If it's helpful, you may want to look at subsection 14(2) of the act, which requires that no one be admitted into the country in the witness protection program without the consent of both the Minister of Public Safety and the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. The person would have to qualify for admission under those standards, which usually limits people who have criminal backgrounds from being accepted for immigration purposes. And if people don't meet those standards, then they would not be admitted into our program.
On April 19th, 2007. See this statement in context.