (1983– ), member of the Women's Protection Units<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sydney Shulemson Template:Post-nominals (1915–2007), World War II fighter pilot<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Peter Stevens (RAF officer) (1919–1979), German born WWII RAF officer, and RCAF post-war, best known for multiple POW escapesTemplate:Cn

Performing arts

Actors and performers

• Harvey Atkin (1942–2017), actor and voice actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Aviva Armour-Ostroff, actress and filmmaker<ref name=grief>Amy Grief, "Toronto actor and playwright explores themes of identity". Canadian Jewish News, October 30, 2015.</ref>
• Liane Balaban (1980– ), actress<ref name="Paterson2007">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jay Baruchel (1982– ), actor, comedian, and screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Frances Bay (1919–2011), character actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lani Billard (1979– ), television actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lionel Blair (1928–2021), actor and choreographer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ben Blue (1901–1975), actor and comedian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lloyd Bochner (1924–2005), actorTemplate:R
• Bobby Breen (1927–2016), actor and singer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Howard Busgang, comedian<ref name=deli>"A comic with chutzpah: He opens a Montreal-style deli in B.C". Montreal Gazette, August 25, 2018.</ref>
• Neve Campbell (1973– ), film and television actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Maury Chaykin (1949–2010), actor<ref>Multicultural Canada Template:Webarchive, Canadian Jewish Review, April 12, 1946, p. 18</ref>
• Boris Cherniak (1964– ), hypnotist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Emmanuelle Chriqui (1975– ), actress
• Lauren Collins (1986– ), television actress<ref name="jewishtribune1">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Pauline Donalda Template:Post-nominals (1882–1970), operatic sopranoTemplate:R
• Barbara Dunkelman (1989– ), actress and internet personalityTemplate:Cn
• Ophira Eisenberg (1972– ), comedian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jamie Elman (born 1976 or 1977), actor
• Jake Epstein (1987– ), television actor<ref name="jewishtribune1"/>
• Stacey Farber (1987– ), television actress<ref name="jewishtribune1"/>
• Maureen Forrester Template:Post-nominals (1930–2010), operatic contralto<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Celia Franca Template:Post-nominals (1921–2007), founder of the National Ballet of Canada<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Victor Garber (1949– ), actor
• Jessalyn Gilsig (1971– ), television actress<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Joanna Gleason (1950– ), actressTemplate:R
• Jake Goldsbie (1988– ), television actor<ref name="jewishtribune1"/>
• Anais Granofsky (1973– ), actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lorne Greene (1915–1987), actor<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Nathan Fielder (1983– ), actor and comedian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Corey Haim (1971–2010), actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Monty Hall (1921–2017), game show host<ref name=hall>Atkins, Irene Kahn. Monty Hall [interview]. New York: American Jewish Committee, Oral History Library, 1976.</ref>
• Melissa Hayden (1923–2006), ballerina<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lou Jacobi (1913–2009), actor<ref>Template:Citation</ref>
• Jonathan Keltz (1988– ), actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Shane Kippel (1986– ), television actor<ref name="jewishtribune1"/>
• Mia Kirshner (1975– ), actressTemplate:Cn
• Jack Kruschen (1922–2002), character actorTemplate:Cn
• Paul Kligman (1923–1985), actorTemplate:R
• Rachelle Lefevre (1979– ), actress<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sylvia Lennick (1915–2009), actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Caissie Levy (1981– ), stage actress and singer
• Eugene Levy Template:Post-nominals (1946– ), actor and director<ref name="levy">Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Jaclyn Linetsky (1986–2003), television actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Mary Livingstone (1905–1983), radio comedian and actress<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Howie Mandel (1955– ), actor and comedian<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Rick Moranis (1953– ), actor and comedian<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Harley Morenstein (1985–), actor and Internet personality
• Irene Pavloska (1889–1962), mezzo-soprano<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Gloria Reuben (1964– ), television actress<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
• Spencer Rice (1963– ), writer, director and performer<ref name="Hotz" />
• Seth Rogen (1982– ), film and television actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sasha Roiz (1973– ), actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Saul Rubinek (1948– ), actor, director, producer and playwright<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jonathan Sagall (1959– ), actor
• Mort Sahl (1927–2021), stand-up comedian<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• William Shatner Template:Post-nominals (1931– ), actor, director, and writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Norma Shearer (1902–1983), actress and Hollywood star<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Frank Shuster Template:Small (1916–2002), comedian<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Anna Silk (1974– ), actress<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Steinberg Template:Post-nominals (1942– ), comedian and director<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Stuart Stone (1980– ), actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Tara Strong (1973– ), actress
• Kyle Switzer (1985– ), television actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Theresa Tova (1955– ), actress and playwright
• Al Waxman Template:Post-nominals (1935–2001), actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Johnny Wayne (1918–1990), comedianTemplate:R
• Joseph Wiseman (1918–2009), theatre and film actor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Finn Wolfhard (2002– ), actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Directors and producers

