Ms. Nathalie Drouin at the Public Safety and National Security Committee

On October 29th, 2024. See this statement in context.

October 29th, 2024 / 12:15 p.m.

Deputy Clerk of the Privy Council Office and National Security and Intelligence Advisor to the Prime Minister, Privy Council Office

Nathalie Drouin

Thank you so much for giving me this opportunity.

I just want to say that we take the immigration security screening very seriously. It's a process that involves IRCC, CBSA, CSIS and the RCMP. Yes, as in any other field, there's always room for improvement, but it is not something that we are not taking seriously.

I also need to say that we cannot take for granted that those individuals came to Canada with criminal backgrounds. Maybe it is sometimes the situation, but we cannot take for granted that it is always the situation.

Doing a good screening also involves having a very good partnership and relation with the country of origin, as we need to also rely on their information.

That is the information that I wanted to share. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

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