Boycott List of Shame
At the Canadian BDS Coalition, one of the questions we receive most frequently is: “Which products and businesses should we boycott? Which businesses should we support, if we want to support Palestinian rights and liberation?”
Of course, the campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions isn’t just about individual consumer choices — it’s about building collective power and challenging Israeli apartheid through cultural boycott, academic boycott and military embargo, in addition to the economic boycott of Israeli products and products produced by corporations profiting from the occupation. However, there are some key companies and products that are the targets of national and global boycott campaigns that we highlight on our “List of Shame.” This list also highlights Canadian companies that profit from occupation or that donate to, support and market occupation products. We view this list as a helpful tool to help individuals decide how to direct their shopping — but also for local Palestine solidarity groups, labour unions, social justice campaigners and others to find intersections around corporate complicity and determine local targets for campaigning.
Boycott List/List of Shame
This is a new project, so we know our list is not complete! Use our form to ensure complicit companies are on this boycott list!
The Aga Khan Museum (Toronto), a museum with a mandate to offer perspective and insight into the Islamic civilization, hosted an event in 2018 that sponsored by the Israeli consulate. Support of the Scotiabank Contact Photography Festival #Shutdown Elbit #Shame on Scotia.
Ahava – This cosmetic company’s factory and visitor centre is located in an illegal Israeli settlement, and the company’s activities are based on extracting resources from the Dead Sea in occupied Palestine. All dead sea salts and products in Canada are Israeli, taken from the Dead Sea.
Airbnb – After initially committing to stop listing rentals in Israel’s illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory, Airbnb did a complete reversal, and will now continue to allow rentals on stolen Palestinian land. The Canadian Airbnb HQ is part of MaRS Discovery District, the flagship innovation hub for business, government, and community. Pledge to deactivate your Airbnb account Also Expedia and Booking.
Aldo: Canadian company with stores in Israel
Amazon – invested $7.2B in Israel in summer 2023, delivers to settlements. $1.22 billion contract to provide cloud technology to the Israeli government and military
Aroma– store in Israeli settlement of Maale Adumim. Buys milk from Israeli settlements. 15+ years of boycott in Canada.
Ballet BC – danced apartheid Israel in 2018.
Bank of Montreal (BMO) – according to Bank Track, BMO has investments in settlements. Read about banks.
BCLiquor, LCBO, SAQ and other Canadian provincial and territorial liquor agencies carrying apartheid Israeli wine and other products. (See below info on Israeli win.
BP (British Petroleum) – profiting directly from Israeli occupation, taking resources which rightfully belong to Palestinians
Bryan Adams played apartheid Israel in 2017.
Burt’s Bee: Product specifically says ingredient is sourced in Israel. See other products from well.ca that have ingredients from Israel.
CAF (Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles) – is involved in building the Jerusalem light rail. The City of Calgary is on shame list of contracting with CAF.
Cafe Landwer -an Israeli company that has locations in Canada and the US, and attracted international criticism after opening a location in Jerusalem on top of the remains of an important Muslim cemetery
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is invested in a umber of companies which are on the UN Database such as Bak Hapolim, Israel Discount Bank Ltd, and others. Also, it is invested in Elbit, Palantir, WSPand others. In fact CDPQ is the largest invested shareholder in Allied Universal. See letter in le Devoir.
Canada Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)- has a long history of “erasing” Palestine, refusing to even say the word “Palestine” and an anti-Palestinian bias. Read more.
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board –invests at least 7 percent of our public pension in Israeli war crimes.
Celine Dion for playing apartheid.
Chevron – multinational US fossil fuel company is the main international corporation extracting gas by apartheid Israel from the Mediterranean.
CIBC – promotes Israel investment, with endorsement from Jewish National fund president. Read about banks.
City of Vancouver- Despite strong and diverse community pushback, #VanCityCouncil has adopted the divisive and dangerous IHRA definition. The IHRA is designed to “chill” speech on Palestine, but activists in Vancouver were clear that they will not be silenced. #NoIHRA
City of Vaughan – stands in solidarity with Israel, refuses to acknowledge Palestine.
