Suspect in Toronto Terror Plot Came to Canada in 2018, Became Citizen in 2024: Officials

Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, (L) is seen in a courtroom sketch with his son, Mostafa Eldidi, as they appeared via video for a hearing in Newmarket, Ont., on Aug. 1, 2024. The pair were arrested in Richmond Hill, Ont., on July 28 and face nine different terrorism charges including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the terror group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Alexandra Newbould

One of the two men accused of planning a terrorist attack in Toronto came to Canada in 2018 and filed an asylum claim, months after being denied a visitor visa, officials say. His arrest came weeks after he obtained Canadian citizenship.

A timeline of the immigration process of Ahmed Eldidi and his son Mostafa Eldidi, both arrested and charged by the RCMP with terrorism offences in July, was provided to MPs by Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc on Aug. 28.