A new report by the Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy (ISGAP) warns that Canada faces an escalating national security threat from Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated organizations that have embedded themselves across civil society, politics, academia, and finance. The report urges the federal government to immediately designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization, citing a broad and troubling infiltration that could expose Canada to future terror attacks.The report, We Stand on Guard for Thee?, alleges that Canadian-based groups with ideological or financial ties to the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas have received millions of dollars in public funding. ISGAP claims that radical Islamist ideology is spreading under the banner of social services and charity, while exploiting federal tolerance and pluralism. Some of the organizations cited include the Muslim Association of Canada (MAC), Islamic Relief Canada, and the National Council of Canadian Muslims (NCCM), several of which reportedly have received substantial donations from Qatar-based charities accused of supporting terrorism.“This report is a wake-up call for all Canadians,” said Dr. Charles Asher Small, ISGAP’s executive director. “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.”On Wednesday, US Sen. Ted Cruz introduced a bill demanding the Muslim brotherhood be declared a terror organization. He has previously sponsored similar bills.“The Muslim Brotherhood should be marginalized, not legitimized,” Cruz said during a briefing in 2017. “One critical source of inspiration for radical Islamic terrorism is the Muslim Brotherhood, whose ultimate mission is the spread of Islamic law and governance, and govern with Sharia law by force if need be, to all corners of the earth.”The Muslim Brotherhood was founded in Egypt in the 1920s and spread throughout the Arab world over the following decades, with Hamas being an offshoot.ISGAP links the post-October 7, 2023 terror attacks to a spike in antisemitism across Canada, reporting a 670% increase in related incidents in 2024. University campuses, including McGill, Concordia, and the University of Toronto, are singled out as key sites of radicalization and antisemitic activity, allegedly supported by rebranded extremist groups.The report also highlights Qatar’s growing influence in Canada through religious and academic funding as well as energy-sector spending. According to ISGAP, Qatari organizations such as Qatar Charity and Eid Charity — both linked to U.S.-designated terror finance networks — have funneled millions to Canadian Islamic groups.Canada’s role in international financial crime also comes under scrutiny. The report references an October 2024 U.S. Treasury criminal indictment of TD Bank, which found Canada’s financial system “actively enabling extremist violence.” The indictment pointed to cross-border money laundering and inadequate prosecution of terror financing, sanctions evasion, and similar crimes.Prime Minister Mark Carney is mentioned in the report for his participation at a June 6 Eid al-Adha celebration hosted by MAC, an organization named in the report for its ties to Qatar Charity and previous funding to IRFAN-Canada, which was declared a terrorist entity in 2014 for sending over C$14 million to Hamas.ISGAP identifies six key organizations it says are affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood and continue to receive federal support: MAC, Islamic Relief Canada, the Arab Medical Union, ISNA-Canada, NCCM, and IRFAN-Canada.The report calls for sweeping government action: freezing public funding to the identified groups, conducting transparent investigations, strengthening regulation of foreign donations, and enhancing oversight of nonprofit and academic institutions.“Without urgent action,” the report concludes, “Canada risks deepening its complicity in establishing global hate networks.”