• Barry Avrich (1963– ), television producer and film director<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Laszlo Barna (1948– ), television producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Zack Bernbaum, film director<ref>Andres Guzman, "A (Socially Distanced) Conversation with Zack Bernbaum". The Underscene, September 28, 2020.</ref>
• Murray Cohl Template:Post-nominals (1929–2008), film directorTemplate:Cn
• David Cronenberg Template:Small (1943– ), filmmaker and screenwriter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Garth Drabinsky (1949– ), film and theatrical producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Bob Ezrin (1949– ), music producerTemplate:Cn
• Ken Finkleman (1946– ), television producerTemplate:Cn
• Jay Firestone (1956– ), film and television producerTemplate:Cn
• Sidney Furie (1933– ), film director<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Herman Geiger-Torel Template:Post-nominals (1907–1976), opera director<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Jake Gold (1958– ), musician managerTemplate:Cn
• Harold Greenberg Template:Post-nominals (1930–1996), film producerTemplate:Cn
• Al Guest (1933– ), animation producer and directorTemplate:Cn
• Arthur Hiller Template:Small (1923–2016), director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• John Hirsch Template:Post-nominals (1930–1989), theatre directorTemplate:R
• Michael Hirsh (1948– ), television producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Kenny Hotz (1967– ), producer and entertainer<ref name="Hotz">Template:Cite newsTemplate:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
• Simcha Jacobovici (1953– ), film director<ref>'Sicriul lui Iisus', opera unui roman, February 27, 2007, Libertatea (Pančevo). Retrieved February 19, 2017</ref>
• Estelle Klein (1930–2004), artistic director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Franz Kraemer Template:Post-nominals (1914–1999), radio producerTemplate:R
• Shawn Levy (1968– ), film director and producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Avi Lewis (1968– ), documentary filmmaker and television host
• Benjamin Lumley (1811–1875), opera director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Francis Mankiewicz (1944–1993), director<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lorne Michaels Template:Post-nominals (1944– ), television producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Mirvish Template:Post-nominals (1944– ), theatre producerTemplate:R
• Sydney Newman Template:Small (1917–1997), producer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Noah Pink, screenwriter and television producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jeremy Podeswa (1962– ), film and television director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ivan Reitman Template:Small (1946–2022), film producer and director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jason Reitman (1977– ), film director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• J.R. Rotem (1975– ), record producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Albert Ruddy (1930– ), film director<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Harry Saltzman (1915–1994), film producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Paul Saltzman (1943– ), film director and producer, founder of Sunrise Films<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Arna Selznick (1948– ), film director and story artist specializing in animation
• Dora Wasserman (1919–2003), playwright and theater director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Composers

• Murray Adaskin Template:Post-nominals (1906–2002), composer<ref name="Harvard Bio">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Karel Ančerl (1908–1973), conductorTemplate:R
• István Anhalt Template:Post-nominals (1919–2012), composer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Louis Applebaum Template:Post-nominals (1918–2000), film score composerTemplate:R
• Milton Barnes (1931–2001), composer and conductorTemplate:R
• Boris Berlin Template:Post-nominals (1907–2001), musical instructor and composerTemplate:R
• David Botwinik (1920–2022), composer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Alexander Brott Template:Post-nominals (1915–2005), conductor and composer<ref name=brott>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Boris Brott Template:Post-nominals (1944– ), conductorTemplate:R
• Percy Faith (1908–1976), bandleader<ref name=jmusic>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Harry Freedman Template:Post-nominals (1922–2005), composerTemplate:R
• Lewis Furey (1949– ), composerTemplate:Cn
• Srul Glick Template:Post-nominals (1934–2002), composerTemplate:R
• Helmut Kallmann (1918–1985), composerTemplate:R
• Uri Mayer (1946– ), conductor and violinistTemplate:R
• Oskar Morawetz Template:Post-nominals (1917–2007), composerTemplate:R
• Albert Pratz (1914–1995), conductor and violinistTemplate:R
• Paul Shaffer Template:Small (1949– ), bandleader<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Howard Shore Template:Small (1946– ), composer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ben Steinberg (1930– ), composer and conductor<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Heinz Unger (1895–1965), conductorTemplate:R
• Maurice Zbriger (1896–1981), composer and violinist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Musicians

