Lowy moved to Montreal in 1951, but viewed the moral climate in the community as deteriorating, and not conducive to the study of Torah.

It is thought that members of the community who travelled to New York City for a Purim religious celebration in early March became infected with COVID-19.

[12] Kiryas Tosh is served by its own Hatzolah unit for medical services, making it one of only three chapters in all of Canada.

[14] To help ensure the survival of the community's stringent religious traditions, relative isolation from the outside world is considered desirable by the village's leaders.

Inter-community suspicion has led to incidents of hateful vandalism against residents' property in Kiryas Tosh.

In a poll-by-poll map of Rivière-des-Mille-Îles, the riding that covers Kiryas Tosh, voter turnout was as low as 10% in 2008.