Thank you. To reiterate some of the messages that have been outlined by the president, although PHAC could not issue contravention tickets across the country, we did have a national, consistent compliance and enforcement program. The president has outlined some of those components, but I will reiterate them.
Our compliance and enforcement program ranges from compliance promotion and education through warnings, ticketing and possible criminal prosecution. All travellers coming into Canada, regardless of where they enter, receive the same treatment by the Public Health Agency with respect to compliance and enforcement.
What I mean by that is that these individuals receive the compliance promotion emails and robocalls, as the president has outlined. They are also subject to compliance verification calls. These are the testing requirements that the president pointed out. As well, if there is cause, we refer them over to security companies for in-person compliance verification visits. If required, we send them over for law enforcement referrals.
We have undertaken work to respond to the Auditor General's recommendations with respect to compliance and enforcement, and work has commenced with law enforcement and police of jurisdiction to enhance our C and E posture. We undertook meetings with the police of jurisdiction, and we have come out with some short- to longer-term proposals to respond to some of the vulnerabilities that have been identified by the Auditor General.
To provide a couple of examples, what we're looking at with respect to a response is focusing law enforcement referrals on high and urgent priorities only. We will focus our efforts on those cases, as well as developing an enhanced technological solution to facilitate reporting.
On the other aspect you brought up with respect to more of a policy response, we are looking at mechanisms for how we can enhance our capability of enforcement. By that I mean ticketing or some other type of monetary mechanism to ensure compliance. However, those are in the initial discussion phases.