The definition relates to the listing process because it refers to “listed entity”. Canada is obliged under the UN Security Council Resolution 1373 to “freeze without delay” property belonging to terrorists or those associated with them. Canada has implemented this obligation, in part by creating a terrorist listing regime in the Criminal Code that allows Canada to list entities as terrorist entities, which results in the immediate freezing of their property.
On the listing process and the listing entity, the Criminal Code's listing process also facilitates the application of other statutes, such as using the Charities Registration (Security Information) Act to deregister a charity or to refuse to register an organization as a charity. It also assists in the fight against terrorist financing. Other democratic countries have similar listing provisions.
There are a number of safeguards associated with the listing process, such as, a rigorous process which includes an objective assessment of the activity of the group or individual to evaluate if the entity meets the threshold set by the Canadian legislation, the explicit criteria set out in section 83.05 of the Criminal Code, the automatic review that's required, an application on the part of a listed entity to the Minister of Public Safety to be delisted, a ministerial decision or deemed decision on that account that can be judiciously reviewed in the Federal Court, and that the entity may make another application when there are material changes in circumstances or after the automatic review has taken place of the listing.
There are a number of safeguards attached to the listing process, and a number of reasons for it being in place.