A federal government assessment examining trends in violent extremism from 2014 to 2024 describes a domestic threat landscape increasingly defined by young adult lone actors using everyday weapons, with radicalization unfolding over years but violence often erupting with little warning.
The assessment, which reviewed 20 attacks that occurred during the 11-year period and that resulted in 29 victims killed and at least 60 physically injured, was obtained by the IJF through Access to Information legislation.
The report states that 90 per cent of violent extremist attacks in Canada over the period were conducted by lone actors, with all except one attack committed by men. The average age of attackers was 26.
