Ottawa, Ontario – Today, the federal government added 30 new profiles of individuals to the “Wanted by the CBSA” list and expanded the list to include addi­tional categories for inadmissibility under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. Announcements were made in both Toronto and Montréal by the Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multicul­turalism. Minister Toews was joined in To­ronto by Luc Portelance, President of the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA). Minister Kenney was joined in Montréal by Benoît Chiquette, CBSA Regional Di­rector General – Québec Region. “Our Government will continue to be vigilant at our border, within our communities and around the world, keeping Canada a safe place to live,” said Minister Toews. “Today’s announcement is another ex­ample of how the Harper Government takes its obligation to safeguard public safety very seriously and is taking all nec­essary measures to ensure Canadians are protected. Canada’s doors are not open to those who break the law or endanger the safety of our citizens.”

To ensure the public is engaged and continues to provide assistance, 30 new profiles of individuals are featured on the “Wanted by the CBSA” Web page, along­side some of the original cases. In addition to the categories publicized last year, the consolidated Web page now fully represents the CBSA’s priorities for removals, including individuals inadmis­sible on security grounds or organized criminality.

“Our Government received a strong mandate to keep Canadians safe and secure. We remain committed to cap­turing and deporting dangerous foreign criminals who break our laws and abuse our generous immigration system,” said Minister Kenney. “On behalf of the Government, I would like to thank all of the honest, hard-working Canadians who have called the tip line and whose help has been vital in capturing these foreign criminals and getting them off our streets. The results speak for them­selves.” To date, as a result of the “Want­ed by the CBSA” program, Canadians have assisted in locating 15 individuals in Canada and four individuals abroad. In addition, the CBSA has removed seven of these individuals from Canada.

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