COMSA Corporación – involved in the Jerusalem blue line rail project, in Canada they manufacture fountains and lighting.
Costco- carries Hadiklaim Medjoul and other Israeli product. It is reported the Costco sells produce from Oppy which indicates on their website products are imported from Israel. See more about retailers.
Cott Corporation (Now: Primo Water Corporation)-a North American and European water, coffee and coffee extracts, and filtration solutions service company. The company’s subsidiary, Eden Springs, extracts water from a spring in the occupied Syrian Golan. By extracting water from the Golan for decades, the company is exploiting Syrian resources and strengthening Israel’s control over the occupied Syrian Golan. (See Eden Springs below.) The company’s subsidiary, Eden Springs, extracts water from a spring in the occupied Syrian Golan. Company brands include: Alhambra, Athena, Belmont Springs, Sierra Springs, Crystal Springs, Hinckley Springs, Kentwood Springs, Sparkletts, Labrador Source, Canadian Springs, Mount Olympics, Crystal Rock, The Mountain Valley, Amazon Springs Water, and Eden.
Duty Free Americas – the Falic family, owners of the US Duty Free Americas shops, donated at least $5.6 million to settler organizations in West Bank over past decade.
Eden Springs – According to Who Profits, the company extracts and distributes mineral water. The company operates in Europe through the brand Eden. The company extracts water from a spring in the occupied Syrian Golan, By extracting water from the Golan for decades, the company is exploiting Syrian resources and strengthening Israel’s control over the occupied Syrian Golan. Through the company Hydra Dutch Holdings 2 B.V, Eden Springs is part of the company Cott- Water and Coffee Services, a public company based in Canada and USA, traded in NYSE and TSX under the symbols COTT and BCB. In 2020, Cott completed its purchase of Primo Water Corporation. Products include water, water dispensers, refill machines, and filtration equipment. (See Cott Corporation above for more details on brands.) Refreshco is Cott’s bottler
eDreams – Through the company’s three brands eDreams, Opodo and Travellink, the company promotes properties located in illegal settlements across the occupied West Bank, East Jerusalem and Syrian Golan. The company include five travel brands: eDreams, GOVoyages, Opodo, Travellink and Liligo. The company is included in the UN database.
Enovid by SaNOtize -nasal spray to prevent and treat covid developed in Canada but manufactured and shipped from Israel.
Fabricland: support Walk for Israel each year
FIFA – The Canadian BDS Coalition is pleased to be one of the initiating organizations for #KickOutApartheid
Fiverr International Ltd. an Israeli based free lance company that is supportive of Israeli military
Fruit Dome – a Montreal based fresh produce importer has sold herbs and perhaps other produce from Israel. Check labels closely and ask for clear indication of the country of origin of any product purchased.
General Mills – General Mills is on the UN’s list of corporations complicit with Israeli settlements due to their activities in illegal colonial settlements in the West Bank. They produce many cereals sold across Canada, as well as Pillsbury products (below). On May 31, 2022, General Mills said it will stop making Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian land.
GlobaleSIM – an Israeli provider of e-SIM in Canada for various destinations including to the USA and Mexico.
Google, Amazon and Microsoft collaboration with Israeli apartheid is part of a larger pattern of Big Tech fueling state violence across the globe. Tech companies like Amazon and Google are the new war profiteers and have dismal human rights records. Check out the #NoTechForApartheid campaign, and Microsoft on whoprofits.
Green Party of Canada – forgot to update their Policy in regard to Palestine that was ratified by their membership (by over 90%)
Habourfront (Toronto) – Harbourfront’s 2022 International Dance Festival “Torque” was opened by the Israeli Dance Troup L-E-V. Harbourfront did not respond to over 3400 letters calling for cancelling this “Brand Israel” group.
Hewlett Packard – HP and its spin-off companies are involved in contracts to track the Palestinian population, secure the siege on Gaza and document the imprisonment of Palestinians. Boycott HP products, printers, computers and other devices. Join as an HP-Free zone and/or get your “this is my last HP” sticker.
