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
[edit]Active
[edit]| Entity | Date listed | Date reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB) | 29 June 2015 | 7 June 2024 |
| Abu Nidal Organization (ANO) | 12 February 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | 12 February 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB) | 2 April 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al-Ashtar Brigades | 21 June 2019 | 4 December 2025 |
| Al-Murabitoun | 2 June 2014 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al-Muwaqi'un Bil Dima | 7 November 2013 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al Qaida | 23 July 2002 | 4 December 2025 |
| Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 23 December 2010 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) | 28 December 2016 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 23 July 2002 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al Shabaab | 5 March 2010 | 7 June 2024 |
| Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (AGAI) | 23 July 2002 | 7 June 2024 |
| Ansar al-Islam (AI) | 17 May 2004 | 7 June 2024 |
| Ansar Dine | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Ansarallah | 2 December 2024 | 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 | 4 December 2025 |
| Aum Shinrikyo (Aum) | 10 December 2002 | 7 June 2024 |
| Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) | 18 June 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Blood & Honour (B&H) | 21 June 2019 | 7 June 2024 |
| Boko Haram | 24 December 2013 | 7 June 2024 |
| Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| Cártel de Sinaloa | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| Cártel del Golfo | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| Cárteles Unidos | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| Caucasus Emirate | 24 December 2013 | 7 June 2024 |
| Combat 18 (C18) | 21 June 2019 | 7 June 2024 |
| Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN) | 2 April 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) | 2 April 2003 | 4 June 2021 |
| Fatemiyoun Division | 21 June 2019 | 4 December 2025 |
| Front de Libération du Macina | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) | 2 April 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar | 24 May 2005 | 7 June 2024 |
| Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Faction of the Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) | 23 October 2006 | 7 June 2024 |
| Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya) (Islamic Resistance Movement) | 27 November 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Haqqani Network | 9 May 2013 | 7 June 2024 |
| Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS) | 21 June 2019 | 7 June 2024 |
| Harakat ul-Mudjahidin (HuM) | 27 November 2002 | 7 June 2024 |
| HASAM (Harakat Sawa'd Misr) | 11 February 2019 | 7 June 2024 |
| Hizballah | 10 December 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Hizbul Mujahideen | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Indian Mujahideen (IM) | 28 December 2016 | 7 June 2024 |
| International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy - Canada (IRFAN – CANADA) | 24 April 2014 | 7 June 2024 |
| International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) | 18 June 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) | 2 April 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps | 19 June 2024 | N/A |
| Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force (IRGC-QF) | 17 December 2012 | 7 June 2024 |
| Islamic State | 20 August 2012 | 7 June 2024 |
| Islamic State – Bangladesh | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Islamic State – Democratic Republic of the Congo | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| Islamic State East Asia | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Islamic State in the Greater Sahara | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Islamic State Khorasan Province (ISKP) | 23 May 2018 | 4 December 2025 |
| Islamic State in Libya | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP) | 7 April 2015 | 7 June 2024 |
| Islamic State West Africa Province | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) | 27 November 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
| Jama'at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| James Mason | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| Jaysh Al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA) | 30 October 2014 | 7 June 2024 |
| Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI) | 2 April 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Kahane Chai (Kach) | 24 May 2005 | 7 June 2024 |
| Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) | 10 December 2002 | 7 June 2024 |
| La Familia Michoacana | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| La Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) | 18 June 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) | 18 June 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 8 April 2006 | 7 June 2024 |
| Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA) | 2 June 2014 | 7 June 2024 |
| Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) | 13 November 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| 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 | 4 December 2025 |
| Russian Imperial Movement | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| Samidoun | 15 October 2024 | N/A |
| Sendero Luminoso (SL) | 12 February 2003 | 7 June 2024 |
| Taliban | 9 May 2013 | 7 June 2024 |
| Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 5 July 2011 | 7 June 2024 |
| The Base | 3 February 2021 | 4 December 2025 |
| The Bishnoi Gang | 29 September 2025 | N/A |
| Three Percenters | 25 June 2021 | N/A |
| Tren de Aragua | 20 February 2025 | N/A |
| World Tamil Movement (WTM) | 13 June 2008 | 7 June 2024 |
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])
- Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (removed in 2025[8])
See also
[edit]References
[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 News. 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.
- ^ Major, Darren (5 December 2025). "Canada removes Syria from list of terror-sponsoring states". CBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2025.