Citizenship and Immigration committee  Are you talking about individuals in the United States who are asking people for money?

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Law enforcement is different for our American partners. They don't have the same powers. In Canada, for example, if someone commits or intends to commit an offence in the United States, we can lay charges. In the United States, things don't work quite the same way and there are s

Citizenship and Immigration committee  As I was saying, the legislative framework in the United States is different. We do, nevertheless, keep in touch.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There are quite a few, but it's important to know that the dynamics have changed a lot over the years. Among these people there are also some charitable organizations giving assistance.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Absolutely. Several investigations of human trafficking networks are in progress. We have integrated teams that work along the border, from Valleyfield on the Quebec side to Champlain in the State of New York, where there is a detachment that covers the Roxham Road area. There ar

Citizenship and Immigration committee  We haven't had cases like that at Roxham Road specifically, but there have been some elsewhere in the area. At Roxham Road, however, there have been cases involving people linked to other criminal offences, like child pornography or organized crime, for example. We had cases in

Citizenship and Immigration committee  There'll be evidence of coordination, of definitely coordinated efforts at smuggling. Sometimes it's links to individuals who are already in Canada. Sometimes it's individuals in the States or abroad internationally. That all comes out through the interviews, depending on the ind

Citizenship and Immigration committee  I don't have the exact number of cases where we laid charges. In terms of the percentage, it's not a vast majority, but there is the presence of human smuggling.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  At present, there are, give or take, depending on pressure, probably about 120 or so.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  The vast majority of the 120 would be concentrated at Roxham Road. They patrol the border. There are other pressures along the border, but they—

Citizenship and Immigration committee  Yes, let's say 90%.

Citizenship and Immigration committee  At Roxham Road, our mandate for the RCMP is to ensure there is no national security risk, that there are no links to organized crime, transnational criminality. We do have individuals who will cross the border who may present a risk to the country or may attempt to commit a crim

Citizenship and Immigration committee  If somebody committed an offence and we were to lay charges, we would have to do it within 24 hours. All our processes are in place to make sure that we respect those 24 hours as per the legislation. In terms of the time frame, it varies depending on the workflow. Sometimes it i