Canada: Investigation

Federal Government Dept: The DNA initiative was one of several measures undertaken after an investigation of the estimated 275 applications for children filed annually through Canada's Beijing immigration office under the family class program found fake or altered birth certificates, according to Vancouver Sun. The government was asked to confirm whether child traffickers attempted to fraudulently bring children into Canada and the federal government is using DNA testing to block attempts to sneak Chinese children through Canada's immigration system using phoney documents, an official said Friday. The investigation was launched amid concerns among Canadian officials about child trafficking taking place throughout China, according to internal documents covering the 2009-10 period that were obtained by immigration lawyer Richard Kurland. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.