MIGRATION INTELLIGENCE

Information, assessment

& mitigation

February 2012

INTRODUCTION• Presentation Outline:

An explanation of Canada’s immigration intelligence network

An immigration intelligence case study: migrant vessel prevention operations

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Immigration Intelligence What is it?

The identification and assessment of threats to the integrity of Canada's immigration, visitor, refugee, and citizenship programs and to public safety and national security

Who does it?

Three-tiered network: Regional: local offices of Canada’s law enforcement and intelligence agencies National: HQ intelligence branches International: Liaison officers posted abroad

What does it do? Assists to mitigate risks associated with security, terrorism, organized crime Promotes interoperability and information sharing in the wider intelligence and law enforcement community

MIGRANT VESSELS:An immigration intelligence case study

Canada has experienced the arrival of two marine migrant smuggling vessels (October 2009 and August 2010)

Before the arrivals of the MVs Ocean Lady and Sun Sea, the last significant maritime entry was approximately 600 migrants and asylum seekers from Fujian Province, China in 1999.

Prevent marine smuggling operations overseas Prosecute those responsible for planning,

organising & facilitating the MV’s Ocean Lady & Sun Sea

Dismantle the international criminal network orchestrating human smuggling operations, in Canada & abroad.

MIGRANT VESSELS CONT’D

Goals

Strategic: identify developing trends

Operational: identify geographic areas of concern

Tactical: identify organizers

MIGRANT VESSELS CONT’D Intelligence Objectives

Actions:

Expansion of traditional overseas networks focus to developing relationships in the marine mode with border and immigration partners in identified countries of interest

MIGRANT VESSELS CONT’D

QUESTIONS?