Classical

• Frances Adaskin Template:Post-nominals (1900–2001), pianist<ref name=jta1>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Harry Adaskin Template:Post-nominals (1901–1994), violinist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ellen Ballon (1898–1969), pianistTemplate:R
• Denis Brott Template:Post-nominals (1950– ), cellistTemplate:R
• Rivka Golani (1946– ), viola playerTemplate:R
• Moshe Hammer (1946– ), violinistTemplate:R
• Ofra Harnoy Template:Post-nominals (1965– ), cellist<ref name=ilmusic>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Jacques Israelievitch Template:Post-nominals (1948–2015), violinist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Minuetta Kessler (1914–2002), concert pianist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Anton Kuerti Template:Post-nominals (1938– ), pianist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Zara Nelsova (1918–2002), cellistTemplate:R
• Isidor Philipp (1863–1958), pianist and composer<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Ari Posner (born 1970), film and television score composer<ref>Susan Minuk, "Composer Ari Posner Picks Up Canadian Screen Award for Anne with an 'E'". The J, August 5, 2020.</ref>
• Ezra Schabas Template:Post-nominals (1924–2020), musicianTemplate:R
• Harold Sumberg (1905–1994), violinistTemplate:R
• Ethel Stark Template:Post-nominals (1910–2012), violinist and conductorTemplate:R
• John Weinzweig Template:Post-nominals (1913–2006), composerTemplate:R
• George Zukerman Template:Post-nominals (1927– ), bassoonist and impresarioTemplate:R

Jazz

• Paul Bley Template:Post-nominals (1932–2016), pianist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Jim Gelcer (1961– ), jazz musician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• James Gelfand (1959– ), jazz pianist
• Moe Koffman Template:Post-nominals (1928–2001), jazz musician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sophie Milman (1983– ), jazz musician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Nikki Yanofsky (1994– ), jazz-pop singer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Popular

• Leonard Cohen
• A-Trak (1982– ), DJ<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Oscar Brand (1920–2016), folk singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Drake (1986– ), rapper and actor<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Corey Hart (1962– ), singer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Paul Hoffert Template:Post-nominals (1943– ), founding member of LighthouseTemplate:R
• Geddy Lee Template:Small (1953– ), lead singer of Rush<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Efrim Menuck (1971– ), musicianTemplate:Cn
• Ben Mink (1951– ), songwriter and musicianTemplate:Cn
• Steven Page (1970– ), founding member of Barenaked LadiesTemplate:Cn
• Peaches (1966– ), electronic musician<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Robbie Robertson Template:Small (1943–2023), lead guitarist of The Band<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Eddie Schwartz Template:Post-nominals (1949– ), songwriter and music producer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Sharon, Lois & Bram, children's music group<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref name=tigay>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Amy Sky (1960– ), singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Socalled, rapper and producerTemplate:Cn
• Chaim Tannenbaum, folk singerTemplate:Cn
• Vanity (1959–2016), singer-songwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Usher (1966– ), frontman for MoistTemplate:Cn
• Bob Wiseman (1962– ), composer and founding member of Blue Rodeo<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Zal Yanovsky (1944–2002), rock musician, the Lovin' Spoonful guitarist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Alissa White-Gluz (1985– ), death metal vocalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Politics

Diplomats

• Klaus Goldschlag Template:Post-nominals (1922–2012), ambassador<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Allan Gotlieb Template:Post-nominals (1928–2020), ambassador<ref name=OC1983>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Saul Rae (1914–1999), diplomat<ref>Library and Archives Canada, Soldiers of the First World War, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 1841 - 54 Item Number: 108356.</ref>
• Norman Spector (1949– ), diplomat and journalist<ref name=kolber>Template:Cite book</ref>

Mayors

• Michael Applebaum (1963– ), mayor of Montreal<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sidney Buckwold Template:Post-nominals (1916–2001), mayor of Saskatoon<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Martin Dobkin (1942– ), first mayor of MississaugaTemplate:Cn
• Lumley Franklin (1808–1873), mayor of Victoria<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Philip Givens (1922–1995), mayor of Toronto and Liberal MP<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lorry Greenberg (1933–1999), mayor of Ottawa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jacquelin Holzman (1935– ), mayor of Ottawa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sam Katz (1951– ), mayor of Winnipeg<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Leonard Arthur Kitz (1916–2006), mayor of HalifaxTemplate:R
• Mel Lastman (1933–2021), mayor of Toronto<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Saul Laskin (1918–2008), mayor of Thunder Bay<ref name=geni>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Stephen Mandel (1945– ), mayor of Edmonton and leader of the Alberta Party<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Danny Nathanson, mayor of New Waterford, Nova Scotia<ref name="Danny Nathanson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Oppenheimer (1834–1897), mayor of Vancouver<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Nathan Phillips (1892–1976), mayor of Toronto<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Harvey Rosen (1949– ), mayor of Kingston<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Morley Rosenberg (1937– ), mayor of Kitchener<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Max Silverman (1906-1966), mayor of Sudbury<ref>"Max Silverman Elected First Jewish Mayor of City in Ontario". Jewish Telegraphic Agency, December 14, 1965.</ref>

