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No. H175/06 CANADA’S NEW GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTES TO
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Natalie Sarafian Press Secretary Office of the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Ottawa 613-991-0700 |
Media Relations Office Foreign Affairss 613-995-1874 |
Jacques Dufort Communications Transport Canada, Ottawa 613-993-0055 |
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Strengthening Canada’s domestic response has been and should be a priority. Canada’s security is also inextricably linked to that of other states. When other states lack the resources or expertise to prevent and respond to terrorist activity, the security of Canadians and Canadian interests, at home and abroad, can be at risk.
The Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program has a mandate to provide counter-terrorism capacity building assistance to developing states. This can consist of training, funding, equipment, technical and legal assistance to other states to enable them to prevent and respond to terrorist activity in a manner consistent with both international counter-terrorism and human rights norms, standards and obligations.
This program, with a $15-million annual allocation, is administered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. It is managed by an interdepartmental steering committee to ensure a whole-of-government approach to this assistance. Most program assistance is to be provided by the 19 federal departments and agencies that constitute the interdepartmental steering committee, although partnerships with provincial and municipal officials (such as police services and justice ministries), as well as with established international, private sector and non-governmental organizations and centres of expertise, are encouraged.
This program enables Canada to share its expertise in seven areas: border security; transportation security; legal and regulatory assistance; human rights and counter-terrorism training; law enforcement, military and intelligence training; combating the financing of terrorism; and cyber security and critical infrastructure protection.
For more information, please contact the Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building Program Secretariat at ctcbp@international.gc.ca or visit the program website at www.ctcbp.gc.ca.
December 2006
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