Overview

• Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree announced the designation on Sept. 29, making the Bishnoi network the 88th listed group.
• The listing permits freezing or seizing assets in Canada and makes it a crime to knowingly provide property or support to the gang.
• Immigration and border officials can use the designation to inform inadmissibility decisions under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act.
• Ottawa describes the group as a transnational organisation operating from India with a presence in Canada that uses murder, shootings, arson and extortion to intimidate diaspora communities.
• The step follows sustained pressure from provincial leaders and recent Canada–India security talks, with Canadian authorities also alleging links to the 2023 killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar.