Canadian Mafia journalists Lee Lamothe and Adrian Humphreys dubbed the Rizzuto clan the Sixth Family to describe them on an equal footing with the Five Families of Cosa Nostra in New York. According to the book The Sixth Family:

This article lists the notable gangs, security threat groups, criminal enterprises and related syndicates which participate in organized crime within various parts of Canada. Some of these organizations are based elsewhere (in other countries), but have members, chapters and/or operations set up in Canada.

Mar 24, 2024 · In the article are the 20 most notorious Canadian mafia. 1. Commisso ‘ndrina‎. The Commisso ‘ndrina is a powerful clan of the ‘Ndrangheta, a criminal and mafia-type organization in Calabria, Italy. The ‘ndrina is based in Siderno, but also has a branch in the Greater Toronto Area in Canada as part of the Siderno Group.

In Toronto until the mid-1980s, at least four major Mafia-style criminal organizations existed. They were run by Canadians of Sicilian or Calabrian origin. Two of them were named as members of the Mafia during the Valachi hearings: the organizations run …

Apr 24, 2024 · Dubbed “Canadian ’Ndrangheta Connection 2” by Italian authorities, the collaborative investigation exposed the power of the faction operating in Toronto, according to a report by Italy’s anti-mafia division, the Direzione Investigativa Antimafia.

Dec 21, 2023 · The man police called the top Mafia boss in Toronto — and who Canada has been trying to deport for 40 years — has shot down another case against him, with the immigration board allowing him to...

Nov 13, 2023 · Sicilian Mafia in Canada: The discussion delves into the history of the Sicilian Mafia’s presence in Canada, focusing on the 1950s and the influence of individuals like Carmen Galante. The conversation also highlights the role of Frank Catroni, Vic Catroni, Nicoli Rizzuto, and Vito Rizzuto of the Montreal Mafia.

Major crime groups in Calgary include first and foremost, the Italian/White Mafia, Aboriginal street gangs, Middle Eastern/Lebanese organized crime gangs, [8] Punjabi street gangs [9] biker gangs, and Black street gangs.

Dec 10, 2021 · According to Nájera, one of Canada's most notorious gangs is the Wolfpack Alliance, which he described as a group of ethnically-diverse and geographically-dispersed millennials, who traffic...

Nov 20, 2015 · Some of the most well-known names in Montreal’s underworld were arrested Tuesday in sweeping raids. Sûreté du Québec Chief Inspector Patrick Bélanger said the arrests targeted “very...