Canada Border Services Agency

1. Regional Consultation Group on MigrationIrregular Migration Trends for CanadaHonduras June 9, 2016

2. Canada Border Services Agency The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) ensures the security and prosperity of Canada by managing the access of people and goods to and from Canada. Operations: • 13,000 employees ( 7,200 uniformed officers) • 1,200 points of service across Canada and 39 international locations • 117 land border crossings • 13 international airports • Marine operations at major ports and numerous marinas/stations • 27 rail sites • 3 international mail processing centers

3. Human Smuggling - Routing & Modus Operandi Human smuggling is not a homogenous criminal activity; push/pull factors, travel costs, routing of travel, documents used and status upon arrival can vary significantly. What has been observed • Air is the preferred mode of travel from Europe; • A combination air and land route is used within Latin America; • There has been a resurgence of Caribbean routes; • Migrants travel alone or in small groups; • Increasingly organized vs. self-travel; • Preference for visa-exempt passports (imposters or altered); • Use of travel packages; • Canadian documents often mean the involvement of networks.

4. Human Smuggling Through the Americas • As many foreign nationals do not require a visa to transit Brazil, Brazil is an important entry point into the Americas for irregular migrants attempting to reach the U.S. and Canada. • Foreign nationals arriving in Brazil routinely take flights to other South and Central American countries, then continue their journey overland into Mexico and the U.S. • Improperly documented migrants have been identified transiting the Bahamas, Panama, El Salvador, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico. • These irregular movements are generally facilitated by sophisticated human smuggling operations as they involve complex itineraries, combining air and land transport as well as false documents of various kinds.

5. Irregular Migration Trends - Americas Areas of Concern • Human smuggling via South/ Central America – Mexico – United States (U.S.) corridor; • Claims made at land border after U.S. visa issuance; • Use of fraudulent Canadian and Schengen visas to allow visa exempt entry to Central American countries and continuing to North America. Emerging • Venezuela • El Salvador • Mexico

6. Irregular Migration Trends - Americas • Colombian nationals applying for Canadian Temporary Resident Visas (TRVs) using improperly issued Mexican passports; • Fraudulent use of Spanish, Mexican and Chilean passports; • The growing number of suspected South American Theft Gang (SATG) members entering Canada on visa exempt Chilean passports; • Land border refugee claims.

7. Irregular Migration - Refugee Claims in Canada

8. Irregular Migration - Top Ten Source Countries for Refugee Claims in Canada

9. Irregular Migration - Top Source Countries for Refugee Claims by Nationals from the Americas* *Please note that this report excludes refugee claimants from the United States.

10. Irregular Migration - Top Source Countries for Refugee Claims by Minors from the Americas* *Please note that this report excludes refugee claimants from the United States.

11. Irregular Migration - Improperly Documented Arrivals by Citizenship for 2016 (to April 30th)

12. Irregular Migration – Improperly Documented Arrivals by Citizenship for 2015

13. Irregular Migration - Last Embarkation Points for 2015 - Improperly Documented Arrivals

14. Irregular Migration – Interceptions by Citizenship for 2016 (to April 30th)

15. Irregular Migration – Interceptions by Citizenship for 2015

16. Irregular Migration – Interception Points for 2015

17. Gracias / Thankyou / Merci dasdas Julie Duchesneau (MIAMI) Office: +1-305-579-1617 Cell: +1-305-815-0657 julie.duchesneau@international.gc.ca • CanadaBorderServices Agency www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca PROTECCIÓN · SERVICIO · INTEGRIDAD