Politicians

• Jack Austin Template:Post-nominals (1932– ), senator and cabinet minister<ref name="Martin names cabinet">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Dave Barrett Template:Post-nominals (1930–2018), 26th Premier of British Columbia<ref name="Hillary, Stock, and anti-Semitism">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• George Benjamin (1799–1864), Conservative MP<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Peter Bercovitch (1879–1942), Liberal MP and Quebec Liberal MNA<ref name="cjnews.com">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lawrence Bergman (1940– ), Quebec Liberal MNA and cabinet minister<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Harry Blank (1925– ), Quebec Liberal MPP<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Annie Buller (1895–1973), co-founder of the Communist Party of Canada<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Elinor Caplan (1944– ), Liberal MP and cabinet minister<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Jim Carr, Liberal MP and Minister of Natural Resources<ref name=jewishmps>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Leon Crestohl (1900–1963), Liberal MP<ref>Guide to the Papers of Leon David Crestohl (1900–1963) at the American Jewish Historical Society, New York.</ref>
• Saul Cherniack Template:Post-nominals (1917–2018), Manitoba NDP MP and cabinet minister<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Tony Clement (1961– ), Minister of Industry and Minister of Health<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Irwin Cotler Template:Small (1940– ), Liberal MP and Minister of JusticeTemplate:R
• David Croll (1900–1991), senator and Liberal MP<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Julie Dabrusin (1971– ), Liberal MPTemplate:R
• Barney Danson Template:Post-nominals (1921–2011), Liberal MP and Minister of National Defence<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Samuel Factor (1892–1962), first Jewish MP elected in Ontario
• Sheila Finestone (1927–2009), Liberal MP and senator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Myra Freeman Template:Post-nominals (1949– ), 29th Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Linda Frum (1963– ), senator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Irving Gerstein Template:Post-nominals (1941– ), senator and businessman<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Marc Gold (1950– ), senator and law professor<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Carl Goldenberg Template:Post-nominals (1907–1996), senator<ref name="macleans">Template:Cite news</ref>
• Victor Goldbloom Template:Post-nominals (1923–2016), Quebec Liberal MNA and doctor<ref name="cjnews.com"/>
• Yoine Goldstein (1934–2020), senator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Karina Gould (1987– ), Liberal MP and Minister of Democratic InstitutionsTemplate:R
• Herb Gray Template:Post-nominals (1931–2014), Liberal MP and Deputy Prime Minister<ref name="Hillary, Stock, and anti-Semitism"/>
• Larry Grossman (1943–1997), leader of the Ontario PC Party<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ezekiel Hart (1770–1843), first Jew elected to a Canadian Parliament<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Solomon Hart Green (1885–1969), first Jew to sit in a provincial legislatureTemplate:R
• Stanley Hartt Template:Post-nominals (1937–2018), Chief of StaffTemplate:R
• Sharren Haskel (1984– ), Likud MK<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Chaviva Hošek Template:Small (1946– ), academic and politician<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Anthony Housefather (1971– ), Liberal MP and mayor of Côte Saint-Luc<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Samuel William Jacobs (1871–1938), Liberal MP and Jewish community leader<ref name=stingel>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Michael Kerzner, Solicitor General of Ontario
• Monte Kwinter (1931– ), Ontario Liberal MPP and cabinet minister<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Melissa Lantsman (1984—), first Jewish woman elected as a Conservative MPTemplate:Cn
• Howard Levine, Toronto city councillor
• Michael Levitt, Liberal MPTemplate:R
• David Lewis Template:Post-nominals (1909–1981), NDP leader and MP<ref name=lewis>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Stephen Lewis Template:Post-nominals (1937– ), Ontario NDP leader, MP and ambassadorTemplate:R
• Jack Marshall Template:Post-nominals (1919–2004), PC MP and senator
• Tom Marshall (1946– ), 11th Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Herbert Marx (1932-2020), Quebec Liberal MNA, Minister of Justice, Solicitor-General<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Arthur Mitchell, leader of the Yukon Liberal Party<ref>

