Leah Finkelstein, an Orthodox Jewish woman of color, has experienced exclusion and discrimination within the community, such as her son's achievement being misattributed to a white teammate.

Devyani Saltzman, a prominent figure in the arts world, is on a mission to diversify the behind-the-scenes landscape of the arts industry, pointing out that despite a seemingly diverse audience, boards and structures remain predominantly white and old-fashioned.

The first Jews in Canada were Sephardim who founded the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue in Montreal in 1768, with Ashkenazi Jews following from Europe.