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All security incidents involving CBSA personnel and assets are promptly reported and appropriate action taken. For information purposes, we have highlighted those incidents of a critical nature.
Critical Incidents for the Period of April 1, 2006 – March 31, 2007
| Incident Type |
Assault |
Threat - Bodily Harm |
Bomb Threat |
Suspicious Package |
Total |
| Atlantic |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Quebec |
2 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
| Northern Ontario |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| GTA |
0 |
4 |
0 |
11 |
15 |
| Niagara-Fort Erie |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Windsor-St. Clair |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Prairie |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
| Pacific |
4 |
5 |
0 |
5 |
14 |
| Headquarters |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
10 |
13 |
5 |
21 |
49 |
Security Incident Categories
- Assault
- Any form of assault defined in the Criminal Code. Includes physical assaults committed by clients or employees as well as sexual assault.
- Threat - Bodily Harm
- Threats directed towards employees of CBSA from either clients or other employees.
- Bomb Threat
- A threat made by an individual that a bomb (letter, phone, package) is currently at a facility or will be. Threat made directly towards CBSA or another tenant within a facility.
- Suspicious Package
- Receipt or report of a suspicious package found unattended within a facility, received by an employee (Postal Unit) and for which no ownership is taken or content cannot be determined.