Q-1308 , 45th Parliament, 1st session May 26, 2025, to present

With regard to the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program at the Department of Justice Canada: (a) what is the current budget of the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program and when was its budget last increased; (b) for each year from 2020 to 2026, what were the staffing levels at the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program; (c) does the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program have the jurisdiction and ability to investigate companies or their executives for involvement in war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide, and, if so, which companies, corporations, or executives have been investigated, on what dates and what was the outcome of each; (d) does the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program have jurisdiction over the crimes against humanity of apartheid and enforced disappearances, whether committed in Canada or abroad; (e) has any of the evidence collected through structural investigations contributed directly to a criminal prosecution in Canada, at an international court, or in another state; (f) has the portal into the structural investigation into the Hamas-Israel conflict been opened, (i) if so, where can it be accessed, (ii) if not, by what date will it be made accessible; (g) does the government agree that it has an obligation under the Geneva Conventions to investigate and prosecute suspected war criminals residing on its territory, or to deport them to a state or institution that will do so; (h) does the government agree that it has an obligation under the Genocide Convention to investigate and prosecute suspected war criminals residing on its territory; (i) what is the government’s policy towards accountability measures for suspected perpetrators of international crimes residing in Canada; (j) since the establishment of the Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Program in 1998 (i) how many investigations of suspected perpetrators of international crimes have resulted in either an immigration remedy, or criminal prosecution action by the government, (ii) how many immigration remedies (citizen revocation, deportations, etc.) have been processed, (iii) how many suspected perpetrators of international crimes have been criminally prosecuted in Canada, (iv) what explains the imbalance between the number of immigration remedies versus criminal prosecutions in Canada for these crimes; (k) has Canada followed up with any states to which individuals suspected of committing international crimes have been deported, and, if so, which cases and which states; (l) when choosing to remove a suspected perpetrator of international crimes from Canadian territory, does the government seek assurances that deported individuals will subsequently be investigated or prosecuted, (i) if so, how does the government consider the human rights situation in the receiving country, (ii) if the government does not seek assurances of prosecution from the receiving state, why not, (iii) is the government aware of any cases of suspected perpetrators of international crimes deported from Canada who have gone on to commit further crimes; (m) is the government currently preparing for the criminal prosecution of any suspected perpetrators of international crimes, and, if so, how many?