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Missing Persons
Canadian consular officials overseas and in Ottawa can take a number of measures to help locate persons travelling or living overseas and ensure that they are put in touch with their family at home.
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Preventive Measures
In order to prevent missing persons situations, travellers should:
| . | Ensure that they leave behind a detailed itinerary and inform someone at home of changes in travel plans. |
| . | Consult the Registration of Canadians Abroad page and know how to contact the nearest Canadian government office abroad. |
How Can Consular Officials Help?
If a person is simply temporarily out of touch, the nearest Canadian government office abroad will seek the cooperation of local officials in trying to locate the person. However, if a person cannot be located and there is concern for their safety and well-being, the family will be asked to file a missing persons report with the appropriate Canadian police force, which will then use Interpol channels to request foreign police cooperation.
The Canadian government office abroad may also:
| • | Check immigration and airline records to establish the person's entry and/or departure from the country. |
| • | Initiate inquiries with credit card companies and banks to obtain information on recent financial transactions. |
| • | Contact others in the country, including Canadians and foreigners travelling in the same area, to obtain any available information. |
| • | If requested to do so, arrange for in-country publicity including media stories and posters. |
| • | If the family decides to offer a reward, provide advice and guidance and, if necessary, evaluate responses in cooperation with the local authorities. |
Tracing Offices of Recognized National Societies
The International Committee of the Red Cross provides a list of Tracing Offices of Recognized
National Societies in most countries. These Red Cross
societies provide useful services to locate missing persons.
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2004-01-15 |
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