Current sectionWorld NewsAmericasOttawa urges companies to avoid investments, purchases and tourism linked to settlements, calling them illegal and a 'serious obstacle' to peace. The advisory comes as Canada's criticism of Israel intensifies over Gaza and settler violenceShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll07:18 PM • August 23 2026 IDTCanada has warned of the "significant legal, financial and reputational risks" of doing business with Israeli settlements in the West Bank, according to an official government advisory published on Friday recommending that Canadian businesses avoid it altogether.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:Israel settlementsCanadaWest BankHuman rightsTrending NowAn Israeli Startup Is Reinventing Salmon Farming. It May Upend a Global IndustryIsraeli Arab Families Are Moving to Jewish Cities. Eilat Is a Case in PointNetanyahu Rival Eisenkot Vows No Palestinian State: 'Not Now, Not in Next Gov't'Netanyahu's Need for Constant Security Crises Sparks Rare Clash With WashingtonMark Ruffalo Rejects Paramount's Antisemitism Charge Over His Israel CriticismCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesWest BankEisenkotTurkey-InterpolE1 TenderNetanyahuGazaCalifornia Special ElectionHaQuizHaaretz PodcastCanada Recommends Companies Avoid Trade With West Bank SettlementsOne Palestinian Demand Exposed the Limits of an Arab's Place in Israeli PoliticsShin Bet Chief's Sister Joins Far-right anti-LGBTQ Party Ahead of ElectionOpposition MK Eisenkot Not Granted Security Detail Despite Claiming ThreatsIsraeli Man Moderately Wounded in West Bank Stabbing Attack, Medics SayRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIDF Marks Detained Palestinians With Numbers as Northern West Bank Raids ExpandThe American Jewish Establishment Is Defending an Israel That No Longer ExistsDavid Remnick on Netanyahu, Mamdani and Israel's 'Failure to Face' GazaIsraeli Army Orders Criminal Probes Into Killing of Hind Rajab, Gaza MedicsAIPAC's Last-minute Spending Spree Fails to Block California ProgressiveGo to Qusra to See What Israel Is Trying to Hide