List of organizations designated as terrorist by Canada explained

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. 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, !Entity!Date listed!Date reviewed

Abdallah Azzam Brigades (AAB)
Abu Nidal Organization (ANO)
Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
Al-Ashtar Brigades (AAB)
Al-Murabitoun
Al-Muwaqi'un Bil Dima
Al Qaida
Al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Al Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS)
Al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM)
Al Shabaab
Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade (AAMB)
Al-Gama'a al-Islamiyya (AGAI)
Ansar al-Islam (AI)
Ansar Dine		N/A
Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
Aryan Strikeforce		N/A
Asbat Al-Ansar (AAA) (The League of Partisans)
Atomwaffen Division		N/A
Aum Shinrikyo
Blood & Honour (B&H)		N/A
Babbar Khalsa International (BKI)
Boko Haram
Caucasus Emirate
Combat 18 (C18)		N/A
Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN)
Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA)
Fatemiyoun Division (FD)
Front de Libération du Macina		N/A
Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar
Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Faction of the Hezb-e Islami, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG)
Hamas (Harakat Al-Muqawama Al-Islamiya) (Islamic Resistance Movement)
Haqqani Network
Harakat al-Sabireen (HaS)		N/A
Harakat ul-Mudjahidin (HuM)
HASAM (Harakat Sawa'd Misr)		N/A
Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham
Hizballah
Hizbul Mujahideen		N/A
Indian Mujahideen (IM)
International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy - Canada (IRFAN – CANADA)
International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF)
Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU)
Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force
Islamic State
Islamic State – Bangladesh		N/A
Islamic State - Democratic Republic of the Congo		N/A
Islamic State East Asia		N/A
Islamic State in the Greater Sahara		N/A
Islamic State – Khorasan Province (ISKP)
Islamic State in Libya		N/A
Islamic State – Sinai Province (ISSP)
Islamic State West Africa Province		N/A
Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM)
Jama’at Nusrat Al-Islam Wal-Muslimin		N/A
James Nolan Mason		N/A
Jaysh Al-Muhajirin Wal-Ansar (JMA)
Jemaah Islamiyyah (JI)
Kahane Chai (Kach)
Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ)
Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT)
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MOJWA)
Palestine Liberation Front (PLF)
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command (PFLP-GC)
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
Proud Boys		N/A
Russian Imperial Movement		N/A
Sendero Luminoso (SL)
Taliban
Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)
The Base		N/A
Three Percenters		N/A
World Tamil Movement (WTM)

Former

1. People's Mujahedin of Iran (listed in 2005,^[4] removed in 2012^{[5] [6]})

See also

• Terrorism in Canada
• List of designated terrorist groups

Notes and References

1. Web site: Criminal Code, RSC 1985, c C-46, s 83.05 . Laws-lois.justice.gc.ca . 19 February 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120427144039/http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/C-46/page-29.html#h-28 . 27 April 2012 . live.
2. Web site: 2018-12-21. Counter-terrorism. 2021-05-21. www.publicsafety.gc.ca.
3. Web site: Currently listed entities. Public Safety Canada. 21 December 2018 . Government of Canada. 13 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728171301/https://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/ntnl-scrt/cntr-trrrsm/lstd-ntts/crrnt-lstd-ntts-en.aspx. 28 July 2021. live.
4. News: Canada Gazette . 25 May 2005 . Canada Gazette Part II, May 25, 2005 . 23 June 2024.
5. News: Canada drops Iranian group MEK from terror list. CBC. 20 December 2012. 13 August 2021.
6. News: ARCHIVED - The Minister of Public Safety announces changes to Criminal Code list of terrorist entities. Public Safety Canada. 20 December 2012. 13 August 2021.