In 2015 , police across the country recorded 159 hate crimes targeted at Muslims , up from 45 in 2012 , representing an increase of 253 per cent Islamophobia has manifested itself as vandalism of mosques , and physical assaults on Muslims , including violence against Muslim women wearing the hijab or niqab . In January 2017 , six Muslims were killed in a shooting at a Quebec city mosque . The number of Islamophobic incidents have significantly increased in the last two years . Islamophobia has been condemned by Canadian governments on the federal , provincial and municipal level
shooting at a Quebec city mosque
Quebec City mosque shooting
Islamophobia in Canada