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Q-240 — Mr. Jaffer (Edmonton—Strathcona) — With regard to ports of entry into Canada: (a) what are the standards used by all customs officers across Canada to determine a high-risk traveller or shipment, and what is the standard procedure as to what to do with such a traveller or shipment once it is determined to be high-risk; (b) under what standard procedure are customs officers expected to refer travellers to immigration officers, and is there any standard for immigration officers to notify customs officers as to the results of such referrals; if it is determined that a traveller should be referred to an Immigration officer and ther ...[+++]e is no immigration officer at that location, what is the standard procedure that a customs officer should follow; (c) why are there no joint Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) evaluations planned to determine the effectiveness of customs officers and immigration officers at the border; (d) is there a standard for the sharing of data and intelligence between customs officers and immigration officers; (e) is there a standard referral procedure by which customs officers can clearly determine by which points should a traveller be referred to immigration officers; (f) is there an agreement between the CCRA and CIC that would provide for periodic evaluations to be performed jointly by CCRA and CIC to determine the effectiveness of their joint operations; (g) what percentage of the time does the Primary Automated Lookout System-Highway equipment correctly read licence plates of vehicles stopped at border crossing booths; (h) what facilities exist for examining commercial shipments at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and where are they located in relation to the bridge customs site: (i) what is the standard procedure for ensuring that truck operators told to report to the facility actually arrive there; and (ii) under what circumstances would procedures dictate that a truck be escort ...

(Return tabled) Question No. 240 Mr. Rahim Jaffer: With regard to ports of entry into Canada: (a) what are the standards used by all customs officers across Canada to determine a high-risk traveller or shipment, and what is the standard procedure as to what to do with such a traveller or shipment once it is determined to be high-risk; (b) under what standard procedure are customs officers expected to refer travellers to immigration officers, and is there any standard for immigration officers to notify customs officers as to the results of such referrals; if it is determined that a traveller should be referred to an Immigration officer ...[+++]and there is no immigration officer at that location, what is the standard procedure that a customs officer should follow; (c) why are there no joint Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) and Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) evaluations planned to determine the effectiveness of customs officers and immigration officers at the border; (d) is there a standard for the sharing of data and intelligence between customs officers and immigration officers; (e) is there a standard referral procedure by which customs officers can clearly determine by which points should a traveller be referred to immigration officers; (f) is there an agreement between the CCRA and CIC that would provide for periodic evaluations to be performed jointly by CCRA and CIC to determine the effectiveness of their joint operations; (g) what percentage of the time does the Primary Automated Lookout System-Highway equipment correctly read licence plates of vehicles stopped at border crossing booths; (h) what facilities exist for examining commercial shipments at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor and where are they located in relation to the bridge customs site: (i) what is the standard procedure for ensuring that truck operators told to report to the facility actually arrive there; and (ii) under what circumstances would procedures dictate that a truck b ...

36. Urges the Council and the Member States to put the positive case for managed migration, in particular by progressing all the elements of the balanced agenda set out at the Tampere European Council, including those side-lined (e.g. links with developing countries and integration policy) by the more recent emphasis on illegal immigration and asylum-seeking; stresses that the directives agreed so far as part of the Tampere agenda fall far short of the promises made at Ta ...[+++]mpere and notes that this has important implications for integration; calls on the Member States to explore the view of organisations such as the International Organisation for Migration which argue that policies on managed migration, including for employment, are the necessary counter-part to asylum systems reform and action against illegal immigration - without more legitimate economic migration opportunities, the abuse of, and the pressure on, asylum policy and on all illegal forms of migration will not decrease;

36. Urges the Council and the Member States to put the positive case for managed migration, in particular by progressing all the elements of the balanced agenda set out at the Tampere European Council, including those side-lined (e.g. links with developing countries and integration policy) by the more recent emphasis on illegal immigration and asylum-seeking; stresses that the directives agreed so far as part of the Tampere agenda fall far short of the promises made at Ta ...[+++]mpere and notes that this has important implications for integration; calls on the Member States to explore the view of organisations such as the International Organisation for Migration which argue that policies on managed migration, including for employment, are the necessary counter-part to asylum systems reform and action against illegal immigration - without more legitimate economic migration opportunities, the abuse of, and the pressure on, asylum policy and on all illegal forms of migration will not decrease;

In its Communication on illegal immigration, the Commission has expressed support for the establishment of an on-line European Visa Identification System whose data could also be made available for return purposes.

Also, the lookout system should be more efficient and all of the information should be provided to the front-line officers at the primary inspection location.