HSBC: The international HSBC bank is a major shareholder in companies selling weapons and military technology to Israel and also provides those companies with the loans they need to operate. According to Bank Track has investments in settlements. See action you can take. Read about banks. Read about banks.
Holland-Bloorview (Canada’s leading children hospital for rehabilitation), March of Dimes, and the Ontario government accessibility leadership went to Israel in 2019 learn about accessibility, supporting the accessibility washing of Israeli war crimes.
Indigo/ Chapters Inc. is a Canadian bookstore banner owned by Indigo Books and Music. It operates superstores under the banners Chapters and Indigo, and smaller stores under the banners Coles, Indigospirit, SmithBooks and The Book Company. Two of the major owners founded the Heseg Foundation for Lone Soldiers, aimed at encouraging foreigners to join the Israeli army, and pursue their studies in Israel.
International Cellars Inc – Most Israeli wine distributed to all of Canada’s four western provinces comes through one Vancouver-based company, International Cellars Inc. They promote wines from the Golan Heights Winery and its joint venture, Galil Mountain Winery, as well as the Teperberg 1870 Winery (which openly shows its vineyards in occupied Palestinian territory on its website). Read more.
Israeli Dates and other Agricultural Products (Jordan River, Mehadrin, La Palma, Bomaja, King Solomon, Prana, NBF and others — check the label!) – Israeli dates and other agricultural products are grown on stolen Palestinian land, often through the exploitation of Palestinian labour under colonization. Nearly 75% of the Medjoul dates on the market are sold as “Products of Israel.” Boycott Israeli products and purchase Palestinian agricultural produce instead.
Israeli Wines – Boycott “Israeli” wines grown on occupied Palestinian and Syrian lands. In many provinces, government-owned liquor stores are selling these wines, making them directly complicit in the war crimes being committed on stolen land. Learn more about the #BoycottIsraeliWines campaign.
Laline – Israeli company with stores in Canada, and has stores in occupied Palestine and occupied Syrian Golan
lululemon – Canadian company opens stores in Israel
Justin Bieber for playing apartheid
Kraken Robotics – Kraken supplies its KATFISH towed sonar system to Elbit Systems Ltd., Israel’s biggest weapons company.
Krav Maga – is the official self-defense and hand-to-hand combat system used by Israel. Krav Maga is an aggressive system without rules that is used by the Israeli military to train soldiers. Locations in cities include Vancouver, Toronto area, Montreal, Regina and other locations across Canada.
Loblaws (No Frills) was placed on the shame list for support of Walk with Israel. Loblaw Companies carry various Israeli produce and other products. See more about retailers.
Manitoba Hydro, through its subsidiary Manitoba Hydro International, has with the Israel Electric Corporation relates to licenses and maintenance for software that simulates and analyzes power systems. A number of other Canadian utility companies have failed to indicate if they have an agreement with Israel Electric Corporation despite being asked multiple times. You can see the list here.
Manulife – According to Bank Track has investments in Settlements. Read about banks.
McDonald’s– it was reported that provided free meals to Israeli military
McGill University — In 2022, the McGill administration has threatened to terminate an agreement with the undergraduate student union that would withhold its funding after the student union adopted (71% approval) the Palestine Solidarity Policy in its campus referendum. Repeated calls for interventions to removed encampments in spring 2024.
Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt – CEO Amit Kleinberger attributes his successful enterprise to his time in the Israeli military.
Moxies: employees fired for supporting a pro-Palestinian protestors in Toronto
The Jim Pattison Group- a reactionary Evangelical Christian Zionist (or as the Israeli media called him, an “Evangelical billionaire”) who has financially supported many right-wing projects, including a donation of NIS 10.6 million ($2.9 million) to “Israeli Roots Journey”. This project is run by the group Mibereshit is co-funded by the Israeli state, and has been referred to by some teachers in Israel as “incessant indoctrination”. Boycott all divisions and outlets of the enormous and global Jim Pattison group, which boasts 455 locations world wide. Join us by endorsing this campaign and sending the message that oppression of the Palestinian people will not be tolerated!! Boycott the Jim Pattison Group, a statement by the Canada Palestine Association (Vancouver) 2012. Grocery stores & media.
