There is one organization called the Eritrean Canadian Association of Ontario, which is based in Toronto. What they do is they invite a cultural troupe from Eritrea. This cultural troupe is a military cultural troupe, by the way. They get in through a visa. All of the permits are issued based on the name of the Eritrean Canadian Association of Ontario. It is registered as a non-profit organization to serve Eritrean Canadians. They perform their show. People have to pay $50 to see this cultural show; they drink soft drinks or beer. All of the money collected during that event does not go to the Eritrean Canadian Association of Ontario. The board members don't have a clue how much money is collected or where it is spent. All of this money goes directly to the Eritrean consulate.
The way this association works is very systematic; it doesn't really share with anyone. Some of the people assigned as board members are members of the ruling party; some of them are agents, so there is no way they can reveal the secret. The community doesn't even provide services to the people who are newcomers. Still, they generate anywhere from $100,000 to $150,000 in one event. All of this money is supposed to be invested in the Eritrean Canadian community. Unfortunately, it isn't. They use different techniques, such as inviting this cultural show, and they sell different kinds of pictures, and all of these proceeds are collected to be invested in the Eritrean consulate.