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Canada's federal police say the FBI shared the intelligence that began the probe, and a peace bond, the legal tool used, is a pre charge civil measure, not a charge.
A Montreal youth was placed under a peace bond Friday after RCMP Federal Policing and the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET), a multi-agency national security unit, alleged he used artificial intelligence to plan a school attack.
The RCMP, Canada's federal police, said the investigation began a few weeks ago after the FBI shared intelligence. Police allege the youth planned to attack a Montreal school and had posted threatening messages on Telegram targeting various groups. The AI element remains an allegation, not a forensic finding; RCMP have not named a tool, model, or prompt, per the force's statement.
A peace bond under section 810 of the Criminal Code is a pre-charge civil measure, not a criminal charge. A court can impose monitoring and de-escalation conditions on a person deemed a public-safety risk; charges may follow later. The youth is expected to appear Friday at the Youth Division of the Montreal courthouse, CBC News reports.
Police have not released the suspect's age; statements have used both "minor" and "young man." Two earlier cases give the Montreal arrest context. In June 2026, a B.C. youth was placed under a 12-month peace bond in connection with a Salmon Arm school threat, Global News reported. In the Feb. 10 Tumbler Ridge shooting, OpenAI later said it had banned the shooter's account in June 2025 without notifying police, the Montreal Gazette noted.