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• Marty Morantz (1962– ), Conservative MP<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Nicolas Muzin, political strategist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Henry Nathan Jr. (1842–1914), first Jew elected to the House of Commons<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Joe Oliver (1940– ), Conservative MP and Minister of Finance<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Annamie Paul, leader of the Green Party of Canada<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Bob Rae (1948–), Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and 21st Premier of Ontario<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Simon Reisman Template:Post-nominals (1991–2008), civil servantTemplate:R
• Fred Rose (1907–1983), Labour–Progressive MP and Soviet spyTemplate:R
• Jacques Saada (1947– ), Liberal MP and cabinet minister<ref name="Martin names cabinet"/>
• Hugh Segal Template:Small (1950– ), senator<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Morton Shulman Template:Small (1925–2000), Ontario PC and NDP MPP<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Peter Shurman (1947– ), Ontario PC MPP
• Mira Spivak (1934– ), senator<ref name="ssspivak">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sidney Spivak (1928–2002), leader of the Manitoba PC Party<ref name="ssspivak"/>
• Maitland Steinkopf Template:Post-nominals (1912–1970), first Jewish cabinet minister in Manitoba<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Hunter Tootoo (1963– ), Liberal MP<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Gerry Weiner (1933– ), PC MP<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Dov Yosef (1899–1980), Israeli minister<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Religious leaders

• Reuven Bulka Template:Post-nominals (1944–2021), rabbi and writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jacob Raphael Cohen (1738–1811), rabbi<ref>Template:Cite DCB</ref>
• Solomon Frank (1900–1982), synagogue rabbinical leader in Winnipeg and Montreal<ref>Template:Cite newsTemplate:Open access</ref>
• Simon Glazer (1876–1938), rabbi<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Elyse Goldstein (born 1955), Reform rabbi<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Joan Friedman, first female rabbi in Canada<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Yitzchak Hendel (1916–2007), Lubavitch rabbi<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sheea Herschorn (1893–1969), Chief Rabbi of MontrealTemplate:Cn
• Pinhas Hirschprung (1912–1998), Chief Rabbi of MontrealTemplate:Cn
• Solomon Jacobs (1861–1920), rabbi<ref>Template:Canadabio</ref>
• Israel Isaac Kahanovitch (1872–1945), Chief Rabbi of Winnipeg<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Meshulim Feish Lowy (1921–2015), Tosher Rebbe<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Gunther Plaut Template:Post-nominals (1912–2012), rabbi and authorTemplate:R
• Avraham Aharon Price (1900–1994), Chief Rabbi of TorontoTemplate:Cn
• Nahum Rabinovitch (1928–2020), rabbi and posekTemplate:Cn
• Eli Rubenstein (1959– ), rabbi and Holocaust educatorTemplate:Cn
• Erwin Schild Template:Post-nominals (1920–2024), rabbi<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Jacob Immanuel Schochet (1935–2013), rabbi and scholar<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Shmuel Abba Twersky (1872–1947), Makarover Rebbe<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Joseph Weinreb (1869–1943), Chief Rabbi of Toronto

Writers

Authors

• David Albahari (1948– ), novelist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sue Ann Alderson (1940– ), children's novelistTemplate:R
• Lisa Appignanesi Template:Post-nominals (1946– ), writer and novelist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Isidore Gordon Ascher (1835–1914), novelist and poet<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Saul Bellow (1915–2005), writer; Nobel Prize in Literature (1976), Pulitzer Prize (1976)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Berman, (1962–), graphic designer, author
• David Bezmozgis (1973– ), author<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Martha Blum (1913–2007), writer<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Matt Cohen (1942–1999), novelist and children's writerTemplate:R
• Cory Doctorow (1971– ), science fiction author and blogger<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sheila Fischman Template:Post-nominals (1937– ), translator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Kathy Friedman, poet<ref>""Our Stories Will Still Be There" Kathy Friedman on Processing Complex Personal & Political History in Her Debut Short Story Collection". Open Book, March 9, 2022.</ref>
• Phoebe Gilman (1940–2002), children's authorTemplate:Cn
• Nora Gold, writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Adam Gopnik (1956– ), writer and essayist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Phyllis Gotlieb (1926–2009), science fiction novelist<ref name=cenc-writing>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Charles Yale Harrison (1898–1954), novelist<ref>Template:Cite archive</ref>
• Sheila Heti (1976– ), novelistTemplate:R
• George Jonas Template:Post-nominals (1935–2016), writer and journalist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Guy Gavriel Kay Template:Post-nominals (1954– ), fantasy writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Naïm Kattan Template:Post-nominals (1928–2021), novelist and essayistTemplate:R
• Naomi Klein (1970– ), author and filmmakerTemplate:R
• Eric Koch (1919–2018), author, broadcaster and academicTemplate:Cn
• Gordon Korman (1963– ), children's and young adult fiction writer<ref name=saltman>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Henry Kreisel Template:Post-nominals (1922–1991), writer and novelist<ref name=canenc>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Allan Levine (1956– ), historian and novelistTemplate:R
• Norman Levine (1923–2005), writer and poet<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Shar Levine Template:Post-nominals (1953– ), children's authorTemplate:Cn
• Jack Ludwig (1922–2018), novelist and sportswriterTemplate:R
• Seymour Mayne (1944– ), author and poetTemplate:R
• Judith Merril (1923–1997), science fiction writer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Anne Michaels (1958– ), poet and novelist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Sarah Mlynowski (1977– ), writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Alison Pick (1975– ), novelistTemplate:R
• David Rakoff (1964–2012), author<ref>Template:Cite AV media</ref>
• Edeet Ravel (1955– ), novelistTemplate:R
• Mordecai Richler Template:Small (1931–2001), author and essayistTemplate:R
• Nancy Richler (1957–2018), novelist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Joel Rosenberg (1954–2011), science fiction author
• Chava Rosenfarb (1923–2011), author and poetTemplate:R
• Devyani Saltzman (1979– ), author<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Gail Simmons (1976– ), food writer<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Mariko Tamaki (1975– ), graphic novelist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Morley Torgov Template:Post-nominals (1927– ), novelist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Aren X. Tulchinsky (1958– ), author and screenwriterTemplate:Cn
• Eleanor Wachtel Template:Post-nominals (1947– ), writer and broadcasterTemplate:R
• William Weintraub (1926–2017), authorTemplate:Cn
• Michael Wex (1954– ), novelist<ref>"Michael Wex", an interview by Wordsmith.org, December 5, 2005</ref>
• Adele Wiseman (1928–1992), author<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Hirsch Wolofsky (1878–1949), Yiddish author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Shulamis Yelin (1913–2002), writer and teacher<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Journalists and broadcasters