Pillsbury – Pillsbury is a subsidiary of General Mills. This means that Pillsbury products have been cited by the UN for their complicity and involvement with illegal settlements. Even the Pillsbury family has spoken out against Pillsbury’s involvement in apartheid. On May 31, 2022, General Mills said it will stop making Pillsbury products on stolen Palestinian land.
PayPal – Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza are unable to use PayPal services, while Israeli settlers living in the West Bank have full access to the platform. Not having access to PayPal limits the growth of Palestinian businesses — especially the burgeoning tech sector, which is providing employment and livelihood to Palestinians. Sign Petition.
PepsiCo- is in partnership with Tempo Beverages. See listing under Tempo. PepsiCo includes Lays, Starbucks, Ruffles, Quaker Oats, Aquafine, Sabra, Bubly, Tostitos, Quaker Oats, 7UP, Mountain-Dew, Gatorade, Cheetos, Fritos, Liptons, Munchies, Miss Vickies, Ocean Spray, Tazo and others. To check out if a product is part of PepsiCo line up check out https://www.pepsico.com/our-brands/creating-smiles/our-products,
PlantX – opened stores in Israel, along with vegan-washing.
Puma – This sportswear company is the sponsor of the Israel Football Association, officially sponsoring racist teams like Beitar, teams in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank, and an entire structure of Israeli colonialism. The Canadian BDS Coalition campaign has been focused on Puma in Canada and will continue until Puma is completely apartheid free. Puma continues to have a contract with Maccabi.
Puma Toronto Women’s Run Series – Given Puma is involved in violations of international law and human rights as a main sponsor of the Israel Football Association (IFA), the Toronto Women’s Run Series needs to consider how this reflects on their own image and integrity through this flagship sponsorship.
Ontario government – The Attorney General screened to eliminate those law students who had signed petition supporting human rights for Palestinians.
Procter & Gamble’s (P&G) Israel House of Innovation collaborates with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NASDAQ: TEVA; TASE: TEVA). The P&G brands are numerous with a few including Bounce, Downy, Gain, Tide, Bounty, Old Spice, Pantene, Cascade, Febreze, Swifter, Crest, Oral B, Scope, Ivory, Pampers, Secret, Olay.
RE/MAX ’s Israeli franchise has offices in the West Bank colonies of Ma’ale Edomim and Oranit, as well as in occupied East Jerusalem. RE/MAX also sells and rents homes located in the occupied Palestinian territories. Learn more.
Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) – has over 2 M shares valued at over $56 M USD in Palantir holdings. This relationship flies in the face of the recently offered option of a market-linked guaranteed investment certificate based upon environmental, social, and governance investigations which preclude investments in divisive and dangerous elements of society. The RBC also is invested in a number of companies listed in the UN data base and has indicated it can not divest these from their equity instruments, and also we stand in solidarity with the call for the RBC to divest from Costal GasLink. Royal Bank donated money to Israel after Oct. 7, 2023. According to Bank Track has investments in settlements. Read about banks.
Sabra Hummus – This product is produced in a joint venture between PepsiCo and the Strauss Group. The Strauss Group financially supports the Israeli occupation army.
Scotiabank – investments in UN data base companies complicit with settlement -Bank Leumi and Mizrahi Tefahot Bank- as per Bank Track and also major investor in the Israel’s largest arms manufacturer, Elbit. Shame on Scotiabank #Shut Elbit Down. According to Bank Track has investments in settlements. Read about banks.
Schulich School of Business hosts study abroad exchanges with Israel, as the settler colonial state continues to occupy and kill Palestinians.
Seacret “Dead Sea” Products – Like Ahava, Seacret’s business model is based on the extraction of Palestinian resources from the Dead Sea.
Sealy (Tempur Sealy) – operates a brand store in the Design City Mall, which opened in 2021 in Mishor Adumim, an Israeli illegal settlement industrial zone in the occupied West Bank. Sealy Canada Ltd. is a subsidiary.
