2013 VIA Rail Canada terrorism plot

2013 VIA Rail Canada terrorism plot
Courtroom sketch of Jaser being arraigned on special terrorism-related charges
Location	Quebec and Ontario, Canada
Date	Charges: 1 April 2012 – 31 December 2012 RCMP arrests: 22 April 2013
Target	Railways in Canada
Attack type	Conspiracy
Non-fatal injuries	None
Perpetrators	2 suspects

The 2013 Via Rail Canada terrorism plot was a conspiracy to commit terrorist acts in and against Canada in the form of disruption, destruction or derailment of trains operated by Canada's national passenger railway service, Via Rail Canada. The alleged targeted train route runs between Toronto and New York City. The two suspects, Chiheb Esseghaier and Raed Jaser, were arrested on April 22, 2013 by the RCMP and subsequently charged by the Crown in connection with the plot. Neither one is a Canadian citizen.

On Friday, 20 March 2015, guilty verdicts were entered in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, against both defendants, on all but one of the charges. The jury were discharged from determining the extent of guilt on the remaining charge. On Wednesday, September 23, 2015, both Esseghaier and Jaser were sentenced to imprisonment for life for their crimes.

The arrests were the culmination of an investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) The RCMP received cooperation and assistance from the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Canada Border Services Agency. Provincial police forces involved were the Ontario Provincial Police and the Sûreté du Québec. Municipal police forces involved were the Service de police de la Ville de Montréal, the Toronto Police Service, York Regional Police, Peel Regional Police, and the Durham Regional Police. Private security forces involved were corporate physical security teams from Via Rail Canada and CN Rail.