Following Canada’s designation of several far-right groups as terrorist entities, ideological extremists have adapted their fundraising and financing methods, with women increasingly acting as the “soft introduction” to hate movements on social media and as central nodes for international financing networks.

According to a report from the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (Fintrac), obtained by the Investigative Journalism Foundation, ideologically motivated violent extremism (IMVE) groups have increasingly turned to crowdfunding platforms, money service businesses and cryptocurrency to keep cash flowing to organizations at home and abroad. The national financial intelligence unit also said it has continued to observe examples of “women acting as central figures” in these terrorist financing efforts.