The Israeli Jews of Canada

The Israeli Jews of Canada, numbering approximately 23,000 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an ethnoreligious community of Hebrew-speaking Jews who are citizens of, or recent immigrants from, the State of Israel. They mostly adhere to Judaism and English is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Jew, Israeli

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Jewish Peoples
Country: Canada
People Cluster: Jews
Primary Language(s): English (eng)
Primary Religion(s): Judaism
Population: 23,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG050506
View on Joshua Project

Pray for the Israeli Jews of Canada

Join others around the world in praying for the lost to be saved, the gospel to advance, the global Church to grow, and for laborers to be sent out and sustained in the harvest.

Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Judaism
Religious Affiliation: Judaism

98%
%
Judaism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: English
Language Family: Indo-European

90%
%
English Speakers

Media Resources in English:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Israeli Jews are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Israeli Jews:
Continue prayer and fasting for this group
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Israeli Jews of Canada

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
readMatthew 5:6

Pray for those who are lost to desire righteousness and to be filled with the peace and purpose that only comes from following Jesus.

And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.”
readLuke 7:50

Pray for the good news of Jesus Christ to reach many so that they can place their faith in Him and have lasting hope.

And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that having all sufficiency in all things at all times, you may abound in every good work.
read2 Corinthians 9:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God in all things, especially in times of persecution.

For so the Lord has commanded us, saying, “‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.’”
readActs 13:47

Pray that as people come to faith, they will follow the Lord's leading to go to their neighbors and share the treasure they found in Christ.

Jew, Israeli Across Countries (ROP3 - 104088) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
All

4 people groups

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▲Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Israeli JewsIsraeli JewsCanada23,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
Israeli JewsIsraeli JewsUnited States215,000Engaged yet UnreachedHebrewJudaism
Israeli JewsIsraeli JewsUnited Kingdom270,000Engaged yet UnreachedEnglishJudaism
Israeli JewsIsraeli JewsIsrael4,755,000Engaged yet UnreachedHebrewJudaism

To download a comprehensive people group list in spreadsheet form, visit our Research Data page.

Peoplegroups.org relies on updates from the field and other organizations for much of our data, so if you have any updates, please contact us. We use various international naming standards. For a list of these standards and fields, visit our Data Standards section.

Scroll to Top