Overview
- CSIS’s 2025 Public Report, released Friday, said Canada-based Khalistani extremists, or CBKEs, continue to pose a threat to Canada and its interests.
- It recorded no CBKE attacks in Canada in 2025 and described a small subset that uses Canada as a base to plan or fund violence mainly in India.
- CSIS said some individuals exploit Canadian institutions to spread messaging and raise money that is diverted to violent acts, while affirming that peaceful Khalistan advocacy is lawful.
- The report named India among the main foreign interference actors alongside China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan, citing historical covert ties and transnational repression targeting Indo-Canadian communities.
- RCMP Commissioner Mike Duheme recently said current investigations show no links to any foreign government, a stance that aligns with Ottawa’s careful reset with India under Prime Minister Mark Carney and frames how police pursue funding and influence networks.