• Barbara Amiel (1940– ), journalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sonia Benezra (1960– ), television and radio interviewer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Brooks (1961– ), political commentator<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Andrew Cohen (1955– ), journalistTemplate:R
• Nathan Cohen (1923–1971), theatre critic, broadcaster<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Michael Coren (1959– ), columnist and talk show host<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Red Fisher Template:Post-nominals (1926–2018), sports journalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Josh Freed, columnist<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Barbara Frum Template:Small (1937–1992), journalist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Frum (1960– ), political commentator<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Eli Glasner, entertainment reporterTemplate:Cn
• Ian Halperin (1964– ), investigative journalistTemplate:Cn
• Ken Hechtman (1967– ), journalist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ariel Helwani (1982– ), mixed martial arts journalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Simma Holt Template:Post-nominals (1922–2015), journalist and politicianTemplate:R
• Barbara Kay (1943– ), columnist<ref name=kay>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jonah Keri (1974– ), sports writer<ref>Template:Cite tweet</ref>
• Karin Kloosterman, journalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018), columnist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Michele Landsberg Template:Post-nominals (1939– ), journalist and feminist activist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Dahlia Lithwick, senior editor at Slate<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jonathan Mann (1960– ), journalist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Peter Newman Template:Post-nominals (1929– ), journalist<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Hal Niedzviecki (1971– ), writer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Steve Paikin Template:Small (1960– ), journalist and author<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Abraham Rhinewine (1887–1932), journalist<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Carol Rosenberg, journalist
• Morley Safer (1931–2016), broadcast journalist and reporter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Percy Saltzman Template:Post-nominals (1915–2007), weather forecasterTemplate:R
• Joe Schlesinger Template:Post-nominals (1928–2019), journalist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Lionel Shapiro (1908–1958), journalist and novelist<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Dan Shulman (1967– ), sportscaster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Evan Solomon (1968– ), journalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Larry Zolf (1934–2011), journalist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Poets

• Elizabeth Brewster Template:Post-nominals (1922–2012), poet<ref name=hill>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Leonard Cohen Template:Post-nominals (1934–2016), poet and singer-songwriterTemplate:R
• Adeena Karasick (1965– ), poetTemplate:Cn
• A. M. Klein (1909–1972), poet and novelist<ref name=weinfeld>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Rachel Korn (1898–1982), poet and author<ref>"Korn, Rachel Häring," at the Jewish Virtual Library. Source: Encyclopaedia Judaica. 2nd Ed. The Gale Group, 2008</ref>
• Aaron KreuterTemplate:Cn
• Irving Layton Template:Small (1912–2006), poetTemplate:R
• Eli Mandel (1922–1992), poet<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Ida Maze (1893–1962), Yiddish poet<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Melech Ravitch, (1893–1976), Yiddish poet<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Joe Rosenblatt (1933–2019), poetTemplate:R
• Gregory Scofield (1966– ), poet<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Esther Segal (1895–1974), Yiddish poet<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• J. I. Segal (1896–1954), Yiddish poet<ref name=oxford>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Joseph Sherman Template:Post-nominals (1945–2006), poetTemplate:Cn
• Sholem Shtern (1907–1990), Yiddish poet<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Mark Strand (1934–2014), poet and essayist<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
• Miriam Waddington (1917–2004), poet<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Tom Wayman (1945– ), poetTemplate:Cn
• Yudika (1898–1988), Yiddish poet<ref name=margolis>Template:Cite thesis</ref>

