Montreal Woman Convicted of Joining ISIS in Canada’s First ‘Family Support’ Case

A woman walks in the al-Hol camp in northeastern Syria's Hasakeh province, where tens of thousands of mostly women and children linked to the ISIS terrorist group have been living for years, on Jan. 30, 2025. Bernat Armangue/AP Photo

A Montreal woman has become the first person in Canada to be convicted of providing family support to a terrorist entity as a spouse. She was sentenced to one day in custody after receiving credit for 110 days she served in pre-trial detention.

Oumaima Chouay, 29, plead guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).