Sephora, owned by LVHM, LVHM investment in Israeli blood diamonds
Sobeys – (part of EmpireCo) sells Israeli products, continues to support Walk for Israel even though had said was just one store when challenged several years ago.
SodaStream – These machines and accessories are made by an Israeli company in the occupied Naqab. SodaStream is complicit in the ongoing displacement projects targeting Palestinian Bedouin villages and homes
Stevie Wonder – did not decline Israel’s Wolf Prize
Stingray Radio – operates 100 radio stations across Canada and has an office in Tel Aviv Israel, They have been at the forefront especially the radio host, Brett Mineer at CHNL 610 in Kamloops BC who has been perpetuating pro Israeli false propaganda on his radio show as well as his Twitter account and has been actively silencing all Pro-Palestinian activists voices both on his radio show as well as on his Twitter account by blocking them. His ill-actions are being investigated by Canada’s regulators CBSC. Read more. To find their radio stations, audio channels, TV channels, and other products.
Tangerine Bank (operating as Tangerine) is a Canadian direct bank that is a subsidiary of Scotiabank. Read about banks.
Tap & Barrel Restaurants, multiple locations, Vancouver, for hosting pro Israel Uri Goldflam for gathering of British Columbia chapter of YPO, Young Presidents Organization. Restaurant CEO, Daniel Frankel posted statements about this on his social media, but when people referenced the islamophobia he made his account private.
Tempo Beverages – according to Who Profits Tempo Beverages and its subsidiaries are the exclusive distributors of various beverage products to the Palestinian Authority, benefiting from access to a captive Palestinian market generated by the Israeli occupation of Palestinian land. The company is controlled by Tempo Beer Industries (60%) and Heineken International B.V. (40%). Fully owned subsidiaries: Tempo Beverages Cyprus, Aqua Nova Waters, Barkan Wineries, Tempo Marketing, Neni, C.Z.A.S. (Segal Wines) (100%), Barkan Wineries Marketing & Distribution (100%), Israel Wine Services Marketing 2001 (100%) Partially owned subsidiaries: Adir R. Y. Trade (50%), T.M.I.R. – Manufacturers Recycling Corporation in Israel (5.1%), Hulda Real Estate (74%), Ashkelon Wines Carmei Zion (93.75%).The company has commercial agreements with XL Energy Corp, Pernod Ricard, Vodka Beluga, Perrier, Aqua Minerales San Benedetto, Tradall, PepsiCo, San Pellegrino, Stock International. We encourage you to boycott any of these associated companies.
TD Bank – has some investments in Elbit. Provided support to the United Jewish Appeal (UJA). Read about banks.
TEVA – Teva Pharmaceuticals is Israel’s largest pharmahttps://www.instagram.com/p/CyORRWHIqeH/?img_index=1ceutical company, which contributes millions of dollars in taxes each year to the Israeli regime and its military. Teva has also filed lawsuits against boycott campaigners in France in an attempt to silence these campaigns. Get your don’t fill Teva stickers & learn more.
Thrifty Foods (BC, owned by Sobeys)– sells apartheid hava, specifically Sadaf. See more about retailers.
Tim Hortons –is the sister company of Burger King, which supports Israeli military by providing free food and drinks. Burger King and Tim Hortons are owned by Restaurant Brands International (RDI). Boycott RDI and its subsidiaries in Canada–Tim Hortons, Burger King, and Popeyes.
TMU(Toronto Metropolitan University) – reviewed law students signing a letter supporting Palestinian human rights
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) – made its first-ever touring appearances in Israel, with performances in Jerusalem on May 11, 2017 and Tel Aviv on May 13, 2017. The TSO also has hosted the Brand-Israel Israel, The Israel Symphony Orchestra.
TripAdvisor – lists more than 70 different properties, activities and attractions in illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). By doing so, TripAdvisor is boosting the settlement economy and contributing to settlement expansion. The company’s promotion of settlements as a tourist destination helps to “normalise” and legitimise them to the public. Settlements are illegal under international law – their creation amounts to a war crime. Settlements are on stolen Palestinian land. They should not be tourist destinations.
