Organizations designated as terrorist by Canada are groups that have been listed by the Canadian government as terrorist organisations.
Since 18 December 2001, the Anti-terrorism Act has allowed for section 83.05 of the Canadian Criminal Code to be invoked by the Governor in Council to maintain a list of "entities" that are engaged in terrorism, facilitating it, or acting on behalf of such an entity.[1][2]
Matters relevant to overall counterterrorism and national security within the Government of Canada fall under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.[2] A review is conducted by the minister every five years to determine whether an entity should remain listed. Entities may apply for a judicial review by the Chief Justice of the Federal Court. Both ministerial and judicial reviews are published in the Canada Gazette.[1] The list is also published on the website of Public Safety Canada.[3]
List
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edit| Entity | Date listed | Date reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB) | 29 June 2015 | 21 November 2018 |
| Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) | 12 February 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | 12 February 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB) | 21 June 2019 | 25 November 2020 |
| Al-Murabitoun | 2 June 2014 | 21 November 2018 |
| Al-Muwaqi'un Bil Dima | 7 November 2013 | 21 November 2018 |
| Al Qaeda | 23 July 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 23 December 2010 | 25 November 2020 |
| Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) | 28 December 2016 | 25 November 2020 |
| Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 23 July 2002 | 21 November 2018 |
| Al Shabaab | 5 March 2010 | 25 November 2020 |
| Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) | 2 April 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (AGAI) | 23 July 2002 | 21 November 2018 |
| Ansar al-Islam (AI) | 17 May 2004 | 21 November 2018 |
| Ansar Dine | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Aryan Strikeforce | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| Asbat Al-Ansar (AAA) (The League of Partisans) | 27 November 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Atomwaffen Division | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Aum Shinrikyo | 10 December 2002 | 21 November 2018 |
| Blood & Honour (B&H) | 21 June 2019 | N/A |
| Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) | 18 June 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Boko Haram | 24 December 2013 | 21 November 2018 |
| Caucasus Emirate | 24 December 2013 | 21 November 2018 |
| Combat 18 (C18) | 21 June 2019 | N/A |
| Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) | 2 April 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) | 2 April 2003 | 4 June 2021 |
| Fatemiyoun Division (FD) | 21 June 2019 | 25 November 2020 |
| Front de Libération du Macina | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) | 2 April 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar | 24 May 2005 | 21 November 2018 |
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Faction of the Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) | 23 October 2006 | 21 November 2018 |
| Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya) (Islamic Resistance Movement) | 27 November 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Haqqani Network | 9 May 2013 | 21 November 2018 |
| Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS) | 21 June 2019 | N/A |
| Harakat ul-Mudjahidin (HuM) | 27 November 2002 | 21 November 2018 |
| HASAM (Harakat Sawa'd Misr) | 11 February 2019 | N/A |
| Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham | 7 November 2013 | 25 November 2020 |
| Hezbollah | 10 December 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Hizbul Mujahideen | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Indian Mujahideen (IM) | 28 December 2016 | 21 November 2018 |
| International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy - Canada (IRFAN – CANADA) | 24 April 2014 | 21 November 2018 |
| International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) | 18 June 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) | 2 April 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 19 June 2024 | N/A |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force | 17 December 2012 | 21 November 2018 |
| Islamic State | 20 August 2012 | 21 November 2018 |
| Islamic State – Bangladesh | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Islamic State - Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| Islamic State East Asia | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP) | 23 May 2018 | 25 November 2020 |
| Islamic State in Libya | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP) | 7 April 2015 | 21 November 2018 |
| Islamic State West Africa Province | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) | 27 November 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| James Nolan Mason | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| Jaysh Al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA) | 30 October 2014 | 21 November 2018 |
| Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) | 2 April 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Kahane Chai (Kach) | 24 May 2005 | 21 November 2018 |
| Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) | 10 December 2002 | 21 November 2018 |
| Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) | 18 June 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) | 18 June 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 8 April 2006 | 21 November 2018 |
| Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA) | 2 June 2014 | 21 November 2018 |
| Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) | 13 November 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) | 27 November 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC) | 13 November 2003 | 4 June 2021 |
| Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | 13 November 2003 | 4 June 2021 |
| Proud Boys | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Russian Imperial Movement | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Samidoun | 15 October 2024 | N/A |
| Sendero Luminoso (SL) | 12 February 2003 | 21 November 2018 |
| Taliban | 9 May 2013 | 21 November 2018 |
| Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 5 July 2011 | 21 November 2018 |
| The Base | 3 February 2021 | N/A |
| Three Percenters | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| World Tamil Movement (WTM) | 13 June 2008 | 21 November 2018 |
Former
edit- Armed Islamic Group (GIA) (listed on 23 July 2002, removed on 18 June 2024[4])
- People's Mujahedin of Iran (listed in 2005,[5] removed in 2012[6][7])
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46, s 83.05". Laws-lois.justice.gc.ca. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ a b "Counter-terrorism". www.publicsafety.gc.ca. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
- ^ a b "Currently listed entities". Public Safety Canada. Government of Canada. 21 December 2018. Archived from the original on 28 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Government of Canada lists the IRGC as a terrorist entity". Public Safety Canada. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
- ^ Canada Gazette (25 May 2005). "Canada Gazette Part II, May 25, 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Canada drops Iranian group MEK from terror list". CBC. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "ARCHIVED - The Minister of Public Safety announces changes to Criminal Code list of terrorist entities". Public Safety Canada. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2021.