Screenwriters and playwrights

• Ted Allan (1916–1995), screenwriter and playwright<ref name=cje>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Ben Barzman (1910–1989), screenwriterTemplate:Cn
• Len Blum (1951– ), screenwriter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Joel H. Cohen, television writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Robert Cohen, comedy writer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Stan Daniels (1934–2007), screenwriter, director, and producer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Evan Goldberg (1982– ), screenwriter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Elan Mastai (1974– ), screenwriter<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Hannah Moscovitch (1978– ), playwright<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sharon Pollock Template:Post-nominals (1936–2021), playwrightTemplate:R
• Oren Safdie (1965– ), playwright<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Rick Salutin (1942– ), playwrightTemplate:R
• Adam Seelig (1975– ), playwright<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• David Shore (1959– ), television writerTemplate:Cn
• Beverley Simons (1938– ), playwright<ref>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>
• Sandor Stern (1936– ), screenwriterTemplate:Cn
• Mel Tolkin (1913–2007), television comedy writer<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Sports

Athletics

• Sasha Gollish (1981– ), competitive runner<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Abby Hoffman Template:Post-nominals (1947– ), track and field athlete<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Gordon Orlikow (1960– ), decathlon, heptathlon, and hurdles competitor, Athletics Canada Chairman, Canadian Olympic Committee member, Korn/Ferry International partnerTemplate:Cn
• Corson Robert Micheal Brown (1904—1969), runner and long Jew<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Baseball

• Goody Rosen (1912–1994), baseball player, outfielder, All-Star<ref name=baseballalmanac>Jewish Baseball Players, Baseball Almanac. Retrieved May 20, 2010</ref>
• Adam Stern (1980– ), baseball player, outfielderTemplate:Cn

Basketball

• Doodie Bloomfield (1918–1950), basketball player<ref name=basketball>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Julius Goldman (1910–2001), basketball playerTemplate:R
• Bennie Lands (1921–2014), basketball playerTemplate:R
• Irving Meretsky (1912–2006), basketball playerTemplate:R
• Mendy Morein (1926–2003), basketball playerTemplate:R
• Cy Strulovitch (1925–2020), basketball playerTemplate:R
• Sol Tolchinsky (1929–2020), basketballTemplate:R
• Murray Waxman (1925–2022), basketballTemplate:R

Canadian football

• Sam Berger Template:Post-nominals (1900–1992), president of the CFL<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Noah Cantor (1971– ), CFL player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Mark Cohon (1966– ), CFL Commissioner<ref name=football>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sydney Halter Template:Small (1905–1990), CFL CommissionerTemplate:R
• Lew Hayman (1908–1984), Toronto Argonauts and Montreal Alouettes coach<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Chess

• Jacob Ascher (1841–1912), chess masterTemplate:Cn
• Mark Bluvshtein (1988– ), chess grandmasterTemplate:Cn
• Nathan Divinsky (1925–2012), chess master<ref>Chess the Hard Way, second edition, by D. A. Yanofsky, 1999</ref>
• Selim Franklin (1814–1885), chess master<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sofia Polgar (1974– ), chess grandmaster<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Daniel Yanofsky Template:Small (1925–2000), Canada's first chess grandmasterTemplate:Cn

Combat sports

• Mark Berger (1954– ), judoka, Olympic silver & bronze (heavyweight)Template:Cn
• Maxie Berger (1917–2000), boxer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Eddie Creatchman (1928–1994), wrestler and manager<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Al Foreman (1904–1954), boxer<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Sarah Kaufman (1985– ), mixed martial artist<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sammy Luftspring (1916–2000), boxer, Canadian champion welterweight, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame<ref name="google9">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Fred Oberlander (1911–1996), wrestler; world champion (freestyle heavyweight); Maccabiah champion<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Lanny Poffo (1954– ), wrestler<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Irving Ungerman (1923–2015), boxing promoter and manager<ref name=sports>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Zilberman (1982– ), freestyle wrestler<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Figure skating

• Ellen Burka Template:Post-nominals (1921–2016), figure skaterTemplate:R
• Petra Burka (1946– ), figure skaterTemplate:R
• Dylan Moscovitch (1984– ), pairs skater<ref name="thejewishweek.com[1]">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Louis Rubenstein (1861–1931), world figure skating champion<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Hockey

