NOTABLE CLUBS WITH A PRESENCE IN CANADA
HELLS ANGELS M.C.
Club motto
“Angels forever, forever Angels”
Notoriety In 1985, Quebec HA members murdered five members of its North chapter. The club fought for control in Quebec from 1994 to 2002, killing 160.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada in 1977.
Territory
❚ 31 active chapters in Canada, approximately 380 members
❚ Ontario: 13 chapters + one frozen chapter (Thunder Bay); about 150 members
❚ B.C.: Nine chapters; about 100 members
❚ Alberta: Five chapters (two in Edmonton, two in Calgary, one in Red Deer (Nomads); about 75-80 members
❚ Saskatchewan: Two chapters (Regina, Saskatoon); about 25 members
❚ Manitoba: One chapter (Winnipeg); about 10-12 members
❚ Quebec: One chapter (Montreal) + four frozen chapters (Sherbrooke, Quebec City, Trois–Rivières, South) ❚ Plus many support clubs including Red Devils, Gate Keepers and Dark Souls’
Home base
❚ California
SATUDARAH M.C.
Club motto
“Give Respect, Get Respect”
Notoriety So far quiet in Canada, but the club has been banned in Germany for posing a serious danger to the public and is considered a violent gang in Europe.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada in 2015.
Territory
❚ One chapter in Canada, Toronto Home base
❚ Netherlands
BACCHUS M.C.
Club motto
“Black and Gold will never fold”
Notoriety Police in Nova Scotia seized a handgun, brass knuckles and drugs from a Bacchus member and associates this year, one of several similar raids over the years.
Canadian history
❚ Formed in New Brunswick in 1972.
Territory
❚ Nine chapters in Canada, approximately 100 members
❚ New Brunswick: Three chapters (Albert County, Saint John, Charlotte County)
❚ Nova Scotia: one chapter (Halifax; the Route 333 chapter recently closed)
❚ Newfoundland: One chapter (Grand Falls-Windsor)
❚ PEI: One chapter (Kings County)
❚ Ontario: Three chapters (Hamilton, Sudbury and Chatham)
❚ Plus support clubs such as the Highlanders MC
Home base
❚ Moncton area, N.B.
MONGOLS M.C.
Club motto
“The best of the best”
Notoriety Despite a deadly rivalry with the Hells Angels in the U.S., Mongols in Alberta publicly wear their colours despite the Angels’ dominant presence there.
Canadian history
❚ First came to Canada in 2007, in Toronto, but shut down; trying again in 2015.
Territory
❚ One chapter in Alberta although members have been seen in several regions
Home base
❚ California
OUTLAWS M.C.
Club motto
“God forgives, Outlaws don’t”
Notoriety Fought a skirmish with main rivals, the Hells Angels, in the 1980s in Ontario, involving guns, bombs and a rocket launcher.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada in 1977.
Territory
❚ Seven chapters in Canada; approximately 60 members
❚ Ontario: Four chapters (Toronto, Ottawa, South Simcoe, Sault St. Marie; some members in Peterborough, possible chapter formed)
❚ Saskatchewan: one chapter (Prince Albert)
❚ Newfoundland: Two chapters (Grand Falls – Windsor, Gander)
❚ Plus support clubs including the Black Pistons
Home base
❚ Chicago
WARLOCKS M.C.
Club motto “To find us, you must be good; to catch us, you must be fast; to beat us, you must be kidding”
Notoriety In 2014, four members and four associates of the Drayton Valley chapter arrested on weapons and drug charges in Alberta.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada in 2010.
Territory
❚ Two chapters in Canada + one frozen/defunct chapter
❚ Alberta: two chapters (Edmonton, Fort McMurray; the Drayton Valley chapter recently collapsed)
Home base
❚ Florida
VAGOS M.C.
Club motto
“We give what we get”
Notoriety Member facing a “dangerous offender” hearing, one of four who beat a member of a rival club with a baseball bat in Peterborough.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada around 2011.
Territory
❚ Two chapters in Canada; approximately 15 members
❚ Ontario: One chapter (Peterborough)
❚ Alberta: One chapter (believed to be unsanctioned)
❚ Plus support club Loki Warriors
Home base
❚ California
BANDIDOS M.C.
Club motto “We are the people our parents warned us about” “Our colors don’t run”
Notoriety Involved in Quebec war with Hells Angels and a murderous internal purge of members in Ontario in 2006.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada in 2000 and officially left in 2007.
Territory
❚ Zero chapters in Canada, two Canadians living in B.C. are members of the Bandidos in the U.S.
❚ Once had chapters in Ontario, Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, all now defunct after murders, arrests and pulled status from U.S. leadership.
Home base
❚ Texas
REBELS M.C.*
Club motto
“Outlaws elite”
Notoriety Very new in Canada; the largest biker gang in Australia where members have been convicted of murdering rivals.
Canadian history
❚ Came to Canada in 2015.
Territory
❚ At least three chapters in Canada; approximately 20 members
❚ Ontario: one chapter (Stratford)
❚ B.C.: one chapter (Lower Mainland)
❚ Alberta: one chapter; possibly more chapters
Home base
❚ Australia *Not to be confused with an old Alberta gang of the same name.
OTHER CLUBS
Other clubs of various size, strength and activity considered by police to be 1% biker gangs
❚ Rock Machine MC (various)
❚ Loners MC (Ontario, Alberta)
❚ Para–Dice Riders MC (Ontario)
❚ Vagabonds MC (Ontario)
❚ Devils Army (B.C.)
❚ Devils Ghost (Quebec)
❚ Deimos’ Crew (Quebec)
❚ Devils Warriors MC (Quebec)
❚ Death Messengers MC (Quebec)