Overview

• Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the listing, which makes it a criminal offence to knowingly deal with property owned or controlled by the group.
• Authorities describe the Bishnoi network as a transnational organization based in India with a presence in Canada that uses murder, shootings, arson and extortion to intimidate diaspora communities.
• The designation enables seizures of money, vehicles and other property while expanding tools to pursue offences tied to financing, travel and recruitment.
• Immigration and border officials can use the listing in admissibility decisions under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• The step follows sustained calls from opposition politicians and provincial leaders, as experts warn that limited criminal-intelligence capacity could blunt its impact and India rejects claims it used the gang while saying it has worked with Ottawa to curb its financial flows.