Terrorism in Canada
The risk of terrorist attacks in Canada over the past years can be classified as almost insignificant. Compared to other countries here are only quite a few incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 29 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 14 people have been killed and 67 injured.› Topic page: Terrorism
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Most frequent attack targets in Canada
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religious institutions | 9 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Private citizens | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Business | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Police | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Military | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Government | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Food or water supply | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Transportation | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario | 13 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Quebec | 6 | 8 | 21 | 0 |
| Alberta | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| British Columbia | 4 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| New Brunswick | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Terrorist organisations in Canada
| Organisation | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jihadi-inspired extremists | 5 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Anti-Muslim extremists | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anti-Gentrification Front | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muslim extremists | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Right-wing extremists | 1 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| Neo-Nazi extremists | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.