Hundreds of shipments of explosives and fighter jet components have reportedly traveled from Canada to Israel through the United States over the past two years. This information comes from a new report by four non-governmental organizations that analyzed export data and U.S. Department of Defense contracts.

Rachel Small, a Canadian organizer with the activist group World Beyond War, stated, "These exports are bypassing all of Canada’s export controls because of the way they’re routed through the U.S., and nonetheless, they’re still making it to Israel and directly supporting Israel’s capacity to carry out war crimes in Gaza."

The report highlights 34 shipments of military aircraft components sent to U.S. facilities owned by Lockheed Martin, the manufacturer of the F-35 fighter jet, between April 2024 and August 2025. These components were reportedly transferred to Israel shortly after arriving in the U.S.

Additionally, the report mentions 360 shipments of aircraft parts sent to an F-35 assembly facility in Fort Worth, Texas, and 150 shipments of explosives from two General Dynamics facilities in Quebec. It also notes 433 shipments of TNT that originated from a Polish manufacturer, which were routed through the U.S. before reaching Israel.

The report, which will be published on Tuesday, was obtained in advance by CBC News. It details how the activists tracked the routes of Canadian-made goods sent to American facilities and then followed shipments with similar labels to Israeli military manufacturers.

"While it is impossible to confirm exactly how Israeli military facilities used these particular shipments of F-35 parts upon receiving them, it is worth noting that modern fighter jets like F-35s require extensive maintenance to remain functional," the report states. Small added, "For me, what that looks like is providing Israel with the repair and the replacement parts that it needs immediately … to keep its jets in the air."

Global Affairs Canada responded by stating that it has not approved any new permits for items that could be used in the current conflict in Gaza since January 8, 2024. The department also mentioned it has suspended approximately 30 export permits for items that could potentially be used in the conflict.

The report claims that Canadian companies are exploiting a significant legal loophole in Canada’s Export and Import Permit Act. It points out that most goods sent to the U.S. are not subject to an export-control regime. "Consequently, once these arms enter the U.S., they are untraceable from the standpoint of Global Affairs Canada," the report explains.

Examples of Canadian-made aircraft parts sent to Israel include power and thermal management controllers from Honeywell Aerospace in Mississauga, Ontario. The report documents 174 shipments sent to Lockheed Martin’s facilities in Fort Worth and Greenville, South Carolina, with some ultimately reaching Lockheed Martin in Tel Aviv.

The report also details shipments of explosives from General Dynamics' plants in Quebec to U.S. army ammunition plants, which produce bombs and artillery shells for export to Israel. The Valleyfield plant is noted as the sole North American supplier of a critical propellant used in U.S.-made artillery shells deployed by Israel.

The TNT shipped from Poland was also routed through the U.S. and used to produce various types of bombs. Boutaina Chafi of the Palestinian Youth Movement, one of the groups involved in the report, stated, "We are seeing these bombs continuing to fall from these same fighter jets."

The four organizations are calling for the Canadian government to completely halt the flow of weapons and military components to Israel, both directly and indirectly through the U.S. loophole. They plan to present their findings at a news conference on Tuesday, alongside opposition NDP MP Jenny Kwan, who has introduced a private member's bill aimed at ending U.S. exemptions for arms control permits.

Lockheed Martin and General Dynamics were contacted for comments but deferred questions to the Canadian and U.S. governments. Nitro-Chem declined to comment on specific contracts, citing the sensitive nature of their operations and compliance with international law.