Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee

Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee
AbbreviationCJPAC
PurposeAdvocate and public voice, educator and network
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Region
Canada
Official language
  • English
  • French
Executive director
Mark Waldman[1]
Staff20
Websitecjpac.ca

The Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee (CJPAC) is a Canadian political organization. The organization's current stated goal is to engage Jewish Canadians and their allies in the democratic process.[2] Previously, the organization was specifically pro-Israel as well.[3][4]

It is a successor to the Canadian Council for Israel and Jewish Advocacy, now called the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA).[5][6] CIJA focuses on advocacy, while CJPAC focuses on political engagement.[2]

CJPAC's programs include a fellowship program for university students[7] and student leadership program for high school students.[8] CJPAC's events include the ACTION party that connects CJPAC members, politicians, and other politically active people.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Staff". CJPAC. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "How We're Different". CJPAC. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  3. ^ Consky, Mitchell (2 December 2021). "Annamie Paul talks about why she resigned from the Greens—and what's next". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 29 November 2025. CJPAC, which organized the talk, is a national, independent organization with a mandate to engage Jewish and pro-Israel Canadians in the democratic process.
  4. ^ a b Engel, Amoryn (19 April 2014). "60 elected officials turn out for Israel". National Post (via PressReader). Retrieved 29 November 2025. The Canadian Jewish Political Affairs Committee recently hosted its ACTION party [...] Its mandate is to activate the Jewish and pro-Israel community in the political process in order to advance relationships with members of the Canadian political community and foster Jewish and pro-Israel political leadership.
  5. ^ "Canadians Lessons from Mearsheimer & Walt's "The Israel Lobby"". Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East. April 2008. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  6. ^ Freeman-Maloy, Dan (26 June 2006). "AIPAC North". ZNetwork. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  7. ^ "Fellowship". CJPAC. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
  8. ^ "Generation". CJPAC. Retrieved 29 November 2025.


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