Overview
- CBSA data show more than 33,000 removal warrants in the current inventory, with over 10,000 active for more than a year as disclosed through an order paper response.
- Officials report more than 22,000 removals in the past 12 months and nearly 30,000 cases listed as in progress as of Oct. 31, with about 400 removals carried out each week.
- Agency vice-president Aaron McCrorie described a dynamically replenished backlog, noting 9,500 warrants closed versus 7,000 added over the last two fiscal years.
- Roughly 550 inland investigators pursue warrant subjects, and police nationwide access CBSA warrant information that can lead to apprehensions from traffic stops or public tips.
- Ottawa plans to hire 1,000 additional CBSA officers over three years, and a House committee adopted monthly reporting on removals and warrants as Bill C-12 continues through the Commons.