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• There has been an increase in the frequency and sophistication of foreign interference and transnational repression (TNR) by countries, such as the People’s Republic of China, Russia, India and Iran, seeking to advance their political, economic and security interests to the detriment of Canada’s.
• Canada has introduced several significant measures to combat misinformation, disinformation, and TNR.
• Canada Border Service Agency Assessment and Revenue Management System (CARM) and the Release Prior to Payment Program (RPP)
The role of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) with respect to the ongoing conflict in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in attendance at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta.
In June 2024 the Foreign Influence Transparency and Accountability Act (FITAA) received Royal Assent. The FITAA created the position of a Foreign Influence Transparency Commissioner (Commissioner) and established a built-for Canada Foreign Influence Transparency Registry (FITR).
Migrant smuggling across the Canada-U.S. border remains a public safety concern.
Implementation of the Penitentiary Agriculture Program commenced in fiscal year 2018-19 and continues in a phased manner. In March 2021, the Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) updated its Penitentiary Farm Program at Joyceville and Collins Bay institutions to focus its dairy operations on the dairy cow program.
• Immigration Detention – Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Correctional Service Canada (CSC) assistance agreement: Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines facility
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) concluded the targeted blitz named Operation Blizzard to intercept contraband in all transportation modes.
• The Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements program (DFAA) provides financial assistance when response and recovery costs exceed what individual provinces and territories could reasonably be expected to bear on their own.
• The Government of Canada publicly announced the modernized DFAA program on January 29, 2025, with the program coming into effect on April 1, 2025.