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]
Entity | Date listed | Date reviewed |
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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 Qaida | 23 July 2002 | 4 June 2021 |
Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 23 December 2010 | 25 November 2020 |
Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) | 28 December 2016 | 25 November 2020 |
Al Qaida 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 |
Armed Islamic Group (GIA) | 23 July 2002 | 21 November 2018 |
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 |
Hizballah | 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' 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 |
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 |
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