Prime Minister Mark Carney greets Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as they arrive at an International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at the National Holocaust Memorial in Ottawa, on Jan. 27, 2026. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
Political leaders and community figures attended the annual Holocaust memorial ceremony in Ottawa to commemorate victims of the Holocaust, and said Canadians must stand against anti-Semitism amid a rise of violent incidents targeting Jewish people and institutions.
The ceremony took place at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on Jan. 27, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, marking 81 years since the liberation of the Auschwitz–Birkenau concentration camp.
