Canada has designated Boko Haram and the Caucasus Emirate as terrorist organisations under the country’s Criminal Code.
Canadian Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Steven Blaney spoke in a statement on Monday in Ottawa and posted on the ministry’s website.
“Boko Haram is an organisation responsible for over 300 attacks in northern Nigeria, resulting in the death of over 1,000 people.
“The Caucasus Emirate has carried out terrorist activities in Russia, resulting in the death and injury of many Russian civilians and security personnel,” the statement said.
It quoted Blaney as saying that listing these organisations as terrorist entities sends a strong message that such actions will not be tolerated.
The statement added that listing terrorist entities would facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators and supporters of terrorism, as well as countering terrorist financing.