• Murray Bannerman (1957– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)Template:Cn
• Hy Buller (1926–1968), ice hockey, All-Star defenceman (NHL)Template:Cn
• Michael Cammalleri (1982– ), ice hockey, left wing (New Jersey Devils)<ref name=cammalleri>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Jason Demers (1988– ), ice hockey defenseman (Arizona Coyotes)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Steve Dubinsky (1970– ), ice hockey, centre (NHL)Template:Cn
• Oren Eizenman (1985– ), ice hockey centreTemplate:R
• Kaleigh Fratkin (1992– ), ice hockey defenseman (Metropolitan Riveters) <ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>"Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, March/April 2018, Vol 11, No. 6, Issue 126, p. 21.</ref>
• Mark Friedman (1995– ), ice hockey, NHLTemplate:Cn
• Cecil Hart (1883–1940), Montreal Canadiens coach and namesake of the Hart Memorial Trophy<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Adam Henrich (1984– ), ice hockey, left wing/centre (Serie A)Template:Cn
• Michael Henrich (1980– ), ice hockey, right wing, first Jewish player drafted in first round to the NHL<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Eric Himelfarb (1983– ), ice hockey centre (HC Thurgau)Template:Cn
• Corey Hirsch (1972– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)Template:Cn
• Josh Ho-Sang (1996– ), ice hockey forward (New York Islanders)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Zach Hyman (1992– ), ice hockey left wing/centre (Edmonton Oilers)Template:Cn
• Joe Ironstone (1898–1972), ice hockey goaltender (NHL)Template:R
• Max Labovitch (1924–2018), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Brendan Leipsic (1994– ), ice hockey left wing (Vancouver Canucks)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Devon Levi (2001– ), ice hockey, goaltender (Northeastern Huskies, Canada men's national junior ice hockey team)
• Alex Levinsky (1910–1990), ice hockey, defenceman (NHL)Template:Cn
• Jacob Micflikier (1984– ), ice hockey forward (EHC Biel)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• David Nemirovsky (1976– ), ice hockey, right wing (CSKA Moscow)Template:Cn
• Bob Nystrom (1952– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)Template:Cn
• Eric Nystrom (1983– ), ice hockey, left wing (NHL)Template:R
• Cory Pecker (1981– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL, Nationalliga B)<ref>Template:Cite news Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore</ref>
• Bob Plager (1943–2021), ice hockey defense (NHL)<ref name="jewsinsports">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), ice hockey left wing (NHL)<ref name=bigbook>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Eliezer Sherbatov (1991– ), ice hockey, left wing (KHL)<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
• Max Silverman (1900–1966), ice hockey manager
• Trevor Smith (1985– ), ice hockey, centre (Toronto Maple Leafs)<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Ronnie Stern (1967– ), ice hockey, right wing (NHL)
• Josh Tordjman (1985– ), ice hockey goaltender (EC Red Bull Salzburg)
• Mike Veisor (1952– ), ice hockey, goaltender (NHL)<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Stephen Weiss (1983– ), ice hockey, forward (Detroit Red Wings, NHL)<ref name="google17">Template:Cite book</ref>
• Ethan Werek (1991– ), ice hockey, forward (OHL, NHL)Template:Cn
• Bernie Wolfe (1951– ), ice hockey, goaltender<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Larry Zeidel (1928–2014), ice hockey defenceman (NHL)

Racing

• Tanya Dubnicoff (1969– ), track cyclistTemplate:R
• Leah Goldstein (1969– ), Canadian-Israeli professional road racing cyclist winner of the Race Across America, World Bantamweight Kickboxing Champion, and Israel Duathlon national championTemplate:Cn
• Yonnie Starr (1905–1990), racehorse trainerTemplate:Cn
• Lance Stroll (1998– ), Formula One driverTemplate:R

Racket sports

• Sharon Fichman (1990– ), tennis player<ref name="google4">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Sherman Greenfeld (1962– ), racquetball playerTemplate:R
• Jesse Levine (1987– ), Canadian-American tennis player<ref name="jewishledger1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Denis Shapovalov (1999– ), tennis player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Andrew Sznajder (1967– ), tennis playerTemplate:R

Soccer

• Adam Braz (1981– ), former professional soccer player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Tomer Chencinski (1984– ), Israeli-Canadian soccer player<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Gottfried Fuchs (1889–1972), soccer (German national team)<ref name=springboard>Template:Cite book</ref>
• Daniel Haber (1992– ), soccer player<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Samuel Hazan (1983– ), soccer playerTemplate:Cn
• Frederick Stambrook (1929–2005), president of the Canadian Soccer Association<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Other

• Josh Binstock (1981– ), beach volleyball player<ref name=volleyball>Template:Cite news</ref>
• Sam Schachter (1990– ), beach volleyball playerTemplate:R
• Ben Weider Template:Small (1923–2008), bodybuilder and entrepreneur<ref name=weider>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Joe Weider (1919–2013), bodybuilder and entrepreneurTemplate:R

See also

• History of the Jews in Canada
• Lists of Jews
• Lists of Canadians