US EditionConcordia closes downtown campus after 2 arrests following pro-Palestine, pro-Israel demonstrations
Concordia University closed its downtown campus to prevent disruptions from planned protests marking the two-year anniversary of Hamas's attack that killed 1,200 people.
- On Tuesday, Concordia University closed all in-person classes at its downtown Montreal campus, emailing students that the closure aimed to avoid planned protests, The Canadian Press reported Oct. 7, 2025.
- Tuesday marks the two-year anniversary of the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attack that killed 1,200 and led to about 250 taken hostage, as thousands of Montreal students strike near the Henry F. Hall Building and Square-Victoria–OACI Metro station.
- Warning of 'hundreds' of protesters, Carr wrote, and he advised faculty they may switch to remote delivery if feasible, citing the 'threat of extreme disruption.'
- Two arrests Monday followed the disruption of a class and a midterm exam, with Graham Carr saying neither are 'members of the Concordia community' and one carried incendiary devices.
- Thousands of students voted to go on a two-day strike as part of a week of action amid a conflict Gaza's Health Ministry says has killed more than 66,000 people.
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The risk of "extreme disruptions" in the city centre on Tuesday is too high, the Rector said.
Concordia closes downtown campus after 2 arrests following pro-Palestine, pro-Israel demonstrations
Concordia University has closed its downtown Montreal campus, cancelling classes and labs on Tuesday, amid protests near the school and after a small group of protesters disrupted classes and a midterm exam on Monday.
Concordia University closes downtown campus ahead of Oct. 7 protests
MONTREAL — Concordia University has closed all in-person classes at its downtown Montreal campus ahead of protests on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. University president Graham Carr says the threat of “extreme disruption” is too high to operate normally, with hundreds of protesters expected at the campus this afternoon. […]
Concordia University announced the closure of its campus on Tuesday. Thousands of students are waiting in front of the institution's doors in the afternoon to protest in support of Palestine on the occasion of October 7.
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