With regard to persons who have illegally entered Canada: ( a ) what is the detected total number, as well as the estimate undetected total number, of persons who have illegally entered Canada in the period from January 1, 1996, to September 30, 1998, using passports containing IMM 1000 forms previously issued to landed immigrants to Canada; ( b ) what portion of those totals is associated with ports of entry in British Columbia; ( c ) what are the five countries for which such altered passports are most commonly detected along with the numbers involved; ( d ) which are the three municipalities in British Columbia where it is estimated that the greatest numbers of foreign passports containing IMM 1000 forms are being sold, altered or forged?
In the House of Commons on December 10th, 1998. See this statement in context.