ETA Removed from Canada's Terrorist List

Summary#

These final regulations — Regulations Amending the Regulations Establishing a List of Entities — remove Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) from Canada’s list of terrorist entities. The amendment took effect on June 9, 2026 and ends the specific listing-based obligations that applied to ETA in Canada.

What it does#

• Removes Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) from the statutory list of terrorist entities kept under the Criminal Code.
• Ends the automatic legal requirements tied to being a listed entity, such as asset-freezing and mandatory reporting to law enforcement, in relation to ETA.
• Brings Canada’s list into line with recent actions by some allied jurisdictions.

Who's affected#

• Financial institutions — they no longer have to freeze assets or report property tied to ETA under the listing rules.
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) and Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) — these agencies were named as recipients of required disclosures while an entity was listed.
• People or groups formerly linked to ETA — they will no longer be covered by the specific criminal-listing rules in the Criminal Code.
• Small businesses and most ordinary Canadians — the government’s analysis says there is no meaningful impact on them.

Why it matters#

• The change ends the special, automatic legal restrictions that came with ETA’s status on Canada’s terrorist list. That affects how banks and law enforcement handle any assets or reports connected to ETA.
• It reflects the government’s assessment that ETA no longer poses the same risk (the group ceased activity years earlier) and aligns Canada with the positions of the United States, New Zealand and the European Union, which have also removed ETA from their lists.
• The government says the change has minimal cost or operational burden for businesses and agencies.