Canada on the Brink: ISGAP Report Warns of National Security Crisis Driven by Muslim Brotherhood Infiltration

SGAP argues that the findings are severe enough to warrant a formal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization.

A Report from the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP)(June 26, 2025) has sounded an unprecedented alarm, exposing what it calls a “deep-rooted and rapidly expanding” network of Muslim Brotherhood–affiliated organizations embedded across Canada’s political, academic, religious, and financial institutions. According to the study, this penetration poses an urgent national security threat—one that could leave Canada increasingly vulnerable to extremist influence and even future terrorist attacks.

The report, titled We Stand on Guard for Thee? The Growing Influence of the Muslim Brotherhood on Politics, Academia, and Civil Society in Canada, details how rebranded and well-funded groups with documented ties to Hamas, Qatar-based charities, and other extremist networks have taken advantage of Canada’s open institutions, generous public funding, and lax regulatory oversight.

ISGAP argues that the findings are severe enough to warrant a formal designation of the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, alongside the immediate freezing of public funds flowing to implicated groups.

“A Wake-Up Call for All Canadians”

“This report is a wake-up call for all Canadians,” said Dr. Charles Asher Small, Executive Director of ISGAP. “The Canadian government’s direct funding of organizations with documented links to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas is a betrayal of public trust and a threat to Canada’s national security. Our report exposes how federal agencies have become complicit in sustaining and legitimizing networks that promote antisemitic and anti-Israel ideologies under the guise of charity and social welfare. These entities are exploiting Canada’s values of tolerance and pluralism, weaponizing public institutions against Jewish communities and undermining Canadian democracy itself.”

The influence and visibility of Muslim Brotherhood-aligned organizations surged following the October 7, 2023 Hamas terror attacks, which set off an unprecedented 670% increase in antisemitic incidents across Canada by 2024. The report cites extremist-linked student groups, campus encampments, and foreign-funded advocacy networks as key drivers of this escalation.

University Radicalization and Foreign Coordination

The report highlights Canadian universities—including McGill, Concordia, University of Toronto, and York—as epicenters for imported extremist ideology. ISGAP researchers document how radicalization on campus grew through coordinated efforts by foreign-linked organizations, often presenting themselves as “student activism.”

Groups such as Samidoun Canada and Students for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) are named as major nodes within a network influenced by Russia, China, Iran, and Qatar. These partnerships, according to the report, allow international actors to amplify antisemitic, anti-Western, and anti-democratic narratives inside Canadian institutions.

Qatar’s Expanding Influence in Canada

A significant portion of the report focuses on the role of Qatar—its charities, state-backed institutions, and financial networks—in bankrolling organizations operating within Canada. Through academic partnerships, religious centers, and energy investments, Qatar has built an extensive infrastructure of influence.

ISGAP identifies Qatar Charity and Eid Charity—both linked by the U.S. Treasury to terrorism fundraising networks such as the “Union of Good”—as major funders of Islamic centers and Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated organizations in Canada. These groups have provided millions of dollars to Canadian institutions, often without adequate regulatory scrutiny.

Canada as a Hub for Money Laundering and Cross-Border Extremism

The report issues stern warnings about Canada’s vulnerability to money laundering, terror financing, and extremist financial flows. Canada’s banking integration with the United States, ISGAP argues, makes it an ideal launch pad for illicit transfers into the U.S. financial system.

The October 2024 U.S. Treasury criminal indictment of TD Bank is cited as a watershed moment: U.S. authorities concluded that Canada’s financial apparatus had been “actively enabling extremist violence” through systemic failures in oversight.

Canada, the report warns, has become both a logistical hub and an ideological gateway for extremist networks seeking access to North America.

Political Complicity and Failure of Oversight

Despite years of documented connections to extremist networks, many Brotherhood-linked groups continue to maintain charitable status and receive taxpayer funding in Canada.

The report highlights a recent example: Prime Minister Mark Carney’s June 6, 2025 address at an Eid al-Adha event hosted by the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC)—an organization ISGAP states has received millions from Qatar Charity and has funded IRFAN-Canada, listed as a terrorist organization since 2014 for sending over C$14.6 million to Hamas.

ISGAP identifies six key Brotherhood-affiliated groups still operating openly in Canada, several with federal funding:

• Muslim Association of Canada (MAC)

• Islamic Relief Canada

• Arab Medical Union

• Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) – Canada

• National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM)

• International Relief Fund for the Afflicted and Needy (IRFAN-Canada)

Key Findings of the ISGAP Report

1. National Security at Risk

Canadian authorities have failed to adequately address extremist infiltration, allowing a radical Islamist network to grow unchecked.

2. Public Funds Supporting Extremism

Government agencies have issued millions in grants to organizations with known ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood.

3. Canada as an Extremist Hub

Brotherhood-affiliated entities influence civil society, academia, and politics at a national level.

4. University Radicalization

Major institutions have become centers of antisemitic agitation, often supported by foreign-linked networks.

5. Ongoing Money Laundering Threat

Estimates dating back to 2006 suggest terror financing in Canada amounts to C$180 million annually—with minimal prosecution.

6. Foreign Influence Operations

Grassroots activism is often orchestrated through coordinated networks tied to Russia, China, Iran, and Qatar.

7. Rebranded Extremist Groups Operating Freely

Organizations with terrorist links continue operating under benign community-focused branding.

8. Qatar’s Charitable Fronts Funding Extremism

Millions in Qatari donations have seeded radical ideologies and antisemitic activism in Canada.

ISGAP’s Call to Action

ISGAP urges the Canadian government to:

• Formally designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization

• Freeze all public funding to suspect organizations

• Launch transparent federal investigations

• Implement strict oversight mechanisms for foreign donations

• Protect Jewish communities and preserve democratic institutions

Without decisive action, the report warns, Canada risks entrenching global extremist networks and accelerating the spread of radical, antisemitic ideology within its borders.

About ISGAP

The Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) is a leading research organization examining antisemitism and extremist ideological networks worldwide. Its landmark “Follow the Money” initiative uncovered billions in unreported foreign funding flowing to U.S. universities—prompting a federal investigation in 2019. ISGAP continues to expose global extremist financing, foreign influence operations, and antisemitism disguised under academic or humanitarian fronts.

For more information, visit ISGAP.org.