List of organizations designated as terrorist by Canada

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

See also: List of designated terrorist groups

Active

Currently listed entities, as of 2 December 2024[3]
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
Houthi movement 3 December 2024 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

  1. Armed Islamic Group (GIA) (listed on 23 July 2002, removed on 18 June 2024[4])
  2. People's Mujahedin of Iran (listed in 2005,[5] removed in 2012[6][7])

See also

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Counter-terrorism". www.publicsafety.gc.ca. 2018-12-21. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Government of Canada lists the IRGC as a terrorist entity". Public Safety Canada. 19 June 2024. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  5. ^ Canada Gazette (25 May 2005). "Canada Gazette Part II, May 25, 2005" (PDF). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Canada drops Iranian group MEK from terror list". CBC. 20 December 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
  7. ^ "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.