Uber Eats – labeled Palestinian and other Arab and Western Asian eateries as Israeli.
United Church of Canada – The Canadian BDS Coalition provided a detailed response to the UCC taskforce but this was not included in the report back by the UCC. The UCC at its General Council in 2009 asked Palestinians to recognize the State of Israel and has never apologized or reversed that policy officially. In 2012, the UCC added to a motion at its General Council that it supported right of return only if Jewish demographic integrity (majority) was maintained. An cooperation accord between B’nai Brith and the United Church of Canada signed in May 1973 remains in place. In 2015 , the United Church of Canada voted to divest from occupation, however has never disclosed its investments in pension plan or any other funds, and has not divested any funds.
The University of Alberta – the University fired the director of the Sexual Assault Centre for signing a Palestine human rights petition and called the police on a candlelight vigil organized by Students for Justice in Palestine, calling them a danger to the community. Police brutality to dismantle camp in May 2024, initiated by the University of Alberta.
University of Edmonton: Police brutality to dismantle the camp May 2024, based on call by the university administration.
University of Manitoba – which suspended nursing student, Arij Al Khafagi for speaking out on social media against Israel’s violence against Palestinians in Gaza. Removal of medical student valedictory speech to appease pro Israel donor in May 2024.
University of Ottawa: for suspending doctor from U of O residency after pro-Palestinian social media posts
University of Toronto – Faculty of Law, caved in to external pressure from a sitting federal judge and university donor not to hire Dr. Valentina Azarova as director for its renowned International Human Rights PrograIHRP) because of her scholarship on Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories.
Walmart: pledges $1 million aid for Israel victims. Walmart said its donation follows a $1 million grant the Walmart Foundation pledged to the U.S. Holocaust Museum in October, and match funds of employees up to $3M in the USD. Also sell PlantX. See more about retailers.
Wix – This web management company is an Israeli product. If you are looking for apartheid-free web hosting, steer clear of Wix. Boycott Apartheid, Boycott WIX
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff a Montreal based company ha a team that is responsible for the planning and the design of the Jerusalem light rail.
York University – limiting student agency to protest. Complicit in limiting self governing bodies tied to the Palestinian movement and peaceful protests.
Zara– Canadian-Israeli Joey Schwebel, the chair of the Israeli franchisee for Zara, hosted MK Itamar Ben-Gvir
Israeli fruits, vegetables and other produce which is often from illegal settlements and medjoul with “product of Israel” which are from illegal settlements. Ask retailers to remove these from their shelves. See more about retailers.
See more information on products and companies to boycott: Guide for Canada of Economic Boycott
Use these sources to look at which companies are complicit with illegal settlements.
Who Profits, Investigate, and the UN database
Media
National Post and Postmedia. This call goes back to the beginning of this century when the National Post published on July 30, 2001 an editorial under the title “Anti-racism, in name only”. The Vancouver Sun on July 31, 2001 reprinted the same editorial as a “Guest Editorial” under the title “The West should shun conferences where the racism deck is stacked”. On August 1, 2001, the Vancouver Sun published an opinion piece by Gerald M. Steinberg under the title “Canada shouldn’t support condemnations of Israel”. See the CBC, Jim Pattison Group and Stingray above, as well as read more here,
Political Shame List
Each year businesses sponsor the Walk with Israel in Toronto. Check out the sponsors of this and other pro-apartheid events
Some examples include: CIBC, Cineplex, Canadian Tire (CT Reit), KPMG, Loblaws Company Limited, St. Clair Ice Cream, Two-bite, Fabricland, Yogurtys, Yogen Fruz Sobeys, No Frills (part of Loblaw Companies), Rio-Canada, Harvey Kalles Real Estate, Colliers International
Companies sponsoring Walk With Israel are being asked to consider their unconditional support for Israel, and need to ask themselves if they would support the same violations of human rights and international law anywhere else in the world, a free-pass of unconditional support.
Retailer shame list. Those selling Israeli medjoul and/or other products
All products on the Canada Stop Arming Israel list