Toronto, May 3 -- Canada-based Khalistani extremists (CBKEs) continue to "pose a national security threat" to the country, according to the 2025 annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS). In the report, which was released on Friday, Canada's intelligence agency said, "Ongoing involvement in violent extremist activities by CBKEs continues to pose a national security threat to Canada and to Canadian interests." It added that some CBKEs were "well connected to Canadian citizens who leverage Canadian institutions to promote their violent extremist agenda and collect funds from unsuspecting community members that are then diverted toward violent activities." It stated that there were no CBKE-related attacks in the country in 2025 and added that some Canadians "participate in legitimate and peaceful campaigning to support the Khalistan separatist movement." "Only a small group of individuals who use Canada as a base to promote, fundraise, or plan violence primarily in India are considered Khalistani extremists," it pointed out. It also said that last year marked the 40th anniversary of the bombing of Air India Flight 182, the Kanishka, whose suspects were pro-Khalistan extremists. "It remains to this day the deadliest terrorist attack in Canadian history, with 329 people killed, most of them Canadians," it said. The concerns over the presence of CBKEs in the country were similar to those sounded in the 2024 report, the first after Mak Carney became the country's Prime Minister. Allusions to pro-Khalistan extremism were missing from reports after 2018, the period during Justin Trudeau was PM. CSIS also continues to include India among the "main perpetrators of foreign interference and espionage against Canada", while also listing China, Russia, Iran and Pakistan. In its section on India, the report said, "India acts to counter perceived threats to its domestic stability, including Khalistan separatism. In Canada, advocacy for Khalistan separatism is lawful political activity." India has consistently refuted the Canadian allegations....