June 4, 2026 Toronto, ON A new report by York University’s Islamophobia Research Hub, “Working While Muslim: A Pilot Study of Intersectional Employment and Labour Market Experiences of Muslims in Canada” reveals systemic patterns of marginalization, significant income disparities, and workplace discrimination owing to Muslim religious affiliation.

The Islamophobia Research Hub at York UniversityHub launched their report "Documenting the “Palestine Exception": An Overview of Trends in Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Arab Racism in Canada in the aftermath of October 7, 2023"

At a press conference held in Ottawa, Nadia Hasan, director of the Islamophobia Research Hub at York University, discussed their new report on the increase in incidents of Islamophobia, Anti-Palestinian and Anti-Arab racism in Canada.