Terrorism charges against women are rare in Canada.

“Investigating, arresting, charging and prosecuting any Canadian involved in terrorism or violent extremism is the government’s main objective and priority,” the six-page report said.

Seven Canadians are among almost 500 foreign women affiliated with ISIS who have been captured and are being held in camps in this Kurdish-controlled region of Syria.

On Monday, an Ottawa judge ordered Abdulmuti Elmi to surrender his passport and stay away from ISIS supporters.

A pro-ISIS group's eulogy of a Toronto man is the latest indication that many foreign fighters in Syria and Iraq are dying before they can make it home.

Researchers said parents they interviewed generally had little grasp of what was happening as their children were embracing extremist violence, and were “largely at a loss” about what to do.

Canadians view homegrown radicalized terrorists as being a bigger threat to public safety than Iran, Syria and Russia.