Government of Canada Statement on Arrests of Alleged Organizers of the MV Sun Sea

(firmenpresse) - OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 05/15/12 -- The Honourable Vic Toews, Minister of Public Safety, and the Honourable Jason Kenney, Minister of Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism today made the following statement following new arrests in the MV Sun Sea case. The MV Sun Sea was a migrant vessel that brought 492 irregular migrants to Canada in August of 2010 as part of a human smuggling event. The RCMP announced today that two individuals have been charged with one count of Organizing Entry into Canada contrary to Sec 117 of the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (IRPA) for their involvement with the MV Sun Sea. These arrests follow the announcement in April of the arrest of another individual in France.

"We congratulate the Royal Canadian Mounted Police on these important arrests. Human smuggling is a crime that our Government takes very seriously. That is why we introduced Bill C-31, the Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act. With this new legislation we enhance our ability to crack down on human smugglers, including making it easier to prosecute them, and introducing mandatory minimum sentences.

Canada is a generous and compassionate country that welcomes newcomers but Canadians are not naive. Canada will not tolerate abuse of our immigration system for financial gain through the despicable crime of human smuggling."

For more information on Protecting Canada's Immigration System Act, please visit the Citizenship and Immigration Canada web site at:

Follow Public Safety Canada ((at)Safety_Canada) on Twitter.



Contacts:
Media Relations
Public Safety Canada
613-991-0657

Weitere Infos zu dieser Pressemeldung:

Themen in dieser Pressemitteilung:


Unternehmensinformation / Kurzprofil:
Bereitgestellt von Benutzer: MARKETWIRE
Datum: 15.05.2012 - 23:14 Uhr
Sprache: Deutsch
News-ID 146975
Anzahl Zeichen: 0

contact information:
Town:

OTTAWA, ONTARIO

Kategorie:

Government & Administration

Diese Pressemitteilung wurde bisher 260 mal aufgerufen.


Die Pressemitteilung mit dem Titel:
"Government of Canada Statement on Arrests of Alleged Organizers of the MV Sun Sea"
steht unter der journalistisch-redaktionellen Verantwortung von

Public Safety Canada (Nachricht senden)

Beachten Sie bitte die weiteren Informationen zum Haftungsauschluß (gemäß TMG - TeleMedianGesetz) und dem Datenschutz (gemäß der DSGVO).

Minister Blaney Applauds Public Alerting Public Awareness Campaign ...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 03/31/15 -- The Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, issued the following statement:National public alerting represents an important safety system for Canad ...

Harper Government Introduces Measures to Help Keep our Streets and Communities S ...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 03/27/15 -- Public Safety CanadaToday, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, introduced legislation to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act ...

Minister Blaney Applauds the Conviction of Both Individuals Accused in Via Rail ...

OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- (Marketwired) -- 03/20/15 -- Today, the Honourable Steven Blaney, Canada's Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, made the following statement after an Ontario Superior Court jury returned guilty verdicts in th ...

Alle Meldungen